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Andera Partners beats €500m hard cap for fourth mezzanine fundraise despite coronavirus crisis

French investment house Andera Partners has beaten its €500m hard cap for the final close of its fourth mezzanine fundraise.

Private equity firms need to get creative with deal sourcing amid coronavirus – and here’s how

Deal sourcing intelligence business Sutton Place Strategies explains how private equity firms can get strategic, efficient, and creative with their deal sourcing in the teeth of the coronavirus crisis.

Italian PE: an opportunity in crisis

In the latest edition of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi's series on the Italian private equity and M&A markets, partners Andrea Giardino and Gianni Martoglia look at PE's strong 2019 and explore the future of Italian M&A

Other Voices: A guide to 'recycling' options for fund managers

By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capital available to

AMB :- Other Voices: A guide to ‘recycling’ options for fund managers

By: Edward Lee, Cameron Roper, Nick Rose, Proskauer The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is presenting fund managers with numerous challenges. One key challenge is to make sure that their portfolio companies have sufficient capit...Article Link

Apollo-backed Chuck E Cheese parent company files for bankruptcy due to coronavirus shutdown

Apollo Global-backed CEC Entertainment, the parent company of novelty restaurant chain Chuck E Cheese, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the wake of the coronavirus crippling its operations.

BNP Paribas seals timely €570m-plus fund close to help European SMEs through coronavirus crisis

BNP Paribas Asset Management has raised more than €570m for the final close of its second Euro SME Debt Fund, following its first fund completing its investment period earlier this year.

DACH venture capital looks for a new normal

Although dealflow in the DACH VC market has remained fairly strong amid the coronavirus crisis, deals have shrunk in average size, and uncertainty lingers. Harriet Matthews reports

Falfurrias Exits American Safety Council

Falfurrias Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company, American Safety Council, to Ridgemont Equity Partners. Falfurrias acquired ASC in May 2014. American Safety Council (ASC) is a provider of online training, education, and certification services

Mediobanca & Russell Investments launch fund to ‘exploit’ opportunities amid crisis

The fund, dedicated to Mediobanca's Italian private clients, is an expansion of the bank's partnership with the asset manager

European PE has worst half-year for deals since the global financial crisis amid Covid-19

As of 12 June, the industry had reported 205 transactions, 38% down year on year, according to Imperial College London's Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR)

CoolSys Closes Fifth Add-On

Source Refrigeration Holdings (DBA CoolSys), a portfolio company of Ares Management and the parent company of refrigeration and HVAC companies nationwide, has acquired Eastern Refrigeration. Ares Management acquired CoolSys from Audax Private Equity in March

European private equity slumps to worst half-year since global financial crash amid coronavirus volatility

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed European private equity deal volume in the first half of 2020 to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, despite a strong initial start to the year, new research

Buy-and-building though the storm

Given the difficulty of completing platform investments amid the coronavirus crisis, bolt-ons have remained one way of deploying capital and building value, although a tough financing market and pricing expectation mismatches make for a challenging

“Never waste a good crisis” – how successful portfolio companies have adapted to the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has raged across the globe for months now - but some businesses were far quicker to adapt to the growing disaster than others. Private debt investment specialist CVI explains how some of

Private equity professionals brace for fund term extensions amid coronavirus fallout

Private equity professionals are bracing themselves for a swathe of term extensions for existing funds amid the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

High-wire act: the risks and rewards of fundraising during the pandemic

The coronavirus crisis is causing difficulties for buyout groups, but those that can attract fresh capital are set for bumper returns

Peak Rock Adds Second Scoop to Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, has acquired an ice cream production facility from Yarnell Ice Cream, a subsidiary of Schulze & Burch Biscuit Company. Turkey Hill produces iced teas, fruit drinks,

LPs becoming more satisfied with GP transparency after fallout caused by global financial crisis

Limited partners are becoming more satisfied with the transparency in general partners (GPs), repairing from the frustration caused after the global financial crisis, a report from Coller Capital claims.

This could be the European Union’s “New Deal” moment

The challenge for the European Union will be to implement its COVID-19 crisis measures in such a way that they come to be seen as useful economic tools when more normal times return

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