Articles by Harriet Matthews
McDermott adds to German PE team with Noerr and Latham duo
Noerr’s Holger Ebersberger and Latham & Watkins’ Hanno Witt to join the firm’s Munich office
Oakley raises EUR 2.85bn for fifth flagship fund
More than twice the size of its 2019 predecessor, the vehicle will allow for larger equity tickets, more investments and bolt-ons
Brookfield acquires DWS private equity secondaries unit
Asset manager plans expansion into PE GP-leds, bolstering its existing real estate secondaries strategy
GP Profile: Key Capital upbeat about SME deals with next fund in the making
UK small-cap sponsor could return to market for its next GBP 125m fund at the end of 2023
GP Profile: Armen eyes “new frontier” for GP stakes in Europe
France-headquartered GP stakes investor is seeking to support sponsors as they become multi-strategy managers, co-founder Dominique Gaillard tells Unquote
IPEM 2023: GPs battle fundraising blues on the Côte d'Azur
Sponsors remain broadly optimistic despite fundraise bottlenecks and a growing number of LPs faced with tough choices on manager selection
Flight to quality, impact investing to drive allocations in 2023 – HarbourVest
Asset manager’s investment team discusses secondaries and co-investment dynamics amid a challenging fundraising market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: The PE auction in times of exit scarcity
Rachel Lewis joins Harriet Matthews to discuss how auction process dynamics are changing against the current market backdrop
Arcano holds EUR 450m final close for latest secondaries fund
With just under 50% deployed, the vehicle will split focus evenly between LP stakes and GP-leds
Certior Capital holds first close for second PE emerging managers fund
Fund has a EUR 80m target and will be split evenly between fund investments and co-investments
Going, going, not gone: PE auctions bid for relevance amid risk-off environment
With a debt financing drought and macro woes denting exits, GPs are adapting the traditional M&A auction in favour of more flexible bilateral negotiations to get deals across the line
Bellevue eyes Q1 2023 first close for debut secondaries fund
With USD 200m target, vehicle will primarily focus on USD 1m-30m LP stake deals
Dyal raises USD 12.9bn for new fund with CVC, PAI stakes in portfolio
Blue Owl’s division exceeded target for fifth fund specialised in buying minority stakes in asset managers
Hamilton Lane raises USD 2.1bn for fifth co-investment fund
Close comes at a time when challenging credit and fundraising markets are increasing GPs’ need for strategic capital sources
Rede Partners opens Amsterdam office
Private capital adviser aims to grow its European footprint with first office on the continent
Arcano holds EUR 280m final close for impact fund-of-funds
Spanish GP is eyeing a second vintage in 2023 with the vehicle more than 50% deployed
General Atlantic holds USD 2.6bn final close for debut climate fund
BeyondNetZero strategy has USD 3.5bn to deploy in total with additional firepower from the GP
Bellevue hires ex-Partners Group trio for new secondaries strategy
Switzerland-based asset manager plans to launch first secondaries vehicle in 2023
Equistone makes three ESG manager hires
London, Paris and Munich appointments will assist with ESG in the investment and portfolio management processes
Private Equity Trendspotter: Sponsors look for sure footing as market slowdown signals change in deals landscape
Aggregate buyout volume brings 2022 just 6% above pre-pandemic dealmaking, with a significant sentiment shift in H2 2022
Munich Private Equity closes Fund IV on EUR 392m
Fund-of-funds investor will split deployment evenly between Europe and North America
Mircap nears first close for debut co-investment fund
GP led by Michele Mezzarobba and François Pinel de Golleville will aim to raise EUR 100-120m
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
Unigestion’s de Dardel to succeed Frick as CEO
Head of private equity Christophe de Dardel takes up the role after 22 years with the Swiss asset manager