Industry
Ufenau registers third continuation vehicle
Switzerland-headquartered Ufenau Capital Partners invests in services-focused SMEs
Consumer dealflow rebounds strongly in Q3
More on-trend verticals such as technology and healthcare took a backseat in the third quarter, Unquote Data shows
LP Profile: ACP opens up PE programme
Co-head of PE Michael Lindauer speaks to Unquote about the LP's allocation strategy and its approach in an increasingly competitive market
Vast majority of LPs plan to increase impact allocations – survey
HarbourVest's 2021 ESG, Sustainability, and Impact Investing Survey collated responses from 130 LPs
ECSO on lookout for LPs for EUR 1bn cybersecurity platform
ECSO aims to raise EUR 1bn by the third quarter of 2022, with the platform structured as a fund-of-funds
Carlyle gears up for next Europe Technology Partners fund
GP registers several Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V vehicles, with the most recent fund having closed in 2018
France's Apax appoints chief sustainability officer
Dominica Adam has taken up the newly created management position at the Paris-headquartered GP
Agilitas makes four new hires
Amol Judge, Nadja Goldbach, Niklas Quadt and Verdeep Dost join the investment team
Tenzing sets sights on Nordic countries
Unquote catches up with managing partner Guy Gillon following the appointment of Magnus Gottås to lead Tenzing's Nordic expansion
CapMan Wealth Services forms Investment Partners Fund
EUR 90m fund will invest in cooperation with AlpInvest, backing US mid-market funds chosen by the GP
Will private equity bank on rising interest rates?
Sponsors want in on banking businesses before greater confidence in asset quality and interest-rate hikes increase valuations
Podcast: In conversation with... Sunaina Sinha, Raymond James | Cebile
The Cebile Capital founder discusses the tie-up with Raymond James, and the key trends at play in the global fundraising and secondaries landscapes
Dunedin team moves on as firm winds down
Mid-cap GP has seen 18 team members depart this year, including three partners, following the decision to halt the fundraise for its fourth vehicle
Leveraged loans issuance sets new record
High-yield bonds backing LBOs followed a different route, with volume decreasing 67% from Q2
Pantheon raises USD 624m for GP-led secondaries programme
Unquote recaps the fundraise and investment strategy with managing partner Paul Ward
Turkven expects Turkey Growth Fund IV final close in mid-2022
Previous fund held a final close in 2012 with capital commitments of USD 840m
LBO France in EUR 500m Franco-Chinese venture with Haixia Capital
MoU marks LBO France's first foray into the Chinese market, with plans to open a local office
Summa Equity hires three new partners
Christoph Waer, Tim He and Matthias Fink join the firm in three different geographies
ECI wraps up fund 9 with 3x overall return
Fund made 15 investments, including two tech unicorns with ATG and Wireless Logic
DACH VC deal value doubles year on year
VCs have backed DACH region deals with an aggregate value of EUR 15.4bn in 2021 to date
GP Profile: Phoenix returns record amounts in last 12 months
Unquote catches up with managing partner David Burns to discuss recent activity and where the firm is headed next
Less than half of UK GPs report in detail on ESG impact – survey
Advisory firm BDO reviewed the ESG policies of 100 private equity firms with UK operations
One third of LPs plan to increase PE allocation within a year – survey
Schroders' Institutional Investor Study surveyed 750 investors in February and March 2021
2021 European PE exits already exceeding full 2020 tally
GPs are clearly looking to seize the initiative and clear out portfolios amid a general push to ink deals on the buy-side