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Capital Dynamics Global Secondaries V closes on $786m
Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of global secondaries interests in mid-market private equity funds
European fund launches off to slow start in 2021
Number of PE funds launched by European managers in Q1 this year is significantly down on the volume recorded for the same period in 2020
Ardian buys LP interest in Bregal Freshstream
Freshstream I is a fund established in 2015 with €600m in commitments, and targets mid-market companies
Podcast: In conversation with... Jan Kengelbach, BC Partners
Portfolio operations partner Kengelbach shares his experience and lessons learned from getting hands-on with portfolio company Aenova
Bridgepoint sells US-based Calypso to Thoma Bravo
Deal values the financial services software firm at $3.75bn, according to several media reports
Lexington Co-Investment Partners V closes on $3.2bn
Fund focuses on co-investments alongside private equity sponsors, primarily in US and European companies
Riverside Europe VI closes on €465m
REF VI invests in European companies with high-growth potential, generating EBITDA of тЌ5-30m
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
GP Profile: Sun European Partners
Managing director Mark Corbidge discusses investment strategy, portfolio management techniques and coronavirus crisis experience
Commonfund Venture Partners XIII closes on $625m
CVP XIII plans to deploy the majority of its capital in established early-stage global venture capital funds
Investcorp lines up second Europe-dedicated fund
Previous fund was set up in 2019 with Coller to transfer six companies acquired on a deal-by-deal basis
Register for the Private Debt Secondaries virtual event
Tune in to listen to leading industry participants as they discuss the outlook for private debt secondaries on Thursday 25 March at 2pm GMT
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European Direct Lending Perspectives Q4 2020
Only 9% of market participants anticipate coronavirus negatively impacting fundraising in 2021, with a majority expecting deployment to pick up
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the price is right?
Following the publication of the Q4 2020 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
Permira gears up for second Growth Opportunities fund
Fund is expected to follow the same strategy as its predecessor, which closed on $1.7bn in June 2019
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Agilitas 2020 Private Equity closes on €565m
Fund focuses on mid-market companies across western Europe, within a range of sectors
Majority of LPs happy to commit without in-person meeting – survey
Cebile Capital survey finds that 51% of respondents expect to increase PE commitments in 2021
Quantifying PE's appetite for recurring revenue models
Buyouts in sectors where recurring revenue models are predominant went from 8% of European volume in 2010 to 22% in 2021 to date
Sharp focus on top assets boosts average multiple in consumer sector
Covid-resilient assets are the only ones coming to market, with suitably hefty price tags, says Clearwater's O'Donnell
Biotech market provides dose of optimism
In the past year, the biotech market has seen buoyant activity, reaching record levels of investments
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Global PayTech Ventures invests €4m in Subaio
Deal is Global PayTech’s first investment and will help Subaio expand into new European markets