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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Onwards and upwards for Jersey
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast welcomes back Jersey Finance to discuss what the jurisdiction can offer private equity GPs
IK closes third small-cap fund on €1.2bn hard-cap
New fund is more than double the size of its тЌ550m predecessor, IK Small Cap II Fund, which is now almost fully invested
Aurelius raises first fund for institutional investors
Investor's тЌ360m fund has an extra capacity of тЌ150m from the GP's listed vehicle and will focus on carve-outs
Tech overtakes consumer in Italy
Numerous Italian GPs with a generalist approach have reshaped their activity towards the tech sector
Buyout rankings: who invested the most in Europe in Q1 2021?
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the European buyout space in the first quarter
BaltCap closes third fund on €177m hard-cap
GP committed €5m of its own capital to the fund, the largest amount it has committed to any of its own funds
Depo Ventures to begin raising €40m seed fund
Czech firm plans to start raising in a couple of months and close the effort by 2023
SBOs, mega-deals fuel strong Q1 for French buyouts
While the sharp quarter-on-quarter rebound of late 2020 was not replicated, the French market remained buoyant in Q1
Strong 2020 for Nordic tech, VC and IPOs, says Argentum
CEO Joachim HУИegh-Krohn speaks to Unquote about the report's key takeaways
PE players seek opportunities in minority deals, differentiated strategies
Minority investments, co-investments and other creative deals made via differentiated strategies could become even more relevant post-pandemic
Klar Partners to acquire ISS Kanal Services
Carve-out is the first DACH-region platform investment from Klar Partners' €600m debut fund
Beyond Capital holds final close for second fund on €115m
Fund surpassed its €100m target and will continue to focus on DACH-based, small-cap, asset-light businesses
Zubr Capital to start raising $100-150m fund in mid-2021
Firm will review placement agent pitches from early 2022, ahead of second closing
Q&A: Debevoise's Bet-Mansour and Scoville on Spacs' relevance for PE
The partners share their thoughts on why Spacs are so attractive, what sponsors should be wary of, and whether they expect a similar uptake in Europe
Ardian Buyout VII closes on €7.5bn
Fund invests in high-growth potential businesses with enterprise values of тЌ300m-2bn
Quadrivio launches €400m Silver Economy Fund
Fund targets European and North American companies, which specialise in products and services for people over 50
UK buyout rankings: who invested the most in Q1
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the UK buyout space in an exceptionally busy first quarter
3i's Carnimolla and Howard on investing in naturality businesses
With a significant increase in the number of people focusing on their physical and mental wellbeing, 3i sees growing opportunities for PE
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
Magnum sells Lexer to L-Gam's Grupo BC
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Magnum, which invested in the business via its second fund
Quiet market for final closes in Q1, as backlog of funds on the road grows
The number of final closes for European PE funds was down by 22% year-on-year in Q1 2021
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
Shackleton launches fifth venture secondaries fund
Fund combines secondaries purchases with the deployment of fresh capital directly injected in promising companies
Capidea acquires Obsidian Group
Deal follows an auction process initiated by the company at the end of summer 2020 and was led by Deloitte.