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AMB :- French private equity specialist Capza cruises to $516m first close for new equity fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European investor Capza has held the first close for Capza 5 Flex Equity on €450m ($516m). The vehicle has a target of €500m and has already exceeded the size of its

AMB :- Schroders’ second vintage European infrastructure debt fund holds $358m first close

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global asset manager Schroders has raised €312m ($358m) from European and Asian investors for its second pan-European infrastructure debt fund. Schroder Euro Enhanced Infrastructure Debt Fu...Article Link

L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store

L Catterton Europe has acquired Italian online dietary supplements retailer IAF Store.

Silverfleet Capital brings in ex-EQT, Towerbrook investor Süss as newest partner

European private equity house Silverfleet Capital has brought in Towerbrook Capital senior principal Christian Süss as a partner in its Munich office.

RedBird Capital agrees takeover of French football club Toulouse FC

RedBird Capital has become the latest private equity house to target strong returns from soccer team investing after picking up a majority stake in France's Toulouse FC.

Capza cruises to €450m first close for latest mid-cap private equity fund

European investor Capza has hit a €450m first close for its latest fundraise, putting it within touching distance of its €500m goal.

AMB :- Brookfield Asset Management hits an initial $829m close for its first European core-plus real estate fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management announced the initial closing of its first European core-plus real estate fund, Brookfield European Real Estate Partnership (BE...Article Link

AMB :- European green bond market set to explode

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The EU could become the main liquidity provider for a green safe asset with a long duration by financing 30% (€225 billion) of its proposed €750 billion recovery fund through green

Bridgepoint seals €1bn sale of crop nutrition, protection business Rovensa to Partners Group

European private equity house Partners Group has picked up crop nutrition, protection and biocontrol products business Rovensa from Bridgepoint in a deal valuing the business at about €1bn.

Castleforge Partners outstrips Fund II total by hauling in over £270m for latest fund close

Private equity real estate specialist Castleforge Partners has hauled in more than £270m for the final close of its third flagship fundraise.

Brookfield bets on European opportunity with €725m first close of new core-plus real estate fund

Brookfield Asset Management has hit an initial €725m close for its first European core-plus real estate fund as it looks to take advantage of volatility in the current market.

AMB :- European private equity deals plunge to a seven-year low

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private equity (PE) deal volume plunged to its lowest point in seven years during the second quarter, with the UK suffering the greatest drop. According to PitchBook, deal count and

Scale of Covid damage to European PE becomes clear – but LPs are backing one surprise subsector to shine

The scale at which the European private equity industry has been besieged by the coronavirus crisis is becoming increasingly clear thanks to new data from PitchBook, with fundraising, dealmaking and exit activity all falling to

Alternatives fund platform launches with former Barings Europe CEO & Kirkbi CIO as advisers

Titanbay, an online platform, allows small and medium-sized institutional and professional private investors access to private equity

LLR Sells WorldAware to Rhone’s GardaWorld

GardaWorld Security has acquired WorldAware from LLR Partners. LLR acquired WorldAware (then iJET International) in December 2013. GardaWorld was acquired by Rhone Capital and members of its senior management team in March 2017 from Apax

VC surge sees record-breaking private equity year for Central and Eastern Europe

A record-breaking year for private equity investment in Central and Eastern Europe saw €2.95bn of capital invested in over 460 companies, new data from Invest Europe shows.

LPEA names director of strategy Pesch as new CEO

The Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has named Stephane Pesch as its new CEO, nine months after he joined LPEA as director of strategy.

Oprah, Natalie Portman join Blackstone growth unit in $200m Oatly investment round

Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman were among superstar investors joining Blackstone's growth arm in leading a $200m investment round for Swedish oat milk producer Oatly.

HIG hires Meysson as head of European direct lending

HIG Capital has hired Pascal Meysson as a managing director and head of its European direct lending affiliate HIG WhiteHorse Europe.

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