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Tikehau sets sights on €35bn AUM, plans to launch new funds
GP intends to launch a direct lending fund, a private debt secondary fund and a private debt impact fund
Coronavirus and private equity
All our latest coverage on the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and its impact on the European PE industry
Secondaries buyers expect 30% volume drop over next two months - research
Five out of 37 buyers still appear opportunistic and expect activity to go up
New perspectives: How secondaries are reshaping PE's risk profile
With LPs increasingly hungry for PE, the boom of the secondaries market can shift perceptions around the risks associated with the asset class
Acuris coronavirus impact analysis
Assessing the early impact of coronavirus on capital markets and sectors
Dentons appoints Orrick's Kessler as partner
Kessler specialises in public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and restructuring
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes buys 5 Sept Etiquette
Deal marks the eighth add-on acquisition for the France-based wine and spirits label producer
BlackFin, MTech in €8m series-A for Akur8
Round for the French insurance technology business brings Akur8's total funding to date to €10m
BNP Paribas Developpement backs Cinto
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for Rhône-Alpes PME, part of the Siparex group
Coronavirus: PE processes that could be affected
A round-up of ongoing and expected sale processes in sectors impacted by the coronavirus outbreak
Secondaries sea change: Backing your winners
What was once the preserve of the underperformer is now shifting towards the prized asset
Turenne backs Banook MBO
GP invests from its Capital Sante 2 fund, which held a first close on €100m in March 2019
FundRock launches French arm dedicated to PE, real estate
Based in Paris, the new entity is an alternative investment fund manager
GP Profile: Crédit Mutuel Equity
Board member Christophe Tournier talks through the firm's minority focus, and the upcoming launch of an infra strategy
PE-backed Tinubu acquires eSurety
Long Arc Capital and BPI France inject an additional €15m to finance the transaction
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Private equity seeks solutions to uncertainty as coronavirus derails buyouts
Dealmakers are trying to keep the buyout show on the road as the coronavirus crisis overtakes the European market
Providence sells Galileo to CPP-led consortium
Consortium also comprises Montagu, alongside existing shareholders Téthys Invest and BPI France
Coronavirus outbreak could lead to fundraising logjam, PE players warn
Industry participants contacted by Unquote expect negative ramifications for fundraising as well as deal-making activity
Eurazeo signs France Invest gender diversity charter
GP also plans to appoint women to 50% of its junior investment team roles
Activa Capital to launch €200m fourth fund
Activa Capital IV will invest in French companies operating in the B2B services industry
Abenex backs Groupe Aerow
Abenex intends to boost the company’s growth both organically and via external acquisitions
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
VC Profile: Sofinnova Partners
Managing partner Graziano Seghezzi on the firm’s fundraises, its multi-asset strategy and the European life sciences VC space