Spain’s Azora bets on European hotel recovery post-Covid, raises €680m for new fund
Spanish private equity real estate investor Azora has beating its €600m target in a new fundraise focused on leisure hotels in Europe.
Spanish private equity real estate investor Azora has beating its €600m target in a new fundraise focused on leisure hotels in Europe.
KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire AM General, a military vehicle and contract automotive manufacturer, from MacAndrews & Forbes, an investment firm controlled by Ronald Perelman. AM General manufactures specialized vehicles for military and
KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the assets of small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton, including the equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. On July 20, Briggs & Stratton voluntarily filed for
Centerbridge Partners has sold its 60% stake in loan servicing company Cepal to Greek lender Alpha Bank.
Mid-market private equity house WM Partners has named Goldpoint Partners co-founder John Schumacher as a senior advisor.
New investor Digital+ Partners has led a $28m series-B round for Germany-based market research software Quantilope.
Madison Dearborn is within touching distance of its $4.5bn goal for its eighth flagship fundraise after passing the $4bn mark for the vehicle.
The volume of exits by private equity players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data.
Private equity fund placement agency BerchWood Partners has made a pair of new hires across its London and New York offices.
Auctus Capital Partners has invested €30m for a majority stake in Netherlands-based digitalisation consultancy BlinkLane.
Opalesque Industry Update - Eze Castle Integration, a portfolio company of private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.) and a global leader in technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Alphaserve Technologies, a provider of
Sustainability-focused investment house Impax Asset Management has struck a £377m soft close for its open-ended fund targeting environmental products and services.
The $1tn-managing investment house Nuveen has pulled in its first capital for a new private equity fund targeting income inequality and climate change.
Retail turnaround firms GA Europe and CM Solutions have acquired Germany-based outdoor clothing retailer Yeah!, which operates the brand McTrek, following the company's insolvency filing in April 2020.
Capza has exited its stake in IT consultancy Talan, as Towerbrook invests in the company.
Existing investors BlackRock, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Tengelmann Ventures have participated in a €50m series-D round for Germany-based digital asset manager Scalable Capital.
Emerging markets-focused Leapfrog Investments has promoted a trio of senior staff to its management committee and board in the wake of its last record-breaking fundraise.
Christian Näther, senior partner at Emeram Capital Partners, speaks to Unquote about how the Munich-headquartered GP's portfolio has fared during the coronavirus crisis, the GP's fundraising plans and its current M&A pipeline
Schroders fundraising amid the coronavirus is continuing apace following it pulling in €425m so far for its debut hotel-focused investment vehicle.
Secondaries-focused investor Pomona Capital is back in the fundraising market and is hoping to raise $2bn for its tenth flagship fund, coming two years after the close of its predecessor.