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Keyhaven eyes Q4 2023 fund launch amidst lower mid-market GP-leds boom
Secondaries firm looks ahead to fourth fund; sweet spot of EUR 50m-100m for deals but can go up to EUR 500m
‘The start-ups are just about alright’: SVB fallout throws focus on UK tech capital demands
Silicon Valley Bank's demise might cause a small dent in confidence but should not have wider impact on the country's VC or tech sector
Aliter Capital to exit Ipsum in sale to IK Partners
Deal for utilities and infrastructure maintenance provider is third exit from GP’s 2017 vintage fund
GP Profile: IW Capital aims to support UK SMEs with dedicated debut fund
UK-based private equity firm is gearing up to launch a new GBP 25m-30m vehicle by summer
Inflexion reaps 5.6x money in Mobica trade exit
Sale to US-listed Cognizant values UK-based software development and integration specialist at GBP 250m
Gyrus Capital explores Essential Pharma sale via Rothschild
UK-based specialty pharma group expected to be marketed off around GBP 70m EBITDA
IK Partners mulls mid-term Southern European expansion
Spain, Portugal and Italy considered for future platform deals as the GP’s portfolio companies strengthen their foothold in the region
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: What’s next for ESG – Fedrigoni case study
Harriet Matthews is joined by colleague William Cain to discuss ESG investing amid macro clouds and interviews Bain’s Ivano Sessa about the sustainability strategy for one of the sponsor's portfolio companies
Charterhouse exits Tarsus to Informa for GBP 790m EV
Sale of Dublin-based B2B events group marks seventh exit from the sponsor’s tenth fund
Permira raises EUR 16.7bn for Fund VIII, 50% up on previous vintage
Final close comes in a market largely devoid of multi-billion fundraises from European managers in recent months
Advent exits Tag to Japan's Dentsu in multi-million deal
Sale values marketing agency at GBP 533m; sponsor retains company's former parent Williams Lea
Glass ceiling shows first cracks in PE space
Greater focus on investment team gender equality and mentoring has shifted the balance, but room for progress remains
Inspirit Capital buys Capita’s Modular People Solutions for GBP 21m
Carve-out deal is the seventh investment from the special situation GP's debut fund
Counteract aims for GBP 50m fundraise by year-end
Decarbonisation-focused VC is approaching funds-of-funds, corporates and family offices as fundraise continues
August Equity announces changes in leadership
Philip Rattle to become chairman with David Lonsdale succeeding him as managing partner
PE ‘roll-ups’ merit Article 22 scrutiny, says Dutch agency head - Keystone Brussels
Martijn Snoep said that small local or regional acquisitions often fall below filing thresholds
GP Profile: Hayfin seeks European mid-market opportunities with PE strategy
Launched in 2018 and with EUR 1bn AUM, strategy aims to address GPs’ need for fund and asset-level capital, partner Gonzalo Erroz tells Unquote
Spex Capital launches EUR 100m early-stage healthtech fund
New GP has sights set on further impact vehicles such as food and climate technology
Turnstone PE heads for debut fund first close in March
Sponsor formed by ex-Argentum team seeks to raise EUR 100m for vehicle focusing on mature primary and secondary opportunities
Hayfin markets USD 500m healthcare-focused private credit fund
New vehicle could back investments such as ARR-based direct loans to high growth businesses
Metric Capital to hold first close for EUR 1.5bn fund in spring
UK-based investor in mid-sized companies is in talks with existing LPs for its fifth vehicle, a source familiar said
Coller Capital joins GPs in search for private wealth allocations
Jake Elmhirst to lead new arm that will tap private banks and wealth managers to distribute GP's products
ECI Partners prepares Moneypenny sale via Houlihan Lokey
Outsourced communications provider could hit the UK auction pipeline after Easter
Levine Leichtman to sell GL Education to PE-owned Renaissance
Deal with Francisco Partners’ company follows year-long process that attracted Ardian, Bridgepoint