Private equity firms deployed the lowest amount of capital in Q3 2022 in Europe since COVID-19 struck, as tightening debt markets and a widespread correction to valuations point to further fierce headwinds.
Huron Capital has launched a new platform providing large facility repair, maintenance and replacement services with the buyout of American Combustion Industries. The post Huron Capital launches new platform with American Combustion Industries buy first
Ares Management has hit a $1.8bn final close for its tenth flagship US real estate fund, a huge increase on the roughly $1bn it collected for its predecessor. The post Ares hits $1.8bn to close
Specialist-tech investor Volpi Capital has made its first investment from fund III by acquiring UK-based cybersecurity group Xalient.
Software-focused private equity major Thoma Bravo has agreed a $2.3bn buyout of New York-listed digital identity specialist ForgeRock. The post Thoma Bravo agrees $2.3bn take-private of identity software specialist ForgeRock first appeared on AltAssets Private
European asset manager Aurelius has sold agrochemical contract development and manufacturing organisation Briar Chemicals to Indian trade buyer Safex. UK-based Briar has been part of the Aurelius portfolio since 2012, following a corporate carve-out transaction
Special situations private equity house Turnspire Capital Partners has sold complex plastic parts maker UPG Company to trade buyer The Partner Companies. The post Turnspire Capital celebrates big profit, EBITDA rise at UPG with sale
Huge negativity abounds in the UK private equity community over the country's economic outlook over the next two years, new research shows. The post Vast majority of UK private equity community negative on country’s economic
US nuclear power business Westinghouse is being bought by a private equity-backed consortium in a deal worth close to $8bn. The post Brookfield seals $8bn sale of US nuclear business Westinghouse to renewables arm, Cameco
UK investor ICG Enterprise Trust has called the 60% discount between its stock price and the NAV of its portfolio “very anomalous”.
European sponsor Aurelius has sold Briar Chemicals, an UK-based producer of agrochemicals and fine chemicals, to crop protection group Safex Chemicals India for approximately EUR 83m.
Private equity giant Warburg Pincus has agree to buy a majority stake in Indian small business lender Vistaar Finance. The post Warburg Pincus buys into Indian small business finance specialist Vistaar first appeared on AltAssets
Michigan mid-market buyout house Auxo Investment Partners has scored an exit from M/G Transport Services through a sale to Maritime Partners. The post Auxo Investment seals M/G Transport Services exit to Maritime Partners first appeared
The $25.4bn-managing Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has made $325m of new private equity and alternative investment fund commitments. The post New JF Lehman flagship fund among latest Lousiana Teachers alternatives fund commitments first appeared
Nuveen investment arm Churchill Asset Management has raised more than $12bn for its latest senior lending programme. The post Nuveen arm Churchill AM raises over $12bn for senior lending programme first appeared on AltAssets Private
European mid-market buyout investor Stanley Capital Partners has scored a big exit success with the sale of Noden Pharma after just two years in its portfolio. The post Stanley Capital scores 151% IRR on its
UK investment house Pollen Street Capital has bought a majority stake in PAIR Finance, an AI-based digital debt collection platform. The post AI-powered debt collection fintech PAIR Finance gets Pollen Street Capital backing first appeared
Insight Partners has joined TA Associates as an investor in Aptean, a provider of enterprise resource planning and supply chain software. The post Vista exits 10-year investment in Aptean as Insight Partners buys in first appeared
European tech investor Bregal Milestone has bought into automated regulatory compliance specialist CUBE Global. The post Bregal Milestone taps into automated regulatory compliance opportunity with CUBE Global investment first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Czech sponsor DEPO Ventures has started fundraising for its third vehicle to invest in startups in Central and Eastern Europe, co-managing partner and co-founder Petr Sima told Unquote.
