Renewable energy specialist Q-Energy has sealed a €1.1bn final close for its fourth fund, well above its in initial €800m target. The post Q-Energy seals €1.1bn final close for fourth renewable energy fund first appeared
Kohlberg & Company has closed a $1.1bn continuation fund for the remaining assets in its 2012-vintage Fund VII, led by BlackRock, GIC and Lexington Partners. The post Buyout veteran Kohlberg & Co raises first-ever continuation fund,
European venture capital house Speedinvest has hit a €60m final close for its second specialist marketplaces and consumer fund, beating its initial target. The post Speedinvest strikes above-target €60m final close for second marketplaces, consumer
Pamplona Capital has agreed to sell bakery ingredients, products, and supplies business BakeMark to fellow private equity house Clearlake Capital. The post Pamplona Capital to exit bakery ingredients business BakeMark to Clearlake Capital first appeared
European private equity fundraising is on track for a record year after firms hauled in close to €60bn of capital in the first half of the year, new data from PitchBook shows. The post European
Singapore sovereign wealth investor GIC has teamed with Lime Rock New Energy to invest in electrification and green energy transformation specialist Qmerit. The post GIC teams with Lime Rock New Energy for electric vehicle charging
HIG Capital credit affiliate Whitehorse has soared past its target for its new direct lending fund to reach a $1.65bn final close. The post HIG beats target in $1.65bn Whitehorse direct lending fund close first
Software and services-focused private equity investor FPE Capital has exited its investment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner TNP to trade buyer Node4. The post Latest in string of FPE Capital exits sees all Fund II
Italian life sciences investor Panakès Partners has struck a €150m first close for its sophomore fundraise amid upping its goal to €180m and expanding into biotech. The post Panakès Partners hits €150m first close for
Asset management major Schroders Capital has hit the €1bn hard cap for its second European infrastructure debt fund - almost three times the size of its debut in the strategy. The post Schroders Capital soars
Red Door Capital managing partner Richard Wolpow has had a tumultuous couple of years, even ignoring the global pandemic. Having spent 25 years in the financial world jetting from country to country, a nasty accident
IK Investment has agreed to buy into 189-year-old floor varnish specialist Blanchon, which is currently owned by fellow buyout house Abenex. The post IK picks veteran floor varnish business Blanchon as debut deal from €1.2bn
US buyout major American Securities has agreed to sell building envelope systems provider Henry to trade buyer Carlisle Companies in a $1.575bn all-cash deal. The post Henry Company ends almost a decade of PE ownership
Buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to pick up a controlling stake in Indian online learning "bootcamp" Simplilearn Solutions. The post Blackstone agrees first Asian consumer tech deal by backing online learning ‘bootcamp’ Simplilearn first appeared
Washington DC-based private equity firm The Halifax Group has promoted David Bard to partner after three years with the investment house. The post Another partner for Halifax Group as firm promotes Bard first appeared on AltAssets
Private equity investment major Partners Group has picked up a 75% stake in Italian broadband provider EOLO to value the business at more than €1.2bn. The post Partners Group looks to expand Italy’s EOLO into
Asian private equity firm Creador has reportedly reached a $500m first close for its fifth fund, putting it within touching distance of its target. The post Creador strikes $500m first close for fifth fund, looks
Private equity major BC Partners has scored what is believed to be a 4x return through the €1.6bn sale of European generic drugmaker Pharmathen to Partners Group. The post BC Partners believed to score 4x
Private equity giant EQT has hit a €2.1bn hard cap close for its latest European logistics fund. The post EQT hits €2.1bn hard cap close for new Europe logistics fund, three months after merging RE
California-based buyout house HCAP Partners has bought into 5th Kind, a developer of workflow management software for media and digital operators in top Hollywood studios. The post Marvel, Disney digital workflow management software provider 5th
