Cancel culture: should govvies held by central bank be torn up?

Thomas Piketty and 100 other economists from across Europe put their signatures to an op-ed this week calling for the ECB to cancel its holdings of government debt. GlobalCapital debates whether it is radical but

UK returns to linker market after reform

The UK sold its last syndication of the financial year on Tuesday, selling a £2.25bn 2051 index linked bond — its first syndication in the format since November 2019.

Bain Capital and Pantheon form direct lending JV

The firms will provide private direct-lending solutions to middle-market borrowers, primarily across Europe and Australia

Call for nominations: Private Equity Rising Stars list

Private Equity News and its sister publication Financial News are looking for promising young executives working in the European buyout industry

Ferrer Freeman & Co spinout Peloton Equity raises over $150m for Fund II

Healthcare-focused buyout house Peloton Equity has raised more than $150m for its Peloton Equity II fund.

Mill Point Capital almost triples AUM with rapid $886m Fund II close

Mill Point Capital has almost tripled its capital under management through the $886m final close of its second fund, less than three years after raising its debut vehicle.

Meet Europe’s top 10 private equity lawyers

Latham & Watkins partner Farah O'Brien topped the list of private equity deal lawyers

Private equity specialist Adragos Pharma brings in serial entrepreneur Otto Prange as general partner

Specialist private equity investor Adragos Pharma has brought in serial-entrepreneur and large family office head Otto Prange as general partner and investment committee chair.

Succession revealed at Huron Capital as co-founder Demkowicz looks to the future

Huron Capital Partners has revealed its succession plan by promoting Jim Mahoney to managing partner alongside firm co-founder Brian Demkowicz.

Zubr Capital, EBRD exit Targetprocess

Zubr Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have sold their stakes in enterprise planning software Targetprocess to US-based Appito, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners.

TMT investment research specialist LightShed expands to VC with $75m debut fund close

TMT investment research firm LightShed Partners has branched out into venture capital investing through the close of its $75m debut fundraise.

Ex-Uber, NEA senior execs strike $140m final close for debut Construct Capital fund

Former NEA partner Dayna Grayson and ex-Uber executive Rachel Holt have hauled in $140m for the final close of their debut Construct Capital venture fund.

Jared Kushner’s brother Joshua closes $2bn for latest Thrive Capital fundraises

Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm led by Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, has raised $2bn across a pair of new funds.

European inflation sizzle set to fizzle

Eurozone inflation leapt up in January, steepening curves and fuelling feverish demand for long-end bond issues. But the move lacks the vigour and commitment of the US reflation trade and economists expect it to subside

Cancelling ECB holdings is the radicalism we need

Thomas Piketty and 100 economists from across Europe put their signatures to an op-ed this week calling for the ECB to cancel its holdings of government debt. ECB president Christine Lagarde said such a move

Apollo exits Watches of Switzerland via £143m block

Apollo Global Management has exited Watches of Switzerland, the UK luxury watch retailer, having sold the last of its shares via an accelerated bookbuild.

IPO candidate IVC Evidensia gets private funding

IVC Evidensia, Europe’s largest veterinary care provider, backed by Swedish private equity firm EQT, has announced the results of a private equity capital raising on Tuesday. The company was reported to be considering a London

ECB debt forgiveness would unleash chaos

Calls for the European Central Bank to forgive the sovereign debt on its balance sheet may seem harmless, given that most countries are not expected to ever pay off the debt. But such a move

Green equity issuance ready to come of age

Renewable energy companies have rushed to the European equity capital markets in 2021 to issue about $2.3bn of paper, according to Dealogic data. The figure is by far the best ever start to a year

Aterian’s Bright Buys Bocchi

Bright International, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Bocchi Laboratories from its family ownership. Aterian acquired Bright International in August 2019. Bocchi Laboratories is a high volume contract manufacturer of liquid personal

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