1. Home
  2. Europe

Category: Europe

EDDI forum to hold first meeting next month

A temporary forum created by the European Central Bank to discuss the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project will hold its first meeting in September.

Paris-based Andera Partners seeks €450m for European, US biomedical investments

Maturing biotech venture market in Europe drawing more venture capital

Booming secondaries fundraising market starting to spread its geographic reach – Preqin

Secondaries private equity fund managers have traditionally had a heavy focus on the North America market - but new fundraises are seeing the sector begin to spread its reach, the latest data from Preqin shows.

EDDI forum to hold first meeting in September

A temporary forum created by the European Central Bank to discuss the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project will be holding its first meeting next month.

ABN Amro to slim down CIB

ABN Amro plans to quit corporate banking outside of Europe, except for clearing, and also exit trade and commodity finance in a shake-out of its corporate and investment banking activities.

ESM reform hangs in the balance ahead of Italian vote

Italian MPs are threatening to use a vote in parliament this week to derail a recent EU agreement on planned reforms for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

Liquidity crisis avoided – now to dodge the solvency crisis

Sovereign and corporate debt has rocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, as liquidity became the essential plaster to cover the almost overnight collapse in consumer spending. European treasurers might be tempted to spend 2021 shying away

TA Associates Grinds Away

Astorg has agreed to sell its portfolio company Surfaces Group to TA Associates. Surfaces Group is a supplier of abrasive tools and consumables used in the manufacturing process of high-end materials. The group’s products are

Advent Life Sciences seals KaNDy sale to industry giant Bayer, deal could be worth over $975m

Europe's Advent Life Sciences has sealed a sale of KaNDy Therapeutics Ltd to industry giant Bayer in a deal which could see it collect in excess of $975m.

Industry giants, Skype co-founder Zennström among backers of La Famiglia’s sophomore fundraise

Industry giant Mittal, the Swarovski family and Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström are all among backers of a €50m fund raised by woman-led venture capital firm La Famiglia.

AMB :- European PE/VC deal volume drops to a five-year low in H1 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private equity and venture capital entry volume dropped to a five-year low in the first half of 2020 as managers turned away from deal-making to focus on their existing portfolios

Carlyle’s Logoplaste said to be worth more than €1bn as firm eyes potential sale

Carlyle is reportedly eyeing a potential sale of Portuguese plastic packaging producer Logoplaste which could see the business valued at more than €1bn.

LCN Capital reaches target for North American and European real estate debt strategies

The US-based firm expects to close its debt strategies by the end of the year

ESM’s head of funding to join Commission on secondment

Siegfrield Ruhl, the head of funding and investor relations at the European Stability Mechanism, will be seconded to the European Commission later this month as it gears up for its vast borrowing programme.

France, southern Europe drive dealflow uptick in July

The buyout market is picking up again following one of the worst slumps on record, with some of the regions originally hardest hit becoming busier in July. Mariia Bondarenko reports

Kester Capital hits hard cap close for sophomore private equity fundraise

Kester Capital has hit the £90m hard cap for the final close of its oversubscribed sophomore fund.

CapMan has goal in sight for sophomore growth fund thanks to €74m first close

Nordic private equity investor CapMan is in sight of its €85m goal for its latest growth fundraise.

Poland eyes second Panda after four-year break

The Republic of Poland, the first European country to issue a Panda bond in August 2016, has finished the documentation process for its second onshore renminbi offering, GlobalCapital China understands.

Avedon Capital strikes €500m in Fund IV raise, sets sights on hard cap

Dutch private equity house Avedon Capital Partners has picked up at least €500m for its latest buyout fundraise, well above the total raised for its predecessor vehicle.

Aberdeen Standard hires from Cinven for European co-investment team

Chris Robinson joins as a senior investment director

We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.
We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.