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Fundraising
MML launches lower-mid-market strategy for UK, Northern European B2B assets

London-headquartered GP invested in AI provider MIcompany in first deal for new strategy this week

  • Buyout
  • 03 February 2023
Fundraising in euros
Oakley raises EUR 2.85bn for fifth flagship fund

More than twice the size of its 2019 predecessor, the vehicle will allow for larger equity tickets, more investments and bolt-ons

  • Buyout
  • 02 February 2023
Integra Partners team (Bernard Hendrikx third from left)
Integra Partners heads for year-end close for EUR 250m second fund

Vehicle is open to retail investors with tickets of EUR 500,000-plus and will make fund and co-investments

  • Funds
  • 02 February 2023
IT support technicians
Livingbridge exits Red Box in sale to US-based Uniphore

Deal for voice software group takes the GP’s Fund V close to full realisation, with Direct Ferries as only business left in the 2012 vehicle

  • Exits
  • 02 February 2023
John Garner of LDC
LDC outlines plans for new record year of deployment

Despite macro woes, sponsor wants to build up on last year’s pace of investment and exceed GBP 400m mark in 2023

  • Funds
  • 01 February 2023
Portfolio reorganisations
Brookfield acquires DWS private equity secondaries unit

Asset manager plans expansion into PE GP-leds, bolstering its existing real estate secondaries strategy

  • GPs
  • 31 January 2023
Cruise holidays and tourism services
Inflexion’s Scott Dunn valued at GBP 121m in trade exit

Sale to Australian travel agency Flight Centre marks the 13th exit for the GP’s 2010 buyout fund

  • Exits
  • 31 January 2023
James Hall of Key Capital Partners
GP Profile: Key Capital upbeat about SME deals with next fund in the making

UK small-cap sponsor could return to market for its next GBP 125m fund at the end of 2023

  • GPs
  • 31 January 2023
Dominique Gaillard of Armen
GP Profile: Armen eyes “new frontier” for GP stakes in Europe

France-headquartered GP stakes investor is seeking to support sponsors as they become multi-strategy managers, co-founder Dominique Gaillard tells Unquote

  • GPs
  • 30 January 2023
Indian restaurants and cuisine
Foresight reaps 3.5x money in Mowgli exit to TriSpan

Sale of Indian restaurant chain is the sixth exit from the firm’s first Regional Investment fund

  • Exits
  • 30 January 2023
Palais des Festivals Cannes
IPEM 2023: GPs battle fundraising blues on the Côte d'Azur

Sponsors remain broadly optimistic despite fundraise bottlenecks and a growing number of LPs faced with tough choices on manager selection

  • Industry
  • 27 January 2023
Stock market trackers and financial investment apps
Equistone to exit Acuity in sale to Permira

Sale of financial services research group follows process with early discussions between vendor and bidders

  • Exits
  • 27 January 2023
Currency exchange software and financial monitoring
Bridgepoint picks advisers for Moneycorp upcoming sale

Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg hired for foreign exchange specialist's auction

  • Exits
  • 27 January 2023
Bolt-ons and buy-and-build platforms
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 26 January 2023

Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons, with ICG's Circet, Five Arrows' Mintec, Carlyle's Jagex, and more

  • Expansion
  • 26 January 2023
Lucie Cawood of Travers Smith
Travers Smith names new head of PE and financial sponsors group

Lucie Cawood's appointment follows poaching of Ian Shawyer by Cleary Gottlieb earlier this month

  • Advisory
  • 25 January 2023
abrdn Private Equity Barometer Q4 2022
Q4 Barometer: deal count remains steady amid tough environment

The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with abrdn, is now available to download

  • Investments
  • 25 January 2023
GPs aim to get a say on secondaries buyer selection
Flight to quality, impact investing to drive allocations in 2023 – HarbourVest

Asset manager’s investment team discusses secondaries and co-investment dynamics amid a challenging fundraising market

  • Fundraising
  • 24 January 2023
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: The PE auction in times of exit scarcity

Rachel Lewis joins Harriet Matthews to discuss how auction process dynamics are changing against the current market backdrop

  • Industry
  • 23 January 2023
Fundraising in euros
Arcano holds EUR 450m final close for latest secondaries fund

With just under 50% deployed, the vehicle will split focus evenly between LP stakes and GP-leds

  • Funds
  • 20 January 2023
Sealed circular power connectors manufacturers
Equistone to exit Bulgin to Infinite Electronics

UK sealed connectors manufacturer set to accelerate US expansion under trade owner

  • Exits
  • 20 January 2023
Data analytics services
Accel-KKR weighs strategic options for Kerridge Commercial Systems

ERP software provider could seek a sale or bring in additional PE investor; Arma advises

  • Exits
  • 20 January 2023
Venture capital investing
Series A rounds likely bright spots in VC investing in Q1 2023 – KPMG

Energy security, ESG deals to continue apace, with consumer-focused businesses seeing most strain

  • Venture
  • 18 January 2023
Sponsor exits in Europe hit decade low
Going, going, not gone: PE auctions bid for relevance amid risk-off environment

With a debt financing drought and macro woes denting exits, GPs are adapting the traditional M&A auction in favour of more flexible bilateral negotiations to get deals across the line

  • GPs
  • 18 January 2023
Fundraising in US dollars
Bellevue eyes Q1 2023 first close for debut secondaries fund

With USD 200m target, vehicle will primarily focus on USD 1m-30m LP stake deals

  • Funds
  • 18 January 2023
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