European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €400m-targeting second infrastructure fundraise. The firm has picked up €143m for the initial close of ACIF Infrastructure II, which will be
Silver Lake has reached a $20bn hard cap close for its titanic new tech investment fund to help its assets under management soar to $75bn.
Investment management major Neuberger Berman has struck a $2.1bn final close for a new co-investment fund looking to invest alongside private equity and growth capital firms.
O2 Investment Partners has hit a $270m final close for its third fund.
Software and tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has promoted AJ Rohde to the newly-created role of senior partner.
Brightstar Capital has beaten its target for its second fundraise by bringing in more than $1bn of investor capital.
Ardian and BNP Paribas Développement have invested in 109-year-old prosthetic and orthopaedic device specialist Proteor.
Digital asset management platform Carne has picked up a €100m minority stake investment from Vitruvian Partners.
IK Investment Partners has agreed to sell private equity and alternatives researcher Third Bridge to fellow buyout house Astorg.
AMP Capital and Canadian pension giant the PSP Investments have agreed to sell their stakes in European rail rolling stock company Alpha Trains.
Lower mid-market private investment firm ICV Partners has hired alternatives marketing veteran Kristie Goodman for its newly-created role of director of investor relations and strategic partnerships.
Experienced private equity investor Peterson Partners has picked up $48m to close its first fund dedicated to search funds and micro-private equity.
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly in talks for a $2bn buyout of hairdryer maker Conair alongside Spectrum Brands Holdings.
KKR has struck a $3.9bn hard cap final close for the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for the Asia Pacific market.
Stafford Capital Partners has hit a second close for its fourth infrastructure secondaries fundraise, putting it about halfway to its €750m target.
Nordic Capital has promoted investor relations head Pär Norberg to partner after his instrumental role in the virtual fundraising of its €6.1bn Nordic Capital Fund X.
Mid-market European tech investment house Volpi Capital has soared past its target for its sophomore fundraise to reach a €323m final close.
Software and tech-focused buyout house SilverTree Equity has bought business digital transformation specialist Orbus Software.
Private equity giant Blackstone has named the former CEO of Brown University’s Investment Office, Joe Dowling, as global co-head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.
