The European private equity industry has rebounded strongly in the last 12 months following the initial shock of Covid-19-induced lockdowns, new data suggests. The post European private equity seals powerful rebound from Covid shock first
UK private equity firm Inflexion has named four new partners amid a string of promotions as it looks to continue its busy start to 2021. The post Inflexion follows busy start to 2021 with four new
Charterhouse Capital has entered exclusive talks for what AltAssets understands is a €1.7bn sale of B2B insurance brokerage Siaci Saint Honoré. The post Charterhouse agrees Siaci Saint Honoré at better than €1.7bn valuation – source
Bridges Fund Management has scored what is believed to be a stellar return selling a stake in World of Books to fellow private equity house Livingbridge. The post Bridges Fund Management scores huge return selling
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has burst through its goal for its eighth flagship small buyout fund of funds raise to reach an €814m final close. The post Keen LP interest in European
Quadrum Capital has hit a €250m final close for its debut fund targeting institutional investors after an impressive fundraising process saw it raise the vehicle's hard cap twice. The post Quadrum hits twice-raised hard cap
Russell Investments has launched the follow up to its debut $185m private markets fund closed two years ago. The post TA-backed asset manager Russell Investments launches new private markets fund targeting UK LPs first appeared
Private equity house Investindustrial has sealed one of Europe's largest PE exits this year with the sale of Polynt-Reichhold back to Black Diamond-backed holding company Speciality Chemicals International. The post Investindustrial seals ‘one of Europe’s
Buyout giant Apollo Global has made a strategic investment in fintech private equity specialist Motive Partners to boost its exposure to the burgeoning sector. The post Apollo buys into fintech PE specialist Motive Partners to
Asset management major Unigestion has hailed a strong pipeline for its second direct private equity fund after closing the vehicle on more than €600m. The post Unigestion hails strong pipeline for direct private equity after
Energy-focused private equity house Tailwater Capital has promoted Stephen Lipscomb to partner amid a trio of staff moves at the firm. The post Energy-focused Tailwater promotes three, hires on as Fund IV deployment continues first
Implementing compliant regulatory processes around cross-border promotion, data management and investor profiling are the main reasons eight out of ten wealth managers struggle to offer clients access to private markets, new data shows. The post
US pension fund giant the New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed another $770m of private equity commitments across a pair of fundraises. The post New York pension giant picks one big winner amid $770m
Car giant BMW’s hybrid venture capital firm has launched a $300m investment fund targeting early to mid-stage start-ups in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain industries. The post Car giant BMW’s VC arm launches
Vauban Infrastructure Partners has hit a €2.5bn hard cap close for its third core infrastructure fund, saying the sector's fundamentals remain strong despite the Covid-19 crisis. The post Vauban lauds infra fundamentals amid Covid-19, seals
The $76bn-managing investment house HarbourVest Partners has launched its second international expansion of the year with the opening of a Frankfurt office. The new German base, which follows the launch of its Singapore office in
Private equity giant TPG is reportedly considering a public listing which could value the buyout house at about $10bn. The post Private equity giant TPG said to mull joining fellow heavyweights in public listing first
Vistria Group has sealed a powerful return to fundraising by striking a $2.68bn hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fund, just 18 months after closing its predecessor vehicle. The post Obama campaign treasurer
Nordic Capital has taken its pandemic fundraising to more than €7.3bn through the final close of its first mid-market Evolution Fund. The post Nordic Capital takes pandemic fundraising past €7.3bn with first mid-market Evolution Fund
MML Capital has burst through the hard cap for its seventh flagship fundraise to reach a €670m final close, sealing its biggest investment vehicle yet. The post MML Capital continues 2021 fundraising success, beats Fund
