GPs
GP Profile: Inspirit anticipates carve-outs uptick with fundraising on the horizon by year-end
Complex carve-outs specialist could raise around GBP 75m for its second fund with debut vehicle around 70% deployed
Beyond Impact aims for EUR 100m close for alternative protein fund
Article 9 fund held EUR 25m first close in early 2022; targets stakes in non-animal proteins and ingredients
AnaCap exits Oona Health in EUR 302m sale to Topdanmark
Deal for Danish health insurance provider generates a 4x money multiple and 40% IRR
Afinum nears EUR 410m-EUR 420m fund close; mulls new fundraise
Plans for Fund 10 to be contemplated by mid-2024 “at the earliest” as GP advances on succession changes
Women in VC: Turenne Santé’s Chaoui on new healthcare growth strategy and social impact
Healthcare sponsor aims to raise EUR 150m for new growth fund, with further deployment and fundraising for its LBO strategy in the pipeline
GP Profile: IW Capital aims to support UK SMEs with dedicated debut fund
UK-based private equity firm is gearing up to launch a new GBP 25m-30m vehicle by summer
IK Partners mulls mid-term Southern European expansion
Spain, Portugal and Italy considered for future platform deals as the GP’s portfolio companies strengthen their foothold in the region
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: What’s next for ESG – Fedrigoni case study
Harriet Matthews is joined by colleague William Cain to discuss ESG investing amid macro clouds and interviews Bain’s Ivano Sessa about the sustainability strategy for one of the sponsor's portfolio companies
Afinum founders kick off succession planning with two new managing directors
First step in succession preparations will also see two partners join management team later this year
Advent exits Tag to Japan's Dentsu in multi-million deal
Sale values marketing agency at GBP 533m; sponsor retains company's former parent Williams Lea
Glass ceiling shows first cracks in PE space
Greater focus on investment team gender equality and mentoring has shifted the balance, but room for progress remains
Women in PE: Resource Partners’ Bobrowska outlines sponsor’s M&A and diversity ambitions
CEE-focused firm aims to close its third fund by mid-2023 and continuing to focus on the consumer sector
BD Capital mulls second fundraising towards end-2023
London-based mid-cap sponsor has crossed the half-way mark of deployment of its debut fund
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
GP Profile: Hayfin seeks European mid-market opportunities with PE strategy
Launched in 2018 and with EUR 1bn AUM, strategy aims to address GPs’ need for fund and asset-level capital, partner Gonzalo Erroz tells Unquote
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
Spex Capital launches EUR 100m early-stage healthtech fund
New GP has sights set on further impact vehicles such as food and climate technology
Women in VC: Arya Ventures’ Serter on debut gender-balanced fund and supporting female founders
Launched in October to back Turkish female-founded startups, the angel network's first vehicle has raised its target to USD 15m after reaching USD 10m goal
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
Women in PE: Schroders Capital’s Lukas on impact investment and supporting GPs through fundraising woes
Tanja Lukas speaks to Unquote about priorities for the asset manager’s private equity strategy
GP Profile: Soho Square pushes ‘dequity’ model in UK, eyes dealflow uptick
London-based sponsor has around GBP 100m left to deploy for nascent model that invests debt but behaves like private equity