Patron Capital pulls in €844m for opportunistic European property investments
European property-backed investments specialist Patron Capital has pulled in €844m for the final close of its latest fund.
European property-backed investments specialist Patron Capital has pulled in €844m for the final close of its latest fund.
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street has struck a €1bn hard cap final close for its second fund targeting European direct lending deals.
Aksia has hired investment veteran Chris Thorne as managing director for private equity and real assets research in its London office. Before stepping into his new role, Thorne has clocked up more than 15 years
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has invested in consumer experience venture Zipari in a round that puts the company’s valuation close to $500m. On the back of the raise, Zipari will be able to serve
IK Investment Partners has sold Dutch chilled convenience food company Signature Foods to Pamplona Capital Management. The two London-based private equity firms did not disclose the details of the deal. “We are incredibly proud of
Private equity firm L Catterton has entered into a definitive agreement to sell pet food platform Inspired Pet Nutrition to CapVest Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Inspired Pet Nutrition is best known
Beech Tree Private Equity has reportedly set aside between £10m and £40m for an investment into an unnamed wealth management company. The deal will support the businesses growth across England and Scotland, according to FT
After it was revealed last week that Blackstone had offered to buy Signature Aviation for $4.3bn, the UK company has now accepted the deal. The deal means that Blackstone will pay $5.17 per share for
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street Partners is out raising up to €1bn for a new direct lending fund as it looks to profit from market conditions caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
Global placement agent Capstone Partners has brought in Tiffany Howard to boost its European fundraising and client origination.
Finnish private equity firm Certior has announced the first close of its Certior Special Opportunities Fund (CSOF) on €35m. The fund is backed by a group LPs, including pension funds and family offices. The new
From: FinTech Global Investor Firstminute Capital has launched a $111m venture fund backed by a proverbial who’s-who list of tech entrepreneurs as it gears up to invest in more European tech startups Firstminute Capital raised
CVC Credit Partners has collected €379m for its fifth CLO fund raised in as many months.
HIG Capital has hit a €1.1bn final close for its third fund targeting lower mid-market European investments.
The $83bn-managing Virginia Retirement System has committed more than $300m across a pair of private equity funds, including GTCR's newly-closed $7.5bn Fund XIII.
European lottery operator Sazka Group has picked up a €500m investment from private equity giant Apollo Global to value the business at about €4.2bn.
Paris-based private equity and infrastructure investor Omnes has made its first Irish renewables deal by backing solar PV developer Power Capital Renewable Energy.
Irish life sciences investment major Fountain Healthcare Partners has brought its funds under management to €300m through the target-beating final close of its third fundraise.
Private equity buy-and-build activity has suffered a heavy blow through the coronavirus pandemic, with activity dropping to a five-year low according to new data from Silverfleet Capital.
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) has closed three private equity fund commitments totalling $750m. The three funds are New York-based Kohlberg & Compan’s Kohlberg Investors IX fund, Swedish-based Nordic Capital’s Nordic Capital X
