Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?

Buyout rankings: who has invested most across Europe since April?

Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the European buyout space amid the coronavirus turmoil.

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Nordic Capital carves-out RegTech from BearingPoint

Nordic Capital carves-out RegTech from BearingPoint

The German company is expected to generate revenues of close to €100m in 2020

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GPs must embrace proactive portfolio management tools now, or be left behind

GPs must embrace proactive portfolio management tools now, or be left behind

As the coronavirus crisis continues to rage across the glove, private equity investors are being forced to think more carefully about managing their existing portfolios amid a volatile dealmaking market. AltAssets spoke to Eaton Partners'

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Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint

Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint

Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in German company BearingPoint's regulatory tech subsidiary RegTech.

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Preparing for the turnarounds wave

Preparing for the turnarounds wave

While advisers readied themselves for a wave of distressed opportunities off the back of the coronavirus crisis – and GPs anticipated a shift in LP allocation strategies – the turnarounds surge has failed to materialise.

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LBO France completes FH Ortho trade sale

LBO France completes FH Ortho trade sale

French GP LBO France has completed the sale of FH Ortho to Japanese trade buyer Olympus Corporation.

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Sponsor-lender relationship faces stiff Covid-19 test

Sponsor-lender relationship faces stiff Covid-19 test

GPs' relationships with their existing banks and debt funds became crucial to navigating challenging liquidity situations and potential covenant breaches in Q2, and will be even more important in managing the ongoing consequences of the

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Secondaries update: Unigestion’s David Swanson

Secondaries update: Unigestion’s David Swanson

Secondaries activity is recovering from the initial coronavirus-related shock, with good prospects for GP-led secondaries deals. Harriet Matthews speaks to David Swanson of Unigestion to discuss the market outlook

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Nordian Capital completes J-Club acquisition

Nordian Capital completes J-Club acquisition

Nordian Capital has acquired a majority stake in accessories producer J-Club; the GP intends to draw a line under the dispute that saw Nordian attempt to pull out of the deal as the coronavirus crisis

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Dunedin-backed GPS draws investment from Visa

Dunedin-backed GPS draws investment from Visa

Dunedin-backed payments processor Global Processing Services (GPS) has drawn investment from Visa.

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HarbourVest’s Performance Leads to Hard Cap Close

HarbourVest’s Performance Leads to Hard Cap Close

HarbourVest Partners has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its latest secondaries fund, Dover Street X LP (Dover X), with $8.1 billion of capital commitments. The hard cap close of Dover X follows

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Covid forcing newer private equity firms out of fundraising while veteran operators raise huge amounts

Covid forcing newer private equity firms out of fundraising while veteran operators raise huge amounts

European private equity fundraising activity has come roaring back in the third quarter thanks to a slew of big fund closes - but the coronavirus pandemic is forcing many less-established GPs out of the capital

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Blackstone Strategic Partners buys into two Method Advisors funds of funds through GP-led secondaries process

Blackstone Strategic Partners buys into two Method Advisors funds of funds through GP-led secondaries process

Blackstone's Strategic Partners arm has bought into two funds of funds vehicles managed by UK-based Method Advisors through a GP-led secondaries process.

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GP Profile: Silverfleet eyes fundraising progress, new acquisitions

GP Profile: Silverfleet eyes fundraising progress, new acquisitions

Following a turbulent first half of 2020, when Silverfleet Capital focused on portfolio management, Katharine Hidalgo speaks to head of investor relations Andrew Harrison about how the firm is emerging from survival mode to turn

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Omnes hits fundraising trail for Croissance 5 fund

Omnes hits fundraising trail for Croissance 5 fund

French GP Omnes Capital has launched its fifth Croissance mid-cap vehicle with a target of around €350m.

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Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre inject €10m into Sekoia

Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre inject €10m into Sekoia

French GPs Omnes Capital and Alliance Entreprendre have invested €10m in Sekoia, a France-based tech company specialising in cyber-threat anticipation.

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PrecapitalPartners to acquire Dat Backhus

PrecapitalPartners to acquire Dat Backhus

Berlin-based GP PrecapitalPartners is to acquire Germany-based bakery chain Dat Backhus, following its insolvency proceedings, which began in April 2020.

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GP Profile: Sparring Capital in final push for €200m fundraise

GP Profile: Sparring Capital in final push for €200m fundraise

French GP Sparring Capital (previously known as Pragma Capital) is aiming for a final close in the coming months for its fourth fund, having collected around two thirds of its target. Greg Gille catches up

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Egeria hires Schmidt as associate

Egeria hires Schmidt as associate

Netherlands-headquartered GP Egeria has hired Gregor Schmidt as an associate in its Munich office, expanding its DACH region private equity team.

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UK exits set to drag in Q3

UK exits set to drag in Q3

Following a dramatic drop in exit activity in Q2, early figures from the third quarter suggest that very few GPs will be in sell mode for the rest of year. Katharine Hidalgo reports

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