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AnaCap reaps 4.3x on MRH Trowe minority stake sale to TA Associates
German insurance broker will now be backed by both GPs; deal comes 2.5 years into AnaCap's investment period
Bregal poaches Carlyle exec for new chief investment officer role
Ryan Selwood’s appointment follows other recent senior hires, including a chief people officer and a chief technology officer
Cinven’s indicative EUR 10 per share Synlab bid seen as below fair value
Sponsor listed the laboratory testing service provider at EUR 18 per share in 2020
EQT Growth in active deployment with EUR 100m IntegrityNext deal
Sponsor to support organic growth of Munich-based ESG software group via inhouse digital and sustainability teams
European sponsors sidestep panic, concede gloom over bank woes
Fallout from Credit Suisse collapse adds to slew of macroeconomic challenges for PE dealmaking and fundraising
Deals face further financing uncertainty after Credit Suisse rescue
Delayed return of stabilized M&A conditions expected, advisors say; mid-cap transactions stand to fare best
Lenders sway fate of auctions in volatile LBO market
Vendors increasingly sounding out lenders before bidders to navigate uncertain M&A landscape
Keyhaven eyes Q4 2023 fund launch amidst lower mid-market GP-leds boom
Secondaries firm looks ahead to fourth fund; sweet spot of EUR 50m-100m for deals but can go up to EUR 500m
Nordic picks Jefferies for upcoming Sunrise Medical auction
German wheelchair specialist was acquired in 2015 and moved to a continuation fund in 2018
‘The start-ups are just about alright’: SVB fallout throws focus on UK tech capital demands
Silicon Valley Bank's demise might cause a small dent in confidence but should not have wider impact on the country's VC or tech sector
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
Permira raises EUR 16.7bn for Fund VIII, 50% up on previous vintage
Final close comes in a market largely devoid of multi-billion fundraises from European managers in recent months
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
Counteract aims for GBP 50m fundraise by year-end
Decarbonisation-focused VC is approaching funds-of-funds, corporates and family offices as fundraise continues
Kompas VC seeks built environment tech opportunities, eyes second fund
Early-stage VC keen to expand cooperation with industry partners as it searches for investments to decarbonise the built environment, managing partner Sebastian Peck tells Unquote
PE ‘roll-ups’ merit Article 22 scrutiny, says Dutch agency head - Keystone Brussels
Martijn Snoep said that small local or regional acquisitions often fall below filing thresholds
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
Summit Partners puts RFID manufacturer ELATEC up for sale
Teasers for the German group were circulated earlier this year by sell-side adviser Goldman Sachs
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
Turnstone PE heads for debut fund first close in March
Sponsor formed by ex-Argentum team seeks to raise EUR 100m for vehicle focusing on mature primary and secondary opportunities
Hayfin markets USD 500m healthcare-focused private credit fund
New vehicle could back investments such as ARR-based direct loans to high growth businesses
GR Capital in 'active stage' of USD 50m-USD 70m fundraise
Berlin-based, Ukrainian-owned VC firm could invest up to USD 30m in 2023, targeting a range of technology subsectors
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