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Nomura posts record investment banking results

Nomura said that net revenues in its investment banking business for the last three months of 2020 were the highest in nine years. Yet while it was a good quarter overall for the firm's wholesale

One Peak promotes Mayer to partner after seven years at firm

Europe and Israel-focused tech investor One Peak has promoted Christoph Mayer to partner after seven years at the firm.

How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020

The European VC market has quietly kept on building a head of steam in the past 12 months, regardless of a pandemic that otherwise threatened to cripple entire sections of the private equity industry, Unquote

AMB :- PSG wraps up inaugural Europe fund at $1.5bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Growth investment major PSG has closed its inaugural European fund, PSG Europe, on its €1.25bn ($1.5 billion) hard-cap. The fund, which was oversubscribed, received commitments from existin...Article Link

PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn

PSG has closed its inaugural European fund, PSG Europe, on its €1.25bn hard-cap.

RCapital's Archant acquires The New European

RCapital portfolio company Archant has acquired newspaper the New European.

Experienced growth investor PSG picks up €1.25bn to close debut European investment fund

Growth investment major PSG has struck a €1.25bn final close for its first fund dedicated to the European market.

German private equity veteran RWB rebrands to Munich Private Equity amid strategy change

German private equity house RWB Group has rebranded to Munich Private Equity amid a change of strategy to help more of its investors access buyout funds.

Former Providence Equity growth arm raises €1.2bn for first European fund

The firm exceeded its target, despite fundraising during the coronavirus pandemic

AMB :- Asia Pacific PE/VC dry powder sets new record at $476bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia Pacific PE/VC capital reserves, or &`dry powder&`, has reached a record level of more than USD476 billion as of November 2020, representing 25% of the global total, above Europe (...Article

Investcorp names its first head of corporate strategy

Andrea Davis will combine her positions as head of portfolio operations and COO of Investcorp’s European private equity business with this newly-created role

AMB :- European VC deal value up 14.8% to hit record €42.8bn across 9,341 deals in 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European VC deal value hitting a new annual record of €42.8 billion across 9,341 deals, representing a 14.8% YoY increase in value from the previous record set in 2019, said a

Download the February 2021 issue of Unquote

This month in Unquote: Venture capital activity has continued unabated during the pandemic, with DACH and southern Europe among the most resilient markets

Blackstone finalises sale of Refinitiv to LSE

The $27bn transaction, approved by the European Union regulators earlier this month, is another landmark deal to meet the surging demand for data and analytics in the financial services world

ICG taps up Silverfern private equity investor Brouwer as new managing director

Intermediate Capital Group has hired Rist Brouwer from private equity house Silverfern as a managing director in its European sub-ordinated debt and equity team.

New European healthtech investor Lauxera Capital hits €100m first close for debut fundraise

Newly-created healthcare investor Lauxera Capital Partners has pulled in about €100m for the first close of its debut fundraise.

AMB :- Europe: Dry powder for direct lending far outstrips other private debt strategies

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Direct lending funds targeting Europe stand to benefit from tighter lending criteria at eurozone banks, said a report by Preqin. As per the report, over the past eight years, direct lending

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR. Event driven

Opalesque Exclusive: A new event driven fund finds opportunity in Europe

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2020 was a great year for event driven strategies. The category was up 9.3% at the end of the year, according to data from HFR...Article Link

KKR appoints partner in European credit & markets team

Michael Small to join KKR's London office in mid-2021

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