GP Profile: Tikehau’s Aerofondo set for aerospace industry take-off after first deal from debut fund

GP Profile: Tikehau’s Aerofondo set for aerospace industry take-off after first deal from debut fund

Aerofondo IV, an aerospace fund targeting the Spanish aerospace industry and managed by Tikehau Ace, is looking at deals across the entire aerospace industry as it looks to play into the theme of reindustrialisation of

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GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation

GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation

As Greenpeak Partners wraps up the final close of its second fund, managing partner Daniel Beringer speaks to Unquote about the Munich-headquartered GP’s latest fundraise and its focus on healthcare, business and real assets services

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Summa opens North American office

Summa opens North American office

Stockholm-headquartered impact-focused GP Summa Equity is opening an office in Palo Alto, California, which will be led by several of the firm’s existing partners.

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Foreign GPs step up for large Italian deals – panel

Foreign GPs step up for large Italian deals – panel

Italy’s private equity market is seeing an increase in large deals often from international GPs that are able to find cheaper prices and opportunities across several sectors, according to experts at the Italian Private Equity,

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Castik Capital gears up for third fund

Castik Capital gears up for third fund

Munich-headquartered GP Castik Capital Partners has made a regulatory filing for EPIC III, its latest flagship fund.

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Tikehau holds EUR 3.3bn final close for TDL V, plans further fundraises

Tikehau holds EUR 3.3bn final close for TDL V, plans further fundraises

France-based listed GP Tikehau Capital has held a final close for Tikehau Direct Lending V (TDL V) on its EUR 3.3bn target, representing a 57% increase versus its previous vintage.

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GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise

GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise

European mid-cap sponsor Mindful Capital Partners (MCP) is increasing its focus on the DACH region and the international expansion of its portfolio companies ahead of its next fundraise, managing partner Inna Gehrt told Unquote.

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Bridgepoint Europe VII in final stretch of EUR 7bn fundraise

Bridgepoint Europe VII in final stretch of EUR 7bn fundraise

The UK-headquartered listed sponsor Bridgepoint is in the final stretch of its EUR 7bn fundraise for Bridgepoint Europe VII, with the vehicle expected to hold a final close in H1 2023, the GP revealed in

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Hahn & Co sets up $1.5bn continuation fund for cement maker Ssangyong C&E

South Korean private equity house Hahn & Company has closed Asia's largest GP-led secondary transaction to date with the formation of a $1.5bn continuation vehicle for cement producer Ssangyong C&E. The post Hahn & Co

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Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close

Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close

Italy-based environmental sustainability-focused sponsor Ambienta has held a final close for Ambienta IV on its hard-cap of EUR 1.55bn; the GP intends to expand its sustainability thesis to further asset classes as part of its

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Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close

Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close

Listed Paris-headquartered GP Eurazeo has held a final close for its mid-market Eurazeo PME IV fund on EUR 1bn, doubling the size of its third fund, managing partner for small-mid buyout Olivier Millet told Unquote.

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GPs believe consumer discretionary sector has highest potential for PE deals, support for IT drops 10%

The consumer discretionary sector has become the most favoured sector in private equity investing while IT has lost its grip among managers, new research shows. The post GPs believe consumer discretionary sector has highest potential

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Here’s why record post-pandemic fundraising is actually causing a headache for LPs

Here’s why record post-pandemic fundraising is actually causing a headache for LPs

Fundraising patterns seem to be shifting, however, with GPs coming back in the market more frequently than in the past. Vincent Goupil, deputy head for placement agent activity at Jasmin Capital, tells us why this

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Cinven holds EUR 1.5bn final close for financial services fund

Cinven holds EUR 1.5bn final close for financial services fund

Cinven has held a EUR 1.5bn final close for its Strategic Financials Fund (SFF), marking the GP’s debut vehicle in a strategy that will focuses exclusively on financial services investments.

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Siparex holds EUR 450m final close for ETI 5

Siparex holds EUR 450m final close for ETI 5

France-headquartered GP Siparex has held a EUR 450m final close for ETI 5, its latest fund dedicated to medium-sized companies.

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Levine Leichtman Capital inches closer to first German deal

Levine Leichtman Capital inches closer to first German deal

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is to seal its first German deal in the upcoming 12 months as it looks to cement its place in the DACH market, the GP’s new European head, Josh Kaufman, said.

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Aurelius exits German blown film maker Hammerl to trade

Aurelius exits German blown film maker Hammerl to trade

European GP Aurelius has sold Hammerl, a German manufacturer of blown film products, to construction material group Karl Bachl.

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HIG Bayside promotes Malezieux to managing director

HIG Bayside promotes Malezieux to managing director

Special situations and distressed debt-focused GP HIG Bayside Capital has announced the promotion of Mathilde Malezieux to managing director.

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GP Profile: Kyip Capital on debut fundraising, opportunities in Italian education

GP Profile: Kyip Capital on debut fundraising, opportunities in Italian education

Following an interim close for its debut fund on more than EUR 130m, Italy-based Kyip (formerly known as Kyma Partners) is continuing its fundraise and plans to further develop the two assets in the fund,

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Forbion exceeds Growth Opportunities II target with EUR 470m first close

Forbion exceeds Growth Opportunities II target with EUR 470m first close

Dutch biopharma investor Forbion has held the first close for Forbion Growth Opportunities II at EUR 470m; the fund will invest in late-stage biopharma companies at a time when they need private capital, the GP

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