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New perspectives: How secondaries are reshaping PE's risk profile
With LPs increasingly hungry for PE, the boom of the secondaries market can shift perceptions around the risks associated with the asset class
Coronavirus outbreak leaves Italian PE industry in limbo
With Italy being the worst-affected European country, deals and fundraising are so far confined to a timeless limbo
PHI Industrial launches €50m third fund
Fund will target European companies requiring management changes and a restructuring strategy
Deal-doing slump threatens Benelux exit momentum
GPs divested or partially realised 90 assets last year, making 2019 the third busiest year on the exit front in the past decade
Secondaries sea change: Backing your winners
What was once the preserve of the underperformer is now shifting towards the prized asset
Arcano Capital XII fund-of-funds raises €200m
GP expects to hold a final close on target by the end of June 2020
Nord Holding invests in Ewerk
GP is seeking add-ons for the Germany-based IT service, focusing on DACH targets
GP Profile: Crédit Mutuel Equity
Board member Christophe Tournier talks through the firm's minority focus, and the upcoming launch of an infra strategy
Sparkmind holds first close for debut ed-tech fund
KRR III and Finnish Industry Investment back the fund as cornerstone investors
Podcast: In conversation with... Matthew Hardcastle, DealCloud
Hardcastle stops by to discuss his move from Inflexion to the world of tech, how GPs can unify internal processes to unlock value, and more
Coronavirus outbreak could lead to fundraising logjam, PE players warn
Industry participants contacted by Unquote expect negative ramifications for fundraising as well as deal-making activity
Activa Capital to launch €200m fourth fund
Activa Capital IV will invest in French companies operating in the B2B services industry
VC Profile: Sofinnova Partners
Managing partner Graziano Seghezzi on the firm’s fundraises, its multi-asset strategy and the European life sciences VC space
Tender offer now out in Permira IV's GP-led process
Current offer is part of a GP-led secondaries process – which began last year – for the remaining assets of Permira IV
Alvia buys majority stake in Hamburg Care
Acquisition of a majority stake in the Germany-based care provider marks the firm's first investment
Enern nears close for VC fund, on road for growth vehicle
While the VC fund is largely committed, Enern is still open to hearing from interested parties
SHS buys minority stake in Blazejewski Medi-Tech
Deal for endoscope manufacturer marks the final investment from SHS Fonds IV
How DACH players are adapting to ESG
ESG has become a key concern for GPs and LPs alike in the German market, but the approaches to it still differ
Innovestor holds first close for industrial fund
Fund has a focus on sectors benefiting from the fourth industrial revolution
Pantheon on road for next credit secondaries fund
First fund closed on тЌ250m in February, with commitments from German LPs only
Speedinvest III closes on €190m
Announced in February 2019 with a target of €175m, the fund closed on its hard-cap
LP Profile: HQ Capital
Britta Lindhorst, managing director and head of European investments, talks about the investment climate and the organisation's plans for 2020
PE still hungry for retirement homes, but infra funds loom
Eight deals were completed in the retirement homes sector across Europe in 2019, above the annual average of five since 2014
Main Capital Partners exits Onguard to trade
GP stands to make a double-digit money multiple from the sale of the credit software company to Visma