Articles by Greg Gille
Jasmin Capital promotes new partner
Placement agent and secondaries adviser also promotes three and hires a new associate
Bowmark fully exits Aston Lark in Howden sale
GP supported the MBO of Aston Scott in 2015, adding on Lark Group two years later
TA Associates takes minority stake in Foncia
TA secures a 25% stake, while Partners Group remains the controlling shareholder
Ace Capital raises EUR 175m for cybersecurity fund
Brienne III held a first close on EUR 80m in June 2019 and ultimately exceeded its target
Burger King UK owners mull GBP 600m listing – report
IPO plans are thought likely to be formalised within days, dual-track process could be explored too
European ESG market to hit EUR 1.2trn by 2025 – survey
Segment could account for between 27% and 42% of private markets' asset base, up from 15% in 2020, says PwC
European GPs raise record amounts in first nine months of 2021
Raising EUR 105.5bn in aggregate commitments is a 30% increase on the average amount raised in comparable periods over the previous four years
European buyout dealflow up 36% year-on-year in Q3
Europe was home to 346 buyouts worth an aggregate EUR 69.8bn in the third quarter, preliminary figures indicate
PAI lines up next flagship fund
PAI Partners VIII is registered in Luxembourg, with its predecessor having raised EUR 5bn in 2018
European PE activity could reach EUR 400bn mark in 2021
Aggregate value for 2021 to date is already higher than that seen in any full-year on record, with a full quarter still to play out
Verdane names new partner, bolsters wider team
Growth equity investor hires three across its investment and investor relations teams
European IPOs reach seven-year high in first nine months of 2021
Sponsors have been on the ball when it comes to capitalising on the IPO window this year, according to Dealogic data
La Doria confirms take-private talks with Investindustrial
La Doria has a market cap of EUR 600m and posted revenues of EUR 423.8m in H1 2021
Amundi eyes January final close for second Megatendances fund
Fund is expected to collect up to EUR 400m, with EUR 280m secured to date
Eurazeo increases stake in VC firm Kurma Partners
Firm says it plans to commit nearly EUR 100m to Kurma funds
Nordic nets 8x on Cary Group IPO
GP backed the business – then called Ryds Bilglas – via Nordic Capital VIII in 2018
Clearwater hires ex-PwC partner as new CEO
Julian Brown will take over from Michael Reeves, who has led the firm as CEO since inception in 2014
French mega-rounds shoot up in 2021
France has already seen as many rounds of EUR 100m and above than in 2019 and 2020 combined, Unquote Data shows
Silver Lake et al. in USD 555m round for Mirakl
Mirakl's valuation has more than doubled since its USD 300m Series D a year ago
PAI eyeing EUR 2bn Asmodee sale – report
PAI Partners is said to have mandated Goldman Sachs and Natixis to organise the sale
Nordic Capital hires new partner for Evolution team
Alfa Chan joins from Silverfleet Capital, where he spent 18 years and was a healthcare-focused partner
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
Earth Capital appoints new CEO
Culver Evans will move from his current role as CFO and take over CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power
Karmijn Kapitaal appoints van der Maarel as managing partner
Van der Maarel will join the firm on 1 October from NIBC