European venture capital investment slumped from 2021's record highs last year as a combination of high inflation, rising interest rates, weak economic growth, and renewed geopolitical tension weighed heavily on the industry, new research from
Galdana Ventures, the venture capital arm of AltamarCAM Partners, is expecting to raise more than $700m at the final close of its new flagship fund later this year. The post Galdana Ventures eyes over €700m
European private equity house Waterland has hauled in €4bn of new capital across its latest flagship fund and a specialist vehicle to reinvest in exited companies. The post Waterland roars to €4bn for double hard cap
Software-focused private equity house Alpine Investors has named a trio of new partners amid a string of new year promotions and hires. Dorothy Walter, Daniel Cohen and Jake Brodsky become partners at the San Francisco-based investor,
Vista Equity Partners has agreed to sell a majority stake in Zapproved, an e-discovery software provider for corporate legal teams, to Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company Exterro. The post Vista scores part-exit of legal software
Deal Box, a capital markets advisory and secure token offering packaging platform, has launched a $125m venture capital arm targeting Web3 startups. The post Deal Box launches $125m VC arm targeting Web3 startups first appeared
Frankfurt-listed sponsor Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is turning its focus to more proprietary deals this year amid the uncertain M&A environment, partner Thilo-Anyas Koenig told Unquote.
Arcano Asset Management, the investment arm of Arcano Group, has hit a €450m final close for its latest target-busting secondaries fund. The post Spain’s Arcano strikes €450m for latest target-beating secondaries fundraise first appeared on
Hong Kong-based crypto venture capital investor HashKey Capital has raised more than $500m for the final close of its third fund, amid the crypto industry attempting to shake off a prolonged bear market. The post
European early-stage investment major Northzone has brought in ex-Matrix Partners exec Sanjot Malhi as a partner focused on growth deals. The post Northzone follows €1bn fundraise by bringing in Malhi as growth-focused partner first appeared
Blackstone has set a new high-watermark for private equity secondaries fundraising by drawing in more than $22bn for its latest fund in the strategy. The post Blackstone closes world’s biggest secondaries fund on more than
KKR to support organic and inorganic growth to enhance Clinisupplies’ leadership position in collecting devices and expand its broader chronic care portfolio Oliver Johansen, former Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development at Coloplast, to
Pan-European sponsor EQT is aiming for a 2023 close for EQT X on EUR 20bn having raised EUR 15.4bn by year-end 2022, and a further EUR 1bn committed to date in 2023, according to the
Real estate investment house Tioga Capital has scored an $80m final close for its oversubscribed third fund, well above its $60m target. The post US-based Tioga Capital beats Fund III target, eyes more Sun Belt
TA Associates has made a strategic growth investment in 40-year-old Indian business Synokem Pharmaceuticals. The post TA Associates eyes global expansion of 40-year-old Indian pharma business Synokem first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Investments in Series A rounds are expected to be the bright spot of VC activity in the near term, while transactions are likely to take longer to complete amid macro woes a soft environment for
Finland-headquartered Certior Capital has held a first close for its second emerging managers-focused fund against a EUR 80m target; the fund expects to make its first investment imminently, Partner and founder Timo Hara told Unquote.
Markets intelligence giant S&P Global has agreed to sell its engineering solutions business to KKR in a $975m deal. The post S&P Global divests engineering solutions business to KKR in $975m deal first appeared on
Veteran mid-market private equity house Heartwood Partners has exited CMI Limited, a designer and manufacturer of engineered solutions for shoreline preservation and access. The post Heartwood Partners seals sale of seawall, dock and flood protection
Amid the deal frenzy of the past few years, private equity firms could all but guarantee successful exits with no better way to market their portfolio companies than via formal auction processes.
