Germany aims for at least €3bn-€4bn with syndicated tap

After three eurozone sovereigns hit the primary market on Tuesday, more supply will follow on Wednesday with Germany setting its sights on its second syndicated transaction after returning to the format in May, helping it

Italy’s focus on retail is a smart move

Italy is launching a new retail product, the BTP Futura, turning to its impressive stock of domestic savings to help finance its recovery. It’s an excellent move, and could be even more valuable to Italy’s

Balbec Capital raises $1.2bn for latest global credit fund

Opalesque Industry Update - Balbec Capital, LP, a global alternative asset manager with expertise sourcing and investing in bankrupt and insolvent credit, has completed the final close of InSolve Global Credit Fund IV, L.P. (the

Cortec Notches 25x ROC on YETI Exit

Cortec Group has sold its remaining equity interest in YETI, a designer and marketer of ice chests and coolers. Cortec acquired YETI in partnership with the company’s founders, Roy and Ryan Seiders, in June 2012.

Private equity fundraising set for coronavirus shakeout as LPs hunt for volatility winners

Private equity firms face an uphill battle to convert new LP relationships into committed capital this year, as the coronavirus crisis skews limited partner attention towards re-ups and existing relationships, new research suggests.

Cambridge Associates opens Munich office

LP investment firm Cambridge Associates has opened a Munich office.

Impact investing: LP perspectives

Sofia Karadima investigates the increasing appetite for impact investing by speaking to three European LPs about how they define impact, their favoured measurement metrics, and the kinds of managers they look for

Sembcorp Marine plans S$2.1bn rights issue

Sembcorp Marine is looking to tap shareholders for S$2.1bn ($1.5bn) from a rights issue to help repay debt held by a subsidiary.

Private equity could help British businesses stuck with £36bn in toxic debt – report

Firms have more than £150bn of dry powder in the UK, but unlocking this capital at this scale may not be easy, according to lobby group TheCityUK

Alpha-backed AMF bolts on Mimest

Alpha Private Equity-backed AMF, an Italian company specialising in the production of accessories for the fashion industry, has acquired metal injection molding business Mimest.

Travelport owners defy lenders to supply up to $1bn financing

Elliott Management and Siris Capital Group affiliates provided a loan package to help Travelport weather the coronavirus pandemic, while suing lenders that have objected

Elliott Management, Siris Capital-backed Travelport hopes to weather coronavirus challenge with up to $1bn of new financing

The private equity arm of activist investor Elliott Management Corp has teamed with Siris Capital to help existing portfolio business Travelport Worldwide weather the coronavirus crisis with up to $1bn of new financing.

FS KKR Capital Corp. Announces Further Detail on Expected Reverse Stock Split

PHILADELPHIA , June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE: FSK), a leading publicly traded business development company focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies, announced that it expects

Blue Sage Invests In Traffic Control Platform

Blue Sage Capital has acquired Barricades Unlimited, a provider of traffic safety and control products. Barricades Unlimited rents and sells lane markers, barricades, message boards, channelizing devices, work zone signs, and road construction work apparel.

Francisco Closes On $10 Billion

Francisco Partners has held a final closing of three funds, two equity funds and one credit fund, with an aggregate $10 billion of capital. The three new funds are Francisco Partners VI LP with $7.45

Raymond James Expands Investment Banking Team

Raymond James has added Andy Schwartz to its investment banking team as a managing director and co-head of its newly formed commercial and industrial services sector team. Mr. Schwartz has long been active in the

Value Creation in Private Equity

Posted by Markus Biesinger (EBRD), Çağatay Bircan (EBRD), and Alexander Ljungqvist (Stockholm School of Economics), on Friday, June 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Markus Biesinger is Associate, Private Equity at the European Bank for Reconstruction and

Magnum-backed Aire Networks bolts on LCRCom

Aire Networks, a portfolio company of Spanish GP Magnum Capital, has acquired telecoms operator LCRCom, Unquote understands.

GP Profile: Suma Capital

Suma Capital partner Pau Bermudez-Cañete talks to Alessia Argentieri about the GP's fundraising and strategy for its second fund, as well as portfolio management and investment pipeline during the coronavirus crisis

MiddleGround Builds Specialty Metals Platform

MiddleGround Capital has completed the acquisition of Supra Alloys and EDGE International from Titan Metal Fabricators. Post-closing, the two businesses will be combined with Banner Industries, a processor and distributor of metal bar products that

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