Global buyout giant KKR opened a new office Stockholm Sweden to boost its presence in the Nordics. The office will represent all KKR investment platforms, including Private Equity, Infrastructure, Technology and Healthcare Growth, Impact, Real
Wind Point Partners has agreed to sell animal food and nutrition ingredients provider Pestell Nutrition to trade buyer Barentz International. The post Wind Point agrees Pestell Nutrition sale to Barentz after successful growth strategy first
Genstar Capital and TA Associates have agreed to merge their portfolio businesses Compusoft and 2020 Technologies. The post Genstar, TA combine Compusoft, 2020 Technologies in ‘merger of equals’ first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
With unprecedented growth in interest in renewables as an asset class amongst institutional investors, AltAssets asked Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of specialist European renewables investment manager NTR, to reveal the key questions LPs should be asking
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has sold its stake in environmental, health & safety, engineering and sciences consulting specialist Trinity Consultants to Oak Hill Capital. The post Levine Leichtman continues exit flurry with Trinity Consultants sale
Healthy amounts of dealflow and a trio of mega-buyouts have pushed the aggregate value of buyouts in the European healthcare sector to nearly €20bn in the first half of 2021, confirming strong appetite for the
Entries for the 2021 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are now open - enter your firm before 2 July to showcase your success in the past year.
Posted by Robert S. Velevis and Lora Chowdhury, Sidley Austin LLP, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Editor's Note: Robert S. Velevis is partner and Lora Chowdhury is an associate at Sidley Austin LLP. This post
Apollo has completed its acquisition of 51% of publicly traded ABC Technologies for C$277 million or C$10 per share. ABC (TSX: ABCT) is a manufacturer and supplier of thermoplastic, custom compounds, and engineered lightweight plastics
Angeles Equity Partners has bought hospital housekeeping services provider Xanitos. The post Angeles Equity buys hospital housekeeping services specialist Xanitos first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
UK-headquartered mid-market private equity firm Bridgepoint has announced its potential intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed a majority investment in call and contact centre data security and compliance specialist Semafone. The post Livingbridge aims to tap into $150bn info security, risk market with Semafone
Buyout giant Blackstone has finally agreed to exit its long-held portfolio business Exeter Finance to an investor group led by fellow private equity major Warburg Pincus. The post Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to
Mid-market UK buyout house Phoenix Equity Partners is set for a 4.3x return selling Rayner Surgical to fellow PE house CVC Capital after trebling its EBITDA, AltAssets understands. The post Phoenix Equity bags 4.3x return
Private equity placement agent Rede Partners has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a trio of partner promotions. Alexandra Bazarewski, pictured, Magnus Goodlad and Bruce Weir will strengthen the firm’s presence in the US market and
EQT has tapped its recently-closed €15.6bn Fund IX to agree a buyout of workforce management business PRO Unlimited Global Solutions from Harvest Partners. The post EQT’s €15.6bn Fund IX to be more than half invested
Phoenix Equity Partners is set for a better-than 5x return after agreeing to sell its stake in Sygnature Discovery to Rothschild & Co's private equity arm, AltAssets understands. The post Phoenix Equity to seal better-than
Phoenix Equity Partners has confirmed it has sold Sygnature Discovery, a UK-based drug discovery firm, to Five Arrows Principal Investments.
Britain is now ‘ideal territory’ for activist investors, with the pent-up demand for change that has been dormant for the past year finally starting to be unleashed
