AMB :- Coronavirus crisis: PE industry mulls more realism and longer holding periods

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with a long-term focus - these are the main changes that investment managers in the German private equity market expect as

H.I.G. Carves Out Piece of Genuine Parts

Publicly traded Genuine Parts Company has completed the sale of its S.P. Richards (SPR) operations through two separate transactions. GPC’s first transaction was the sale of SPR’s Cleveland-based Supply Source Enterprises (SSE), comprised of The

Centerbridge Sells KIK Piece to Voyant

KIK Custom Products, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to sell its KIK Personal Care (KPC) business to Voyant Beauty, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. Centerbridge acquired KIK in August 2015

Dominus Capital raises up to $350m for Fund 3 but the target size for the fund looks to have dropped down to $525m

Dominus Capital is looking to raise $525m for its third investment fund, despite earlier reports claiming it was looking to raise $750m.

Priveq closes SEK2.5bn Fund VI launched amid worst of coronavirus

European private equity investor Priveq has hit a SEK2.5bn ($270m) final close for its sixth flagship fund, raised entirely during the worst of the coronavirus crisis.

VCs exit Inventorum to Shore

Venture capital backers have sold their stakes in Inventorum, the developer of an inventory and cash management software platform for small businesses, to Germany-based digital appointment and customer management platform Shore, formerly known as Termine24.

Beyond Leather Materials raises $1.1m in seed round

Danish startup Beyond Leather Materials, a producer of plant-based and eco-friendly alternatives to animal leather, has raised $1.1m in a seed investment round.

Angelo Gordon surges to $1.5bn hard cap for third Europe RE fund, almost double size of Fund II

Angelo Gordon & Co has hauled in more than $1.5bn for the hard cap close of its latest European real estate fund.

Kennet Partners raises €223m for biggest ever fund in tie-up with Edmond de Rothschild

Tech-focused European growth equity investor Kennet Partners has raised $250m for the final close of its fifth flagship fund.

Most German PE firms say 75% of portfolio unimpaired by Covid-19 – survey

In a survey conducted by Finance Magazine on behalf of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, 60% of German private equity investment managers said that less than one quarter of their portfolio companies had been severely impaired by

Backcast Partners passes $775m of assets under management thanks to debut private credit fund close

Debt and equity investor Backcast Partners Management has closed its debut private credit fund to bring its assets under management to more than $775m.

Creas leads €3.6m round for Qida

Spanish venture capital house Creas has led a €3.6m round for Qida, a startup specialising in homecare services.

‘More realism’ needed in private equity as coronavirus crisis looks set to change industry

More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with long-term focus are all structural changes expected to impact the private equity industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a new survey suggests.

Most institutional investors in real estate expect higher returns thanks to ESG – but much implementation still to be done

Most institutional investors expect higher long-term returns on real estate if ESG criteria are taken into account when making investment decisions, new research from Warburg-HIH shows.

CDC, Finnfund anchor $202m Africinvest Fund IV first close

CDC Group and Finnfund have anchored the $202m first close of Africinvest's latest pan-Africa private equity fundraise.

Sole Source Capital brings in new investor relations head after making final Fund I investment

Industrial-focused private equity house Sole Source Capital has hired former Crescent Capital senior exec Sumil Menon as its new head of investor relations.

Kennet V closes on €223m

Kennet Partners has held a final close for its fifth technology-focused venture capital vehicle on €223m.

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