The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a new report on the impact of the pandemic, warning that the environment “remains fragile.” ESMA’s second Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report of 2020 analyses
Graycliff Partners has acquired its first fund four platform with the buy of Gerard Daniel Worldwide. Gerard Daniel is a manufacturer and distributor of more than 5,000 SKUs of wire mesh and other wire products
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire Epicor Software from KKR in a transaction valued at $4.7 billion. KKR purchased Epicor in July 2016 from Apax Partners at an enterprise value of $3.3
Trive Capital has formed NuBridge Commercial Lending to make first-lien, short-term bridge loans for commercial and multifamily properties across the United States. NuBridge will target loans that are between $1 million and $10 million with
Lindsay Goldberg has appointed Michael Dees, Jack Lew and Russ Triedman as managing partners of the firm. “Russ and Michael are two of the best investors in the industry,” said CEO Alan Goldberg. “They’ve been
The firm's fourth strategy targets private equity fund investments in Europe and North America with a focus on buyout capital investments in the mid-market
Growth equity major TCV has bought a majority stake in spend management tech business Oversight from Luminate Capital Partners.
Global private equity major KKR has sealed the $4.7bn sale of enterprise resource planning software provider Epicor to fellow buyout house Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Beechbrook Capital is expecting to close its Ireland Fund in December 2020, while the firm plans to raise UK SME Credit III in 2021.
Graycliff Partners has made the debut deal from its $350m fourth fund by picking up wire mesh maker Gerard Daniel Worldwide.
Philadelphia private equity house Renovus Capital Partners has agreed to sell medical simulation solutions provider EMS to trade player Collegis after six years in its portfolio.
Investment house Muzinich & Co is already back with the follow-up to its debut pan-European private debt fund raised two years ago, and has reached a first close for the new fund.
The average multiple paid by private equity firms for European companies increased slightly in Q2, driven by a flight to quality and the scarcity of opportunities, according to Clearwater's latest Multiples Heatmap.
German investment firm SwanCap has raised more than €300m for the final close of its oversubscribed fourth co-investment fundraise.
Central and East Africa-focused fund manager XSML has hit a $54m first close for its third fundraise targeting the region.
Platinum Equity, Warburg Pincus International and a joint effort from TowerBrook Capital Partners and the European arm of Centerbridge Partners can make bids until 29 September
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: By 2030, Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to add $15.7tn to the global economy, a figure greater than the combined GDP of China and India. Of this sum, $6.6tn will likely
White Wolf Capital continues the build of its precision machining platform, Consolidated Machine & Tool, with the acquisitions of Specialty CNC and Waiteco Machine. Specialty CNC designs and fabricates precision metal and plastic parts that
Healthcare-focused private equity firm ArchiMed has acquired a majority stake in NAMSA, a contract research organisation for medical devices, from the founding Gorski Family.
Posted by Will Gornall (University of British Columbia), on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Editor's Note: Will Gornall is Assistant Professor of Finance at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. This post
