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Amadeus, APEX Ventures team up for €80m DACH-focused deeptech fund

Amadeus Capital Partners and APEX Ventures have launched an €80m-targeting fundraise targeting deep tech early-stage startups, predominantly in the DACH region of Europe. The post Amadeus, APEX Ventures team up for €80m DACH-focused deeptech fund

Inflexion taps £2.5bn fund to buy major stake in dss+

Inflexion, a UK-based private equity firm, has tapped its £2.5bn Buyout Fund VI to acquire a majority stake in dss+, a provider of operations management consulting services. The post Inflexion taps £2.5bn fund to buy

SUSI Partners leverages steep energy price rise opportunity with Energy Efficiency and Transition Credit Fund

Sustainable energy-focused investor SUSI Partners has raised more than €130m towards its Energy Efficiency and Transition Credit Fund. The post SUSI Partners leverages steep energy price rise opportunity with Energy Efficiency and Transition Credit Fund

Here’s how much Bellevue’s ex-Partners Group secondaries team is eyeing for its debut fund

Switzerland-listed asset manager has launched its debut fundraise from its new secondaries investment strategy, a month after bringing in a trio of former Partners Group execs to grow the business. The post Here’s how much

LGT Capital expands to San Francisco with new office launch, Heitmann to helm

The $80bn-managing LGT Capital Partners has launched a San Francisco office to expand its long-time coverage of North America. The post LGT Capital expands to San Francisco with new office launch, Heitmann to helm first

Sienna Investment Managers names new managing partner for private equity division

Sienna Investment Managers, the alternative investment platform of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, has appointed Viktor Speckinger as managing partner of Sienna multi-manager private equity (Sienna MM PE). The post Sienna Investment Managers names new managing partner

Startup using plants to create ‘better meat than animals’ gets L Catterton backing

Consumer-focused private equity major L Catterton has bought into Swiss foodtech startup Planted, which is aiming to create plant-based meat which tastes better than the meat from animals. The post Startup using plants to create

LGT closes $2bn-co investment fund aiming for deals with value creation, downside protection

LGT Capital Partners has closed its third dedicated co-investment fund on $2bn, smashing its target of $1.5bn. The post LGT closes $2bn-co investment fund aiming for deals with value creation, downside protection first appeared on

Venture capital firm Redalpine hires Oliver Pabst as partner following $1bn fund launch

Zurich-based venture capital investor Redalpine has hired entrepreneur Oliver Pabst as general partner following fund launch. The post Venture capital firm Redalpine hires Oliver Pabst as partner following $1bn fund launch first appeared on AltAssets

Capital Dynamics follows record-breaking secondaries fund with €300m fund-of-funds close

Asset manager Capital Dynamics has held the final close of Future Essentials II on €300m, collecting capital from more than 30 institutional investors. The post Capital Dynamics follows record-breaking secondaries fund with €300m fund-of-funds close

Main Capital buys and combines four DACH business software companies to create new business Enventa

European private equity house Main Capital Partners has bought four business software companies to merge together into a new business called Enventa. The post Main Capital buys and combines four DACH business software companies to

Swiss PE house Ufenau reaches €1bn mark for latest fundraise

Swiss investor group Ufenau Capital Partners has closed its first €1bn-reaching fund, nearly doubling the size of its predecessor. The post Swiss PE house Ufenau reaches €1bn mark for latest fundraise first appeared on AltAssets

UBS AM already prepping new PE fundraise for Q2 as it closes €384m Fund IV

UBS Asset Management's buyout and real estate investment arm has raised €384m for its latest private equity growth fund - and it already close to launching the vehicle's successor. The post UBS AM already prepping

Buyout majors circle Novartis with eyes on $25bn Sandoz unit, as club deals look to make comeback

Buyout giants Blackstone and Carlyle are reportedly in talks about joining forces for a buyout of Swiss drugmaker Novartis' generics unit in a deal which could be valued at about $25bn. The post Buyout majors

Digital Horizon exits venture builder portfolio company Aximetria to TCS Group

Venture capital firm Digital Horizon has exited Swiss crypto investment infrastructure builder Aximetria to TCS Group. The post Digital Horizon exits venture builder portfolio company Aximetria to TCS Group first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity

TA Associates scores double insurance deal for Adcubum, tech11

TA Associates has made a double deal for health and property & casualty insurance software provider Adcubum and tech11, a fast-growing insurance software provider serving the P&C market in Germany and across Europe. The post

MITP beats target with $250m final close of second Europe-focused healthtech fund

Swiss healthtech-focused private equity firm MITP has hit a $250m final close for its oversubscribed second fundraise. The post MITP beats target with $250m final close of second Europe-focused healthtech fund first appeared on AltAssets

Pantheon names new global marketing, comms head amid string of new fundraising and IR hires

Global alternatives major Pantheon has boosted its investor relations and marketing team with six senior hires, including Brett Perryman as global head of marketing and communication. The post Pantheon names new global marketing, comms head

Carlyle seals €1.75bn Autoform buyout from fellow buyout house Astorg

Carlyle has agreed a €1.75bn buyout of car construction software specialist Autoform from fellow private equity house Astorg. The post Carlyle seals €1.75bn Autoform buyout from fellow buyout house Astorg first appeared on AltAssets Private

Advent teams up with Eurazeo in Swiss digital payment provider Datatrans buyout

Private equity majors Advent International and Eurazeo have teamed up to acquire Swiss digital payment provider Datatrans. The post Advent teams up with Eurazeo in Swiss digital payment provider Datatrans buyout first appeared on AltAssets

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