Articles by Greg Gille
Guidepost injects $20m into Elements Global Services
Deal is the first investment from Guidepost's third fund, which came to market last year
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Made in Germany
This week, the Unquote Podcast focuses on Germany, where private equity activity has remained resilient despite Covid-19
EQT's Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua
Saur secures a 51% stake in the French water utilities management company as part of a strategic partnership
Pantheon promotes Barr to head of IR for EMEA
Responsibilities will include leadership of the distribution relationships in France, Italy, the Middle East and Spain1
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021
New vehicle's target is almost double the €153m that Jet raised for its second fund
G Square looking to exit ISPS - report
G Square acquired the healthcare training business from Montefiore in 2016
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Ace Aero Partenaires reaches €630m first close
Fund is dedicated to supporting the aerospace sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
AB Tasty raises $40m from Crédit Mutuel Innovation et al.
AB Tasty has raised $64m to date, with Omnes, Partech and Korelya backing a $17m series-B in 2017
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
LP Profile: CPP Investments
Unquote picks out key takeaways from CPPI’s latest annual report, and hears from head of PE funds Delaney Brown about the Canadian LP's strategy
CPP Investments appoints SNCF's Pepy as senior adviser
Pepy joined SNCF in 1993 and served as chair and CEO from 2008 to 2019
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2020: last chance to enter
Entries for the 2020 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are due by 11 July at 5pm
Andera closes Cabestan Croissance fund, inks first deal
Growth capital fund closed on €80m in Q1, after holding a €60m first close in December
Buy-and-build: 3i’s five-step strategy
Pete Wilson, partner and head of UK private equity at 3i, outlines some key considerations for executing successful bolt-on acquisitions
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Andera closes ActoMezz IV in excess of €500m
Sponsorless mezzanine fund is the largest raised by Andera (formerly EdRip) to date
Italian PE: an opportunity in crisis
The latest edition of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi's series on the Italian private equity and M&A markets is now available to download
Gyrus Capital hires two
Healthcare-focused GP was launched in early 2019 by former Argos Wityu partner Guy Semmens
Rede's Yaron Zafir joins Asante
Zafir left Rede earlier this year, after heading the firm's secondaries activities