Private equity major Permira has sealed a buyout of EF Education First's children's English language education unit at a reported valuation of about $1.5bn.
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has sold Analytical Lab Group to Element Materials Technology, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Capital. Analytical Lab Group (ALG) provides FDA- and EPA-focused microbiology testing services to the healthcare, drug,
Growth Capital Partners has exited its stake in technology consultancy DMW to trade buyer Credera.
Pricehubble, a Switzerland-based B2B real estate valuation software platform backed by BtoV Partners, Helvetia Venture Fund, SwissLife and Swisscom Ventures, has acquired Austria-based software platform Checkmyplace.
Discrepancies in valuations are common, but investors are scrutinising such situations more closely now
Centerbridge Partners has sold its 60% stake in loan servicing company Cepal to Greek lender Alpha Bank.
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.
Capza has exited its stake in IT consultancy Talan, as Towerbrook invests in the company.
The overall rebound in public equity markets and the overweight exposure to more resilient sub-sectors helped improve the funds' valuations, Apax Global Alpha said in a stock exchange announcement
Apax has announced its valuations for Apax VIII and Apax IX as of 30 June 2020.
Bankrupt US dairy company Borden has been bought by KKR and Capitol Peak Partners in a $340m asset purchase.
InsurTech business Hippo has cemented its place in the coveted unicorn club by raising a $150m round at a $1.5bn valuation.
Talde Private Equity and Oquendo Capital have sold Rotecna, a Spanish manufacturer of machinery for the pig farming industry, to Solix-backed Skiold Group.
Peak Rock Capital has exited its three-year investment in water treatment products provider Hasa through a sale to GHK Capital Partners.
Brookfield Asset Management has closed a US$260 million preferred stock equity investment in Superior Plus. Toronto-headquartered Superior (TSX: SPB) provides delivery, wholesale procurement and retail marketing of propane-related products, and distributes fuels including heating oil
London-headquartered secondaries specialist Headway Capital Partners has sold Italian lighting company Castaldi Lighting to market peer Penta.
Milaya Capital invests in a £15m funding round for alternative banking financial technology company Lanistar.
The scale at which the European private equity industry has been besieged by the coronavirus crisis is becoming increasingly clear thanks to new data from PitchBook, with fundraising, dealmaking and exit activity all falling to
According to a new study by Willis Towers Watson (WTW), private equity-owned companies appear to be weathering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across multiple sectors and geographies. According to WTW, despite the subdued operating
