News/GPs
Jet Investment opens Polish office, eyes future DACH expansion
Industrials-focused sponsor has reserved more than EUR 100m in its new Jet 3 vehicle for Polish deals
Swiss sponsor Ufenau mulls fourth continuation vehicle
Recently registered in Luxembourg, new fund follows the close of a EUR 563m continuation vehicle by the firm in April 2022
Quadrum closes in on EUR 400m-EUR 450m fundraise
QIF IV set to reach its target by Q2 2023 with fundraising from family-based investors largely completed
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
Sullivan Street to strike ‘at least’ two special sits deals and one exit this year with new ex-ICG hire
First fundraise for the complex situations investor ‘definitely’ on the horizon, although focus now on dealhunting
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 21 February 2023
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Investindustrial's CEME, Astorg's Fastmarkets, H&F's TeamSystem, and more
Getir’s early-stage backer Re-Pie seeks new financial investors
Turkish asset manager seeks potential investors that can also engage in co-investments following its 3% stake sale
Siparex-backed TiLT in final leg of fundraise for energy transition vehicle
Energy transition investor TiLT Capital Partners could reach more than EUR 250m in fund size
Perwyn hires Five Arrows' investment manager for Paris office
Stéphane Gaudard joins five months after the UK-based sponsor hired head of France
Carlyle private equity fundraising slumps behind peers
Sponsor remains on the road for its eighth flagship fund amid turmoil at CEO-level, with fundraising lagging behind peers KKR and EQT
Bowmark bolsters investment team with two hires
Laura Clayfield and Raj Mukherji have joined the London-based mid-market sponsor
BlackRock mulls new vintage of private capital products for sophisticated retail investors in Europe
Global asset manager explores new generation of private market funds for wealthy individuals banking on positive uptake from retail investors
Brookfield acquires DWS private equity secondaries unit
Asset manager plans expansion into PE GP-leds, bolstering its existing real estate secondaries strategy
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 26 January 2023
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons, with ICG's Circet, Five Arrows' Mintec, Carlyle's Jagex, and more
Ardian plans North American drive with tech, services deals on radar
French sponsor looks to more than double exposure to US and Canada when next flagship buyout fund launches
DBAG turns focus to proprietary dealflow as auctions slowdown
Valuations could cool off as debt availability tightens, German GP's partner Thilo-Anyas Koenig tells Unquote
Inflexion hires new head of financial services from Cinven
Andrea Bertolini to lead sector origination; Daan Gankema and Rob Dunnett join as directors in Benelux and Yorkshire
Partners Group sets fundraising guidance at USD 17bn-22bn
Private markets investor finished 2022 at the bottom of USD 22bn-26bn target for new commitments
AG Capital kicks off inaugural fund with Improove buyout
Austrian emerging manager acquires local SEO agency with country's first buyout fund in a decade
FSI eyes new fund with near EUR 1bn returned to LPs this year
Italian GP conducted three exits in 2022; Fund II would have similar size as EUR 1.4bn predecessor
Equistone makes three ESG manager hires
London, Paris and Munich appointments will assist with ESG in the investment and portfolio management processes
Tikehau taps Unilever VP to lead regenerative agricultural practice
Laurent-David Charbit will co-head the strategy investing recently launched EUR 1bn fund
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 14 December 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons, including CVC's Stark Group, Bridgepoint's Kereis, EQT's Open Systems, and more
Large LPs among most concerned about denominator effect – Coller Capital
As the stock market slump slows down their PE commitments, LPs are set to increase use of the secondaries market to balance allocations