Private equity ramps up divestment efforts
Following another period of lacklustre exit activity in Q3, even as deployment was picking up, October saw a notable spike in divestments by PE players across Europe.
Following another period of lacklustre exit activity in Q3, even as deployment was picking up, October saw a notable spike in divestments by PE players across Europe.
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Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.16% in October 2020, outperforming the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local), which lost 2.29% over the same period. Global
Paris-based private equity and infrastructure investor Omnes has made its first Irish renewables deal by backing solar PV developer Power Capital Renewable Energy.
Lower mid-market private equity specialist The Riverside Company has brought in former AlpInvest North America head Iain Leigh in the wake of his retirement from APG Asset Management.
LDC has sold communications technology firm Babble to Graphite Capital for an enterprise value of £90m.
Mid-market Chicago buyout house CIVC Partners has celebrated its 50th year in of investing by sealing a hard cap-beating $525m final close for its sixth flagship fundraise.
Credit and distressed investment specialist Värde Partners has hauled in a target-busting $1.6bn for a new Covid-19 dislocation fund, just a year after raising its biggest-ever flagship buyout fund.
Silver Lake spinout Sumeru Equity Partners has soared past its Fund III goal to haul in $720m for a final close of the investment vehicle.
The company said it anticipates an increased need by UK companies for fresh equity, and that a proactive public and private equity investment strategy can generate positive returns
Banks in the City say that only critical staff are required to come into the office
Despite charging more for their expertise, studies have shown that active funds have failed to beat index-trackers
Finance directors working for a mid-market private equity-backed business now earn an average salary of £166,368, down from £173,381 in 2019
Coherent, which helps insurers build digital-first services, has scored $14m in its Series A funding round.
