KKR
KKR holds $687m first close for tech growth fund
Vehicle targets growth equity stakes in high-growth companies
KKR, Advent, Apollo et al. endorse ILPA’s reporting template
Insitutional Limited Partners Association receives support from major GPs for standardised reporting
KKR appoints Franks to London team
Former Advent partner will oversee private equity consumer and retail activity across the EMEA region
Private equity’s public market problems
Despite strong investor appetite for listed private equity houses, life on the public markets brings with it numerous challenges
Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman sell Scout24 shares
Shares are placed at €31.60 apiece, which would bring total proceeds up to €411m
Healthcare: A case study in reputational risk
PE investments in Nordic healthcare have become a controversial topic following the 'Carema scandal', which sparked ESG and transparency reforms
HgCapital-backed Visma sells BPO unit to HgCapital
HgCapital carves out business process outsourcing division from KKR-, HgCapital- and Cinven-owned parent
KKR and Towerbrook invest €250m in OVH
French tech company had so far financed its development through debt
KKR et al. in final exit from NXP Semiconductors
Company listed on Nasdaq in 2010, raising $476m and ushering a staggered exit process for its backers
KKR leads $65m round for Darktrace
Cybersecurity business will invest in international marketing and sales
PE-backed Argenta buys Somed for €30.4m
Private equity backers Motion Equity and KKR provided funding to support the transaction
KKR sells WMF to Groupe SEB for €1.59bn
Deal value is based on a purchase price of €1bn and a €565m debt package
Deal in Focus: Telepizza listing leads southern Europe IPO wave
An in-depth look at Telepizza’s listing on the Spanish stock exchange
KKR, Permira reap €431m in Telepizza IPO
Selling shareholders Permira and KKR have received proceeds of €431m
KKR invests €100m in Next Wave's keg maker Petainer
GP's hybrid investment will enable the packaging company to refinance
PE-backed IPO activity failed to ignite in Q1
Europe should see an uptick in IPOs throughout Q2 following one of the quietest first quarters on record, in terms of PE-backed flotations
KKR closes second special situations fund on $3.35bn
The newly-raised vehicle will target credit-orientated and distressed situations globally
PE-backed Parques Reunidos and Telepizza eyeing May IPOs
IPOs will mark the first flotations in the Spanish market for 2016
KKR doubles money on SMCP sale to Chinese trade buyer
GP is understood to have scored an IRR in excess of 30% in slightly less than three years
KKR sells stake in Scout24 Schweiz to insurer Swiss Mobiliar
KKR sells its stake in Scout24 Schweiz after acquiring it in August 2014
KKR buys Defence Electronics from Airbus for €1.1bn
KKR buys the defence electronics division of French aircraft producer Airbus, which may yet hold onto a minority stake
KKR’s Trainline bolts on Index and Alven’s Captain Train
Add-on acquisition comes a year after KKR swooped for Trainline ahead of the company’s planned IPO
KKR acquires 50% of Swedish wood tech specialist Välinge
Deal was funded mainly through the US GP’s European Fund IV
Deal in Focus: IK joins Nordic IT sector gold rush with TeleComputing deal
An in-depth look at IK's acquisition of Norwegian IT services and outsourcing company TeleComputing