European PE house IK Partners has agreed the sale of its stake in Linxis Group to NYSE-listed trade buyer Hillenbrand. The post IK to sell much-changed Linxis Group to trade buyer Hillenbrand first appeared on
Sustainability-focused private equity house Ambienta has raced to a €1.55bn hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise. The post Ambienta raises Europe’s biggest PE fund focused on environment-positive businesses first appeared on AltAssets
The $18bn-managing Maine Public Employees Retirement System has revealed $225m of new alternative investment fund commitments. The post Here’s which alternatives fund MainePERS has just committed $225m of capital to first appeared on AltAssets Private
Accession Capital Partners (ACP, formerly known as Mezzanine Management) has held a EUR 90m first close for ACP Credit Fund I, its debut central Europe-focused credit fund.
European alternative credit specialist Pemberton has appointed Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard in senior roles across its offices in London, Copenhagen and Frankfurt.
abrdn, formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen, is said to be looking to divest its £14bn-managing private equity unit as chief executive Stephen Bird is looking for further streamlining and restructuring. The post abrdn said
TA Associates has agreed to make a significant growth investment in commercial real estate intelligence and analytics company Green Street. The post TA Associates to make significant growth investment in WCAS-backed Green Street first appeared
US-based alternative asset manager Fundamental Advisors has surged past its $1bn target for its fourth flagship private equity fund to reach a $1.43bn final close. The post Community asset investor Fundamental Advisors surges to $1.43bn
Global investment house B Capital has closed on $250m for an early-stage fundraise dedicated to building 'the economy of the future'. The post Facebook billionaire Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital closes ‘economy of the future’ fund
A private equity house launched by the Rand McNally family has raised more than $150m for its inaugural fund, targeting founder, family and management-owned companies in the US. The post Rand McNally family raises $150m
Private equity investor LDC has selected Houlihan Lokey to oversee a sale of UK-based marketing specialist MSQ Partners, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
ECI Partners has agreed to sell the UK-based SME price comparison business Bionic to Omers Private Equity, generating a return of 4.8x money.
Asia Pacific private equity, venture capital, and M&A activity jumped almost 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year - although deal activity in the region remains choppy. The
European private equity investor Eurazeo has scored a huge fund size increase for its fourth small-to-mid buyout fund by hauling in more than €1bn. The post Eurazeo sees huge small-mid buyout fund size boost by
The consumer discretionary sector has become the most favoured sector in private equity investing while IT has lost its grip among managers, new research shows. The post GPs believe consumer discretionary sector has highest potential
UK-based defined contribution workplace pension scheme Nest (National Employment Savings Trust) has mandated HarbourVest to make investments in private equity, marking the pension scheme’s second mandate to the asset class.
AfricInvest and Cathay Association have raised a €110m venture capital fund to target promising African early-to-growth-stage startups. Investors in the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund include EIB, AfricaGrow, FMO, Bpifrance, Triodos Investment Management, Proparco, SIFEM, and
Central and Eastern Europe-focused investment house Accession Capital Partners has picked up €90m for the first close of its new credit fund. The post Accession Capital hits first close for €200m-targeting CEE credit fundraise first
Recapitalizations and management buyouts specialist Excellere Partners has promoted Matt Halverson (pictured) to principal and Ryan Revolinski to Senior Associate. The post Excellere Partners makes two promotions in medical products team first appeared on AltAssets Private
Global buyout major EQT has agreed to buy Investcorp's stake in talent and entertainment business United Talent Agency. The post EQT makes what could be debut deal from €20bn-targeting Fund X with UTA buyout from
