Mobeus reaps 4.4x money, 64% IRR on Access Partnership MBO to Mayfair

Mobeus Equity Partners has exited Access Partnership, a provider of technology advisory in the fields of regulation and public policy, in a management buyout backed by Mayfair Equity.

Eurazeo reaps 3.7x money on Orolia exit to trade

Eurazeo has closed the sale of its majority stake in Orolia to aircraft parts manufacturer Safran in a deal that generated cash proceeds of EUR 189m.

Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: one more week to enter

Submit your entry for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards before 15 July 2022 at 5pm

Apax heads for second small-cap fund with EUR 350m target

Paris-based sponsor Apax Partners is getting ready to launch its second small-cap private equity fund due to hit the market for fundraising before the end of the year.

Mayfair exits Talon in SBO to Equistone

Consumer and technology investor Mayfair Equity Partners has agreed to fully exit portfolio company Talon Outdoor to Equistone; the company’s management will retain a meaningful stake.

Hg appoints advisers for IRIS Software auction

IRIS Software majority owner Hg has appointed Goldman Sachs and Arma Partners to advise on an upcoming sale of the business, two sources familiar with the situation said.

Deft deployment, creative exits drive PE agenda into H2 2022

Following an almost too-good-to-be-true year in 2021, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and an impending recession are bringing a dose of realism to the world of private equity.

Apax Partners launches sale of network performance group Infovista

Infovista sponsor Apax Partners has launched a sale of the French network performance solutions group with Jefferies and Societe Generale advising the process, sources familiar with the situation said.

Waterland invests in tax and audit advisor Cooper Parry

Private equity firm Waterland has invested in Cooper Parry in a deal that will transform the UK tax and audit advisor from an LLP to a limited company.

Gresham House reaps 2.3x on exit of MBI to trade

Gresham House Ventures has sold its majority stake in Media Business Insight (MBI), a UK-based content, insight, and events company for the creative media industry, in an off-market transaction to GlobalData, an AIM-listed data and

Europe’s 360 Capital hits close for new deeptech, B2B software, consumer tech fund

European early-stage investor 360 Capital has hit a close for its latest fund targeting pre-seed and seed tech businesses. The post Europe’s 360 Capital hits close for new deeptech, B2B software, consumer tech fund first

Multiples Heatmap: PE activity holds up amid war, inflation woes

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surging energy prices and supply chain disruption combined to create an exceptionally challenging environment for dealmakers in Q1 2022, the latest Clearwater Multiples Heatmap shows.

Advent begins Idemia premarketing ahead of summer sale launch

Advent International has begun premarketing Idemia as it readies a summer exit from the French biometrics specialist, four sources familiar with the matter said.

No Relief in Sight for Prices

The outlook for the U.S. economy and more at DealBook’s D.C. summit

Spire Capital gears up for first close for EUR 110m fund

Polish lower mid-cap, tech-focused sponsor Spire Capital Partners (SCP) is working towards the first close of its debut fund, partner Krzysztof Konopiński said.

Cathay Innovation teams with Ledger for €100m crypto investment fund

Cathay Innovation has teamed with crypto-security platform Ledger to launch a €100m Web3-focused investment fund. The post Cathay Innovation teams with Ledger for €100m crypto investment fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Unigestion launches third Direct fund with EUR 1bn target

Switzerland-headquartered Unigestion has launched the latest vintage of its direct private equity strategy with a EUR 1bn target, partner and head of portfolio management in private equity Paul Newsome told Unquote.

Twitter co-founder’s Obvious Ventures closes two new funds to pass $1.1bn AUM

Obvious Ventures, the VC house launched by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, has closed a pair of new funds to boost its assets under management to $1.11bn. The post Twitter co-founder’s Obvious Ventures closes two new

Israel-based Titan Capital Partners raises $100m for debut software, internet-focused fund

Israel's Titan Capital Partners has launched a $100m investment fund targeting internet, software, consumer and financial technology companies. The post Israel-based Titan Capital Partners raises $100m for debut software, internet-focused fund first appeared on AltAssets

LPs' net returns highest since financial crisis – Coller Capital

LPs’ returns across the lifetime of their private equity portfolios are nearing record levels not seen since the run-up to the global financial crisis, according to secondaries firm Coller Capital’s Summer 2022 Barometer.

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