2021 European PE exits already exceeding full 2020 tally
Private equity players have matched a buoyant inbound investment activity with a sharp increase in disposals this year, according to Unquote Data.
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Sluggish PE market struggles with deal execution, braces for pent-up demand wave
Financing challenges and valuation discrepancies have stymied deal count and volume, but hopes pinned on 4Q 2023 and beyond
Slice of pie: New entrants gobble up GP stakes in Europe
Armen, Hunter Point Capital, GP House and Axa IM rustle up new minority investments, as Inflexion and Coller sell
VC fundraising sinks further with lowest Q1 in a decade
Eight European firms secured just over EUR 2bn in commitments in Q1 2023 as continuing uncertainty suppresses LPs’ risk appetite, but fundraising pipeline looks promising
Spending bottom dollar: Valuation gaps take Q1 buyout levels back to 2009
Sponsors make just 95 buyouts in Europe in the first quarter - a figure not seen since Sony sold 12m floppy discs in one year
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Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater