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PE deal-making surge of 2021 could break one more record
Recent trends in the mega-deal segment indicate that the Alliance Boots buyout of 2007 is a record that is close to being broken
Five Arrows wins £300m Sygnature Discovery auction
GP will take over Phoenix Equity Partners' minority stake, acquired in 2017
HQ Capital closes Auda Co-Investment Fund II on $210m
North America-focused fund held a first close in June 2020 and has made 20 investments
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Essential Analysis
Essential Analysis
VC fundraising enjoys strong 2020 vintage, sunny prospects
With record amounts of capital raised for the strategy, venture capital fundraising does not appear to have been slowed by the pandemic
People Moves
Oakley hires new partner, makes raft of promotions
GP makes six promotions within its investment team, and hires Valero Domingo as partner
Four-strong Rhône Capital team leaves to form new firm
Gianpiero Lenza, Sébastien Mazella di Bosco, Petter Johnsson and Vincenzo Narciso have left the GP
Expert Voices
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Pandemic premiums
Following the publication of the Q1 2021 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: First-time fortunes
Vincent Van den Brink and Greg Kok from fund administrator JTC discuss how recent months have affected the fortunes of first-time funds
Market Insight
Multiples Heatmap: hectic Q1 further fuels valuation hike
Deal multiples saw four consecutive quarterly increases to reach 11.5x in the first quarter of 2021
