UK / Ireland
GLP Capital Partners taps Kirkland & Ellis PE partner
Michael Steele to join investment manager in secondment likely to lead to permanent role, sources say
General Atlantic holds USD 2.6bn final close for debut climate fund
BeyondNetZero strategy has USD 3.5bn to deploy in total with additional firepower from the GP
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: 2023 - New year, new market?
Unquote and Mergermarket’s private equity reporting team discuss the past 12 months and what lies ahead next year
Inflexion mulls sale of Chambers & Partners
GP has appointed Harris Williams to gauge interest in the UK-based legal rankings provider
Equistone makes three ESG manager hires
London, Paris and Munich appointments will assist with ESG in the investment and portfolio management processes
Alcentra takes keys to three PE-backed companies this year
Under Benefit Street Partners' ownership the alternative lender took over Lifetime, Optionis and Equiom
RJD Partners sells Babington to Unigestion
Acquisition of the UK apprenticeship provider marks the last deal from Unigestion Direct II
Private Equity Trendspotter: Sponsors look for sure footing as market slowdown signals change in deals landscape
Aggregate buyout volume brings 2022 just 6% above pre-pandemic dealmaking, with a significant sentiment shift in H2 2022
Munich Private Equity closes Fund IV on EUR 392m
Fund-of-funds investor will split deployment evenly between Europe and North America
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap: Valuations ease as PE deals slow down
After a record quarter, Q3 2022 sees sponsor transactions fall sharply amid challenging macro environment
Tikehau taps Unilever VP to lead regenerative agricultural practice
Laurent-David Charbit will co-head the strategy investing recently launched EUR 1bn fund
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 14 December 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons, including CVC's Stark Group, Bridgepoint's Kereis, EQT's Open Systems, and more
Kester to reap 4.8x return in Vixio exit to Perwyn
Sale of regulatory intelligence provider marks the first divestment from the GP’s second fund
Large LPs among most concerned about denominator effect – Coller Capital
As the stock market slump slows down their PE commitments, LPs are set to increase use of the secondaries market to balance allocations
ICG plots sale of hedge fund data platform With Intelligence
Formal auction penciled for 2023; Houlihan Lokey among frontrunners for sale mandate
Unigestion’s de Dardel to succeed Frick as CEO
Head of private equity Christophe de Dardel takes up the role after 22 years with the Swiss asset manager
Aliter raises GBP 134m for new UK support services fund
Fund II backed by US and European institutions with GBP 10m-GBP 30m in commitments each
Cavalry Ventures holds EUR 100m first close for third fund
Seed and early-stage fund has a EUR 160m target and plans to back 30-35 software startups
One Peak closes new fund on USD 1bn hard cap
Tech GP’s third vehicle will back fast-growing B2B software companies in Europe and Israel
KKR buys Clinisupplies to build chronic care medical devices platform
GP installs former Atos CEO as chairman; deal is partial exit for Apax Partners' India-based Healthium
AlbaCore Capital Group holds EUR 2.2bn final close for third flagship fund
Fund’s recent focus has been senior secured deals for companies seeking financing amid a tough credit market
Livingbridge preps Adarma for 2023 sale process
DC Advisory will conduct the auction of the Edinburgh-based IT security consulting provider
CVC weighs strategic options for IT training provider QA
GP in informal discussions around exit or sale of parts of the UK-based company
Adams Street raises USD 1.1bn for 2022 Global Fund Program
Latest co-mingled vehicle is around a third larger than previous two programmes in the series