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Fundraising Report 2021: mapping out the post-Covid landscape
Unquote analyses key trends and presents proprietary data on the European fundraising market
British Patient Capital launches £600m life sciences programme
Programme will invest in later-stage life sciences funds targeting at least ТЃ250m
Spotlight on Spacs: Green power
With an expanded investor universe flush with cash, green may well prove to be gold for Europe's blank-cheque future
Appian weighs fund launch for late 2021
Mining-focused Appian raised $375m for its first fund and $775m for the second vehicle
ACP raises €814m for flagship fund-of-funds
Access Capital Partners held a first close for ACF VIII in June 2019, securing €412m in commitments
GP Profile: Summa Equity
Reynir Indahl believes GPs should move beyond ticking ESG boxes to 'impact-weighted' reporting
Livingbridge buys World of Books from Bridges
Bridges partially exits the company five years after paying ТЃ13m for just over 50% of the company.
True holds £275m final close for third fund
Consumer-focused GP raised the fund in a six-month virtual process and surpassed its ТЃ250m target
European PE buyout activity sets new record in H1
Hectic first quarter drove an unprecedented spike in deal activity, while aggregate value is just shy of hitting an all-time high
Astorg gears up for fund VIII launch
Predecessor Astorg VII held a final close in January 2019 on €4bn
Unigestion holds €611m final close for second Direct fund
Fund surpasses its тЌ600m target and is more than 40% deployed
Karmijn Kapitaal holds first close for third fund
Netherlands-headquartered GP held a final close for Fund II in June 2016 on €90m
Fortino Capital eyes new fund launch for late 2021
Firm will look to mandate a placement agent prior to launching the growth fund
Healthcare buyout value hits new high in first half
Trio of mega-buyouts push the aggregate value of deals to тЌ19.5bn in H1, versus тЌ11bn in H2 last year
Phoenix confirms Sygnature sale to Five Arrows
Deal is the third strong exit from Phoenix's 2016 fund, following Travel Chapter for 3.6x and Rayner for 4.3x
Pandemic sinks dealflow in restaurants & bars to 10-year low
Activity in the sector has not yet returned to previous levels, with four buyouts totalling тЌ285m recorded to date in 2021
Multiples continue to climb in Nordic region as activity booms
Nordic PE market saw record levels of deal value in Q1, with valuations soaring even higher on the back of renewed optimism
Artá Capital becomes independent, eyes €400m for Fund III
Management team buys out Corporación Financiera Alba's stake in the Spanish GP
GP Profile: Palatine looks to B2B, continued ESG value creation
Managing partner Gary Tipper discusses the firm's deal pipeline, its focus on ESG, and how its portfolio has weathered the pandemic
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
PAI buys Pasubio from CVC
CVC bought Pasubio in 2017 through its CVC Capital Partners VI fund
Healthcare valuations heat up as high-profile assets crystallise competition
Healthcare sector saw multiple valuations pick up in Q1 2021 and hit a record high of 13.7x
ABN Amro launches €425m Sustainable Impact Fund
Fund will make PE and VC investments in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fundraising full steam ahead
With record amounts of capital raised in 2020 and a roaring start to 2021, it seems not even a pandemic could slow the momentum of PE fundraising