Permira announces changes in DACH leadership
UK-based private equity firm Permira will appoint current head of DACH Jörg Rockenhäuser as chairman of the region, with Florian Kreuzer, now a principal in the firm’s healthcare team, to succeed him.
UK-based private equity firm Permira will appoint current head of DACH Jörg Rockenhäuser as chairman of the region, with Florian Kreuzer, now a principal in the firm’s healthcare team, to succeed him.
IK Investment Partners has agreed to sell Germany-based Quanos, a software developer for smart information, to pan-European sponsor Keensight Capital.
European sponsor PAI Partners is to acquire food ingredients producer Savory Solutions Group from New York-listed artificial aromas and flavours manufacturer IFF in a USD 900m deal.
Swiss asset manager Bellevue Group has hired Steven Kroese, Lars Honegger and Chris Davies from Partners Group with the aim of launching a secondaries strategy at the start of 2023.
Ledlenser, a German LED flashlight and headlamp specialist backed by Afinum and Invision, is being prepped for sale by Houlihan Lokey, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Italian growth investor FSI has a new fund in sight after returning close to EUR 1bn to its limited partners via four exits, chief investment officer Barnaba Ravanne told Unquote.
With 2022 drawing to a close, the Unquote and Mergermarket private equity reporting team shares insights on how the market is shaping up for 2023, covering fundraising, sector trends and special situations opportunities.
Venture capital firm Speedinvest has pledged to invest 30% of its capital over the next three years in female and diverse founders, with a separate fund-of-funds dedicated to emerging managers as it strengthens its commitment
Buyout group Inflexion is weighing a sale of Chambers & Partners, the global provider of legal rankings, four sources familiar with the matter said.
Albertsons wants to pay $4 billion to shareholders ahead of its proposed merger with Kroger, a move that would require the already debt-ridden company to borrow $1.5 billion.
Some high-end chains are surprisingly profitable, and they are trying to shape child care policy in Washington.
Irish sponsor Melior Equity Partners is exiting its insurance broker portfolio company BHP Insurance in a sale to Apax and Carlyle-backed PIB Group after 18 months of investment.
European mid-market GP Equistone has hired three ESF managers in its offices in London, Paris and Munich with the aim of supporting the firm’s sustainability objectives in its current portfolio and new investments.
Alcentra’s former owner BNY Mellon spent most of this year out in the market, looking for a buyer for the alternative asset manager. Eventually, the bank found a new home for Alcentra in the form
RJD Partners has sold its stake in UK apprenticeship provider Babington to the private equity arm of the Swiss asset manager Unigestion.
2022 had a lot to live up to following the heady heights of private equity activity last year. But, after a war and the most aggressive series of interest rates hikes in decades, the contrast
Marco Lattuada, Intesa Sanpaolo’s global head of investment banking and structured finance, has stepped down from his role to join French bank BNP Paribas, sources said.
Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP), a lower mid-market and mid-cap fund-of-funds investor, has held a final close for its fourth fund on EUR 392m, managing directors Christopher Bär and Christian Moritz told Unquote.
Against an increasingly complex background, European PE activity slowed markedly in 3Q22 bringing down the average long-term EV/EBITDA multiples of sponsor-backed transactions, the latest Clearwater Multiples Heatmap shows.
Wise Equity is set to exit its majority investment in Italian manufacturer of high-end bicycle tyres Vittoria to UK-based mid-market private equity firm Telemos Capital.
