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Telecom Italia to start formal talks with KKR for its €10.8bn takeover offer

The board of Telecom Italia has held a meeting and decided to start formal talks with KKR for its potential €10.8bn takeover offer. The post Telecom Italia to start formal talks with KKR for its

Exclusive: Battery Ventures brings in over $3.5bn across new flagship, late stage capital funds

Battery Ventures has hauled in more than $3bn for its giant new flagship fundraise, just two years after closing its record-breaking predecessor funds in the strategy. The post Exclusive: Battery Ventures brings in over $3.5bn

Veteran digital media transformation expert Annette Thomas joins General Atlantic

Growth equity major General Atlantic has brought in former Guardian Media Group CEO Annette Thomas as a senior advisor. The post Veteran digital media transformation expert Annette Thomas joins General Atlantic first appeared on AltAssets

Kleiner veteran Ted Schlein’s cybersecurity VC firm Ballistic already near $250m Fund I goal

Ballistic Ventures, the early-stage cybersecurity VC investor launched three months ago by Kleiner Perkins general partner Ted Schlein, is within a whisker of its $250m goal for its debut fundraise. The post Kleiner veteran Ted

VC fund of funds firm formed by ex-49ers stars picks up capital for new flagship vehicle

Northgate Capital, the VC fund of funds house formed by a pair of ex-San Francisco 49ers stars, has hauled in capital towards its latest flagship fund of funds vehicle. The post VC fund of funds firm

IK taps Lincoln for 2Connect exit

2Connect’s private equity owner IK Partners is working with Lincoln International on a secondary sale of the Netherlands-headquartered cable and connectors manufacturer, two sources familiar with the situation said.

Permira's Golden Goose in talks with banks over potential New York IPO

Golden Goose, an Italian fashion house controlled by private equity group Permira, has started early work on a potential IPO, several sources familiar with the situation said.

Initiative & Finance eyes EUR 350m fund close ‘as soon as possible’

French sponsor Initiative & Finance is looking to hold a final close for its Tomorrow Private Equity Fund “as soon as possible”, partner and head of mid-cap Baudouin d'Hérouville told Unquote.

Vision Group and KKR acquire first residential portfolio in Bavaria

Mannheim, Dingolfing, 11. March 2022 – Vision Group, a residential real estate investor has acquired a residential portfolio of 163 units in Dingolfing, Lower Bavaria, jointly with KKR, a leading global investment group. It marks

Corsair exits RGI to CVC

Financial-services focused sponsor Corsair Capital is to sell its stake in Italy-based insurance software developer RGI to CVC Capital Partners.

Peter Thiel helps equity, debt tech investor Tacora push close to $300m debut fund goal

Investment manager Tacora is within touching distance of its $300m target for its debut fund after picking up backing from prominent venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel. The post Peter Thiel helps equity, debt tech

Investcorp sells Dainese to Carlyle in EUR 630m SBO

Investcorp is to sell its stake in Italy-based motorcycling protective clothing and technical gear producer Dainese to Carlyle at an enterprise value of EUR 630m.

Norrsken’s new Africa-focused tech fund is leaping on a giant opportunity other firms are missing

Africa’s booming, tech-savvy young population are being largely ignored by global venture capital investors, despite offering a golden opportunity to get in early in subsectors that have the potential to become world leaders in the

Six Street joins Audax to boost Emplifi to $1bn enterprise value

Six Street Growth, the private growth investment arm of Global investment house Sixth Street, has boosted Audax-backed customer experience platform Emplifi to a $1bn value with a latest funding round. The post Six Street joins

Carlyle, Mubadala-backed Cepsa holds fire for €3bn chemical business sale due to Ukraine conflict

Global buyout giant Carlyle and Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala-backed Spanish energy company Cepsa is putting a planned €3bn chemical business sale on hold while it examines the potential impact of the rocketing energy prices

Audax exits Smart Care to Wind Point-backed Zone Climate Services

Audax Private Equity has sold commercial kitchen equipment maintenance service business Smart Care to Wind Point Partners-backed Zone Climate Services. The post Audax exits Smart Care to Wind Point-backed Zone Climate Services first appeared on

Design Holding aims for pre-summer Milan IPO

Private equity firms Carlyle and Investindustrial are aiming to float portfolio company Design Holdings around the middle of this year, according to several sources familiar with the matter.

Equistone's Acuity Knowledge tipped as sale candidate

Acuity Knowledge Partners is being tipped as a sale candidate for next year following inbound sponsor interest in the UK-based outsourcing research business, five sources familiar with the matter said.

Sponsors kick off 2022 with buyout volume down 13% year-on-year

Buyout volume in the European PE market in January and February 2022 was down 13% on the same period in 2021. With 188 sponsor-led deals, activity fell short of the heights of the 216 seen

CVC agrees buyout of insurance software business RGO from Corsair

Private equity giant CVC has agreed to acquire European insurance software provider RGI from fellow buyout house Corsair. The post CVC agrees buyout of insurance software business RGO from Corsair first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity

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