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Accession holds EUR 90m first close for debut credit fund

Accession Capital Partners (ACP, formerly known as Mezzanine Management) has held a EUR 90m first close for ACP Credit Fund I, its debut central Europe-focused credit fund.

Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires

European alternative credit specialist Pemberton has appointed Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard in senior roles across its offices in London, Copenhagen and Frankfurt.

abrdn said to be in talks to divest £14bn-managing private equity unit

 abrdn, formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen, is said to be looking to divest its £14bn-managing private equity unit as chief executive Stephen Bird is looking for further streamlining and restructuring. The post abrdn said

TA Associates to make significant growth investment in WCAS-backed Green Street

TA Associates has agreed to make a significant growth investment in commercial real estate intelligence and analytics company Green Street. The post TA Associates to make significant growth investment in WCAS-backed Green Street first appeared

Community asset investor Fundamental Advisors surges to $1.43bn close for biggest fund yet

US-based alternative asset manager Fundamental Advisors has surged past its $1bn target for its fourth flagship private equity fund to reach a $1.43bn final close. The post Community asset investor Fundamental Advisors surges to $1.43bn

Facebook billionaire Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital closes ‘economy of the future’ fund on $250m

Global investment house B Capital has closed on $250m for an early-stage fundraise dedicated to building 'the economy of the future'. The post Facebook billionaire Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital closes ‘economy of the future’ fund

Rand McNally family raises $150m for debut McNally Capital private equity fund

A private equity house launched by the Rand McNally family has raised more than $150m for its inaugural fund, targeting founder, family and management-owned companies in the US. The post Rand McNally family raises $150m

LDC mandates Houlihan Lokey for MSQ Partners exit

Private equity investor LDC has selected Houlihan Lokey to oversee a sale of UK-based marketing specialist MSQ Partners, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

ECI sells Bionic to Omers reaping 4.8x

ECI Partners has agreed to sell the UK-based SME price comparison business Bionic to Omers Private Equity, generating a return of 4.8x money.

VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund

Following the circa EUR 50m first close of Vektor Partners’ debut fund, co-founder and general partner Sebastian Bihari speaks to Unquote about the vehicle’s deployment plans and its intention to back technology startups developing software

Asia-Pacific PE, VC, M&A jumps despite China deal activity slide

Asia Pacific private equity, venture capital, and M&A activity jumped almost 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year - although deal activity in the region remains choppy. The

Eurazeo sees huge small-mid buyout fund size boost by closing Fund IV on over €1bn

European private equity investor Eurazeo has scored a huge fund size increase for its fourth small-to-mid buyout fund by hauling in more than €1bn. The post Eurazeo sees huge small-mid buyout fund size boost by

KKR Acquires Atlantic Yards in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that Global Atlantic Financial Group (“Global Atlantic”), a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, has acquired Atlantic Yards, a Class A trophy, two-building office

KKR & Co. Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2022 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that it plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, before the opening of trading on

Internet Brands Completes Multibillion-Dollar Recapitalization with KKR, Temasek and Warburg Pincus to Drive Further Growth

LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of very rapid growth of the company, Internet Brands has completed a recapitalization with its long-term investors KKR and Temasek, and a group of new

Tenzing sells CitNOW to Livingbridge; reaps 9.6x return, 74% IRR

Tenzing has reaped 74% IRR and a 9.6x multiple on invested capital in its exit of CitNOW Group to Livingbridge.

GPs believe consumer discretionary sector has highest potential for PE deals, support for IT drops 10%

The consumer discretionary sector has become the most favoured sector in private equity investing while IT has lost its grip among managers, new research shows. The post GPs believe consumer discretionary sector has highest potential

Nest mandates HarbourVest for PE investing

UK-based defined contribution workplace pension scheme Nest (National Employment Savings Trust) has mandated HarbourVest to make investments in private equity, marking the pension scheme’s second mandate to the asset class.

AfricInvest, Cathay Assocation seal €110m final close of Africa-focused VC fund

AfricInvest and Cathay Association have raised a €110m venture capital fund to target promising African early-to-growth-stage startups. Investors in the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund include EIB, AfricaGrow, FMO, Bpifrance, Triodos Investment Management, Proparco, SIFEM, and

Accession Capital hits first close for €200m-targeting CEE credit fundraise

Central and Eastern Europe-focused investment house Accession Capital Partners has picked up €90m for the first close of its new credit fund. The post Accession Capital hits first close for €200m-targeting CEE credit fundraise first

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