PE exits hit decade low in Q2
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.
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.
Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.
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.
Private equity major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has sealed an investment in regional US food distributor Cheney Brothers.
US private equity house DC Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in education-specialist architectural planning and design company PBK Architects.
Global private equity house Carlyle and tech heavyweights Google, Microsoft and Instagram were among backers of Cambrian Asset Management in its latest investment round.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Four major North American pension funds have come together launch the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) to advance peer-to-peer securities lending by asset owners. The pension funds - ...Article Link
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
Private equity house KSP Capital has agreed to buy Humvee military vehicle maker AM General.
Sumeru Equity Partners has made a $100m strategic investment in software-as-a-service design platform Ceros.
Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has struck a £377m soft close for its open-ended fund targeting environmental products and services.
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.
Private equity house TDR Capital is reportedly among a throng of bidders attempting to buy Marathon Petroleum's network of Speedway gas stations in a deal which could fetch up to $17bn.
Emerging markets-focused Leapfrog Investments has promoted a trio of senior staff to its management committee and board in the wake of its last record-breaking fundraise.
The donations spike came despite a pledge from the former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May to distance the Tories from Russian money
Schroders fundraising amid the coronavirus is continuing apace following it pulling in €425m so far for its debut hotel-focused investment vehicle.
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
Secondaries-focused investor Pomona Capital is back in the fundraising market and is hoping to raise $2bn for its tenth flagship fund, coming two years after the close of its predecessor.
CVC Credit Partners is not slowing down despite the market situation, having closed yet another fund in just a month.
Continental Batteries, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Battery Joe and Battery Solutions. Continental’s aftermarket batteries are distributed to the automotive, commercial, golf, marine and industrial markets. The company provides on-premise delivery
