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GP Profile: BGF to deploy GBP 500m-plus per year for minority growth deals with entrepreneurs
UK and Ireland-based growth investor remains committed to filling a market gap for founders who want flexibility and control
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
Inflexion sells The Goat Agency to trade, nets 80% IRR
GP sells minority stake in UK-based social media marketing agency after two year investment period
Synova kicks off new fund deployment with Learnlight acquisition
Investment in Spanish edtech platform is the first from GBP 875m vehicle raised in three months last year
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 20 March 2023
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Cinven's ETC, PAI's Apleona, TA Associate's Fairstone, and more
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
GP Profile: Inspirit anticipates carve-outs uptick with fundraising on the horizon by year-end
Complex carve-outs specialist could raise around GBP 75m for its second fund with debut vehicle around 70% deployed
Beyond Impact aims for EUR 100m close for alternative protein fund
Article 9 fund held EUR 25m first close in early 2022; targets stakes in non-animal proteins and ingredients
Afinum nears EUR 410m-EUR 420m fund close; mulls new fundraise
Plans for Fund 10 to be contemplated by mid-2024 “at the earliest” as GP advances on succession changes
GP Profile: IW Capital aims to support UK SMEs with dedicated debut fund
UK-based private equity firm is gearing up to launch a new GBP 25m-30m vehicle by summer
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
Afinum founders kick off succession planning with two new managing directors
First step in succession preparations will also see two partners join management team later this year
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
Women in PE: Resource Partners’ Bobrowska outlines sponsor’s M&A and diversity ambitions
CEE-focused firm aims to close its third fund by mid-2023 and continuing to focus on the consumer sector
BD Capital mulls second fundraising towards end-2023
London-based mid-cap sponsor has crossed the half-way mark of deployment of its debut fund
Maj Invest launches Sticks’n’Sushi sale via Deloitte
Denmark-headquartered restaurant chain could attract interest from international PEs and trade
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
Metric Capital to hold first close for EUR 1.5bn fund in spring
UK-based investor in mid-sized companies is in talks with existing LPs for its fifth vehicle, a source familiar said
Sullivan Street to strike ‘at least’ two special sits deals and one exit this year with new ex-ICG hire
First fundraise for the complex situations investor ‘definitely’ on the horizon, although focus now on dealhunting
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 21 February 2023
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Investindustrial's CEME, Astorg's Fastmarkets, H&F's TeamSystem, and more
Abris to reap more than 3x money on Graal exit
Polish canned fish producer to be acquired by German food business Müller Group
Argos Wityu to sell La Compagnie des Desserts to PAI
Deal for French frozen desserts group marks the sixth investment from PAI Mid-Market Fund
CapMan exits Malte Månson to Accent Equity
Buyer acquires Swedish truck repair group via Accent Equity 2017, vendor exits from 2013-vintage Capman Buyout X