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Andy Gregory of BGF
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

  • GPs
  • 23 March 2023
Credit Suisse Headquarters building and UBS building to the left Paradeplatz Bahnhofstrasse Zurich
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

  • Industry
  • 22 March 2023
Influencers and social media
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

  • Exits
  • 22 March 2023
Online learning courses
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

  • Buyouts
  • 22 March 2023
Bolt-ons and buy-and-build platforms
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

  • Expansion
  • 20 March 2023
Teddy Mouawad of Keyhaven Capital
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

  • Funds
  • 20 March 2023
Albert Farrant of Inspirit
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

  • Exits
  • 17 March 2023
Claire Smith of Beyond Impact
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

  • Venture
  • 17 March 2023
Dr. Thomas Buhler of Afinum Management
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

  • Fundraising
  • 16 March 2023
Luke Davis of IW Capital
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

  • UK / Ireland
  • 13 March 2023
The Unquote Podcast
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

  • Investments
  • 10 March 2023
Dr Philipp Schulin of Afinum Management
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

  • GPs
  • 08 March 2023
Fundraising in euros
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

  • Buyout
  • 08 March 2023
New hires and promotions
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

  • GPs
  • 08 March 2023
Malgorzata Bobrowska of Resource Partners
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

  • GPs
  • 08 March 2023
Andy Dawson of BD Capital
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

  • Fundraising
  • 06 March 2023
Sushi on a plate
Maj Invest launches Sticks’n’Sushi sale via Deloitte

Denmark-headquartered restaurant chain could attract interest from international PEs and trade

  • Exits
  • 03 March 2023
Gonzalo Erroz of Hayfin Capital Management
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

  • GPs
  • 01 March 2023
Fundraising in euros
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

  • Buyout
  • 24 February 2023
Layton Tamberlin of Sullivan Street
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

  • Fundraising
  • 22 February 2023
Bolt-ons and buy-and-build platforms
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

  • Expansion
  • 21 February 2023
Canned fish products
Abris to reap more than 3x money on Graal exit

Polish canned fish producer to be acquired by German food business Müller Group

  • Exits
  • 20 February 2023
Greencore's cakes and desserts subsidiary
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

  • Exits
  • 16 February 2023
A truck being repaired at a workshop
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

  • Buyouts
  • 13 February 2023
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Influencers and social media
Inflexion sells The Goat Agency to trade, nets 80% IRR
Online learning courses
Synova kicks off new fund deployment with Learnlight acquisition
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