Benelux
European PE fundraising forges ahead amidst macro uncertainty
Unquote explores LP preferences, GP behaviour and the challenges ahead in what many expect to be a record fundraising year
European Q1 deal value drops amid market volatility
Buyouts in the first quarter fell to EUR 62bn, the lowest level since the recovery from the pandemic started
MPEP holds EUR 215m interim close for fourth PE fund
GP expects to reach its EUR 300m target for Munich Private Equity Partners IV by summer 2022
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap: UK and Ireland deals pass 14x mark in Q4
With PE buyouts in Europe shattering records again in 2021, average multiples continued to move up in Q4
Kempen reaches EUR 245m final close for second PE fund
Fund has made two co-investments and five partnership deals so far, Kempen's Sven Smeets told Unquote
Specialist healthcare funds on track for another record year
GPs raised EUR 4.4bn with swelling need for healthcare investment but could face challenges in keeping a disciplined deployment
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 1 April 2022
NorthEdge's Correla; LDC's Omniplex; QPE's Encore; Cinven's Barentz, Tenzing's Jeffreys Henry, and more
AP Moller, Biogroup among final bidders for Waypoint's Affidea
Final offers for the pan-European outpatient group are expected in a couple of weeks
Ufenau VII closes on EUR 1bn hard-cap
Switzerland-based buy-and-build specialist plans to make 13-15 platform deals from the fund
Azalea holds USD 100m first close for sustainability fund-of-funds
Fund-of-funds will invest in managers focused on ESG and positive environmental and social impact
Trill Impact set for venture fund following Domin appointment
Alex Domin has joined the Stockholm-headquartered impact investor as co-head of ventures
Carlyle to sell Hunkemöller to Parcom, Opportunity
GP will exit majority stake in the Dutch lingerie brand and reinvest as minority shareholder
CVC’s Amsterdam IPO move adds impetus to calls for LSE reform
CVC Capital Partners’ reported preference for Amsterdam as a potential home for its shares shows that London’s regulatory regime still needs to be far more flexible, several sources said.
Summa co-invests in Castik-backed TBAuctions
Summa joins as shareholder after financing three Nordics-based bolt-ons for the online auctions platform
Adams Street appoints BlackRock's Mioch as Benelux head
Joost Mioch will aim to build the GP's Benelux institutional client and consultant relationships
Turning to powder: European take-privates take pause
Public to private transactions are off to a slow start this year but lower prices on stock markets could encourage dealmaking again
One Peak gears up for fund III
European growth technology firm held a final close for One Peak Growth II in 2020 on EUR 443m
The Bolt-ons Digest – 18 March 2022
KKR’S Biosynth Carbosynth, Agilitas’ Cibicom, Apax’s Graitec, Cairngorm's Verso, Altor's Trioworld, and more
GRO Capital holds EUR 600m final close for Fund III
B2B software-focused fund is more than twice the size of its EUR 255m, 2018-vintage predecessor
BEX Capital raises USD 765m for Fund IV
Secondaries fund-of-funds remains open for no-fee, no-carry investments from NGOs and non-profits
Jeito, INKEF, Forbion lead EUR 80m Series B for Precirix
Precirix last raised a EUR 37m Series A in 2018
Gilde Healthcare closes fourth buyout fund on EUR 517m
Double the size of its predecessor, the new vehicle was oversubscribed and saw nearly all Gilde’s existing LPs investing
Dawn Capital eyes two new funds
Software-focused VC makes early-stage deals; its Opportunities funds back its later-stage portfolio
ESG from ‘nice to have’ to prerequisite for almost all LPs – survey
Adams Street Partners’ 2022 Global Investor Survey gauged LPs’ views of 118 LPs globally