Apax Partners has agreed to sell its stake in southern European online real estate platform idealista to fellow private equity player EQT at a €1.3bn valuation.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Total assets under management (AUM) for Europe-based alternatives funds have reached €2.00tn ($2.36tn) for the first time as of the end of 2019. This is up from €1.79tn at the end
Recruitment software company GermanPersonnel, a portfolio company of Riverside Europe (the European arm of US-based sponsor The Riverside Company), has acquired HR software business Evint.
Another coronavirus-period fundraising success has seen B2B software investment specialist Dawn Capital close its biggest fund to date on its €333m hard cap.
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has added Keith Barry to its team as a managing director and the head of medical technology, a new practice within the firm’s healthcare group. Mr. Barry joins Allan Burton who
Italian energy efficiency investment specialist FIEE has hit a €127.5m first close for its new fundraise thanks to backing from the European Investment Bank.
Germany's DPE Deutsche Private Equity has joined the €1bn fundraising club through the hard cap final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Total fintech investment in EMEA declined significantly, given the lack of mega M&A deals. During H1'20, the region saw $4.6 billion in fintech investment, said a study. VC investment in ...Article
UK private equity house Inflexion has named three new partners as it continues to build its 100-strong team.
Sustainability-focused European asset management specialist Ambienta has named former Bridgepoint exec Gwenaelle Le Ho Daguzan as its first female partner.
The UK Prime Minister is set to tell his counterparts in the European Union that they must agree a Brexit deal or accept a no-deal exit
Isomer Capital has picked up a €75m cornerstone commitment for its newly-launched second fund targeting early-stage tech-focused European venture capital managers.
Munich Private Equity Partners has made a rapid return to fundraising for a new flagship fund of funds, just a couple of months after wrapping up its predecessor vehicle.
European asset manager Amundi deputy CEO Dominique Carrel-Billiard has taken over the operational management of its real and alternative assets business line.
New York-headquartered Muzinich & Co has held a first close for its Pan-European Private Debt Fund II on €210m.
Access Capital Partners has held a first close for its Co-investment Fund Buy-out Europe II vehicle on its €300m target.
The Unquote Podcast gathers the whole team this week to go over H1 statistics, look at early recovery signs and share insights from dealdoers and advisers across Europe
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a new report on the impact of the pandemic, warning that the environment “remains fragile.” ESMA’s second Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report of 2020 analyses
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire Epicor Software from KKR in a transaction valued at $4.7 billion. KKR purchased Epicor in July 2016 from Apax Partners at an enterprise value of $3.3
Lindsay Goldberg has appointed Michael Dees, Jack Lew and Russ Triedman as managing partners of the firm. “Russ and Michael are two of the best investors in the industry,” said CEO Alan Goldberg. “They’ve been
