TPG hires former CPPIB executive to launch secondaries business
Michael Woolhouse, joining TPG on 3 August, will lead the firm's secondaries strategy and investment activity in the US and Europe
Michael Woolhouse, joining TPG on 3 August, will lead the firm's secondaries strategy and investment activity in the US and Europe
Private equity firms including Apollo Global reportedly remain wary of investing in troubled car rental business Europcar amid owner Eurazeo asking for last-ditch bids ahead of a potential restructuring.
Private equity major TPG has snapped up CPPIB's head of secondaries to launch its secondaries strategy in the US and Europe.
Investcorp has hit a €250m final close for its second CLO fund of the year to bring its total assets under management in the asset class to more than €7bn.
The Europe-based firm gathered its largest fund yet as it makes a push into North America
Spanish private equity real estate investor Azora has beating its €600m target in a new fundraise focused on leisure hotels in Europe.
Special purpose acquisition companies are booming in the US but have a chequered history in Europe
Trive Capital has made an investment in Rubicon Bakers, a maker of all-natural cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and muffins. Rubicon’s product line includes more than 50 SKUs – including vegan and plant-based options – that are
J.F. Lehman & Company has held a final closing of its fifth fund with $1.35 billion of capital. Initially targeting $1.0 billion, JFL Equity Investors V LP, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap.
Aurelius Equity Opportunities has sold the Spanish contract business of its portfolio company Office Depot Europe to French provider of office supplies Lyreco.
The volume of exits by private equity players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data.
Clubs from Italy's top football league are reportedly set to meet next week to chew over bids for its media rights from a string of private equity majors.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital investment remained strong in Europe for the second consecutive quarter, reaching $10.1 billion across 1,062 deals, said a report by KPMG. The global pandemic has shifted consu...Article Link
Retail turnaround firms GA Europe and CM Solutions have acquired Germany-based outdoor clothing retailer Yeah!, which operates the brand McTrek, following the company's insolvency filing in April 2020.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: London-based growth investor One Peak Partners has closed its technology-focused fund at its hard cap of €443m ($507 million). The growth equity firm investing in technology companies said...Article Link
CVC Credit Partners is not slowing down despite the market situation, having closed yet another fund in just a month.
European tech investor One Peak has closed its new fund on an increased hard cap of €443m amid strong demand from LPs.
The losses would still be dwarfed by those stomached during the financial crisis
