Panakès Partners Announces the First Closing Of Its New 'Purple' Global Biotech/ Medtech Fund at €150 Million ($180 Million)
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: EQT Exeter closed European logistics fund EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV at €2.1 billion ($2.5 billion). According to a press release from the global investment organization, this...Article Link
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Middle-market transactions are driving a torrent of private equity deals in Europe, PitchBook data show
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
BC Partners is to sell its stake in Pharmathen to Partners Group in a deal that values the generic contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) at around EUR 1.6bn.
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
Silverfleet Capital no longer intends to raise capital for its third flagship fund, turning its focus to follow-on investments and realisations in its existing portfolio, a spokesperson for the GP confirmed to Unquote.
Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GSCM Group, a modular construction specialist in France, from Orfite.
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
Following a more prudent approach to deal-doing during the pandemic, FSI chief executive Maurizio Tamagnini discusses the Italian sponsor's approach to the post-pandemic market to identify new investments, and its plans for a second fund.
L Catterton, the private equity house backed by French luxury brand LVMH, has agreed to buy a majority stake in luxury fashion house Etro. The firm said it could leverage its strategic relationships with LVMH to
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
IK Investment Partners has acquired Blanchon, a French manufacturer of woodcare products from Abénex.
Ermenegildo Zegna, a family-owned Italian fashion house, is to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) sponsored by Investindustrial later this year.
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
McLaren Group, a UK-based luxury car group, has agreed a GBP 550m equity fundraising led by Ares Management and Saudi sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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
