Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

d&b group has announced a major investment by Providence, a private equity firm specialising in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology. Since the company’s acquisition by private equity firm Ardian, d&b’s previous owner, in 2016, sales have tripled.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 14, 2023

Kasada Capital Management, a South Africa-based real estate private equity firm, has $500m available for investment in Africa. read more Private Equity Firm, Kasada, targets $500m Fund to Develop Hotels and Experiences in Africa Kasada Capital Management, a South Africa-based real estate private equity firm, has $500m.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Samsonite International’s high valuation has put off several private equity firms including, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co, considering a buyout of the luggage manufacturer, opening up the possibility for a dual listing of the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Private equity firm Endless acquired ASCO on 11 August 2023. read more Hedonova’s Co-Investment in Carbon Credits Yields 18.04% Profits Hedonova, an innovative hedge fund with a focus on alternative investments, has successfully.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 23, 2023

Dallas-based private equity firm Merit Energy Co has set aside $1bn, including $485m in a just-closed fund, in dry powder through a strategy that targets mature oil-and-gas fields, the Wall Street Journal reports in an exclusive article. Indeed, the company currently has no assets in some of the most popular U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Institutional shareholding in listed IT services companies has also increased, with large-cap firms increasing by 9% and mid-cap and small-cap firms increasing by 16-18% in the last year. This trend is being fueled by a succession of acquisitions spearheaded by private equity firms such as ChrysCapital and Carlyle.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Private equity giant Blackstone has pulled in $4bn for its sophomore growth fund, Blackstone Growth II. In a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York-based organisation indicates there have been 74 investors backing the fund, so far.

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AltAssets

APRIL 17, 2024

New private equity firm FalconPoint Partners has been launced by former Wynnchurch Capital Management New York office lead Russ Gehrett. The post Ex-Wynnchurch, Pamplona exec launches new private equity firm FalconPoint Partners first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

Antin, a France-based private-equity firm, offered to buy Opdenergy for €866m euros. on Friday and last year’s IPO price of €4.75, and the company’s three largest shareholders back it, they said in a research note. Source: Private Equity News Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 21, 2023

Materials and chemicals maker DuPont De Nemours Inc is in advanced talks to sell its Delrin resins unit to private equity firm The Jordan Company for about $1.8bn, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Integrated Media Company has unveiled a deal to buy Toon Boom Animation from Canadian cartoon company Nelvana for CAN$147.5 million (US$111 million), to allow parent Corus Entertainment to pay down debt.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With a 20-year track record of supporting the strategic technology needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies, Thrive offers a blend of managed services and consulting to ensure security, compliance, and performance. PEW: What opportunities do you see emerging for private equity firms in the near future?

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Kansas City-based Great Range Capital has closed its third lower-mid-market fund at its $250m hard cap amid hefty oversubscription. The post Midwestern private equity firm Great Range Capital wraps up third fund at $250m first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 4, 2023

US private equity firm SSW Partners is working with advisers to gauge interest in the unit, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter. The asset, which could fetch as much as $500 million, may draw interest from private equity firms and companies in the industry, one of the people said.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 11, 2023

per cent stake in electronic payment services provider AXS to Tower Capital Asia, a private equity firm based in Singapore. A fund managed by Tower Capital Asia, Tower Capital PE Fund I, will immediately become the largest shareholder of AXS once the acquisition from DBS is completed. “It

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Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, despite increasing numbers of independent sponsors, family offices, search funds, and other less conventional buyers, private equity funds remain the most prominent type of financial buyer in the market. Today we are featuring the 25 Most Active Private Equity Firms on the Axial platform.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Utrecht-based Gilde Healthcare has closed its sixth fund at its €740m hard cap, almost double the size of its previous fund in the strategy. The post Dutch private equity firm Gilde Healthcare collects €740m from international investors first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

Miami-based 777 Partners held talks with Moshiri and his representatives with regard to an equity stake in the Blues before Moshiri entered into an exclusivity agreement with New York fund MSP Sports Capital over a 25 per cent deal via a preferential share structure, which are effectively loans with warrants that could be turned into equity.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

private equity firm Warburg Pincus in a deal valued at $554.59m. It also bought the stake in the unit held by private equity firm Valiant Partners. billion A consortium including Blackstone Singapore state fund GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Shriram Finance will receive a minimum of 39.10

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

Meanwhile,Kartesia is a pan-European, independent and privately-owned specialist provider of financing solutions, focused on offering customised resources across the capital structure to leading mid-market companies from a wide range of industries, with the view to accelerate their pace of growth.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

billion green energy private equity firm based in Europe. Read more Cathay Capital Announces Final Close of $270 Million Growth Private Equity Fund Cathay Capital Private Equity, a leading international investment firm, announces the final. Hawthorne Renewables marks the first U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

In a statement the SEC said that the new rules and amendments are "designed to protect private fund investors by increasing transparency, competition, and efficiency in the private funds market".

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Following a challenging year marked by rising interest rates and slower growth, successful private equity firms are adapting to the changing environment, according to Dechert’s 6th annual Global Private Equity Outlook report.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

US private equity firm Compass Group Equity Partners has closed Compass Group Fund III and hit its hard cap of $408m, the firm’s second oversubscribed fundraising in two years. McGuireWoods served as legal counsel for the fund and Aqueduct Capital Group provided placement agent services.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The $66bn-managing Illinois Teachers Retirement System has picked a string of private equity funds to receive almost $800m in new commitments. The post These private equity firms just picked up almost $800m from the Illinois Teachers Retirement System first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments.

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PE Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Fort McKay Landing is a private equity firm that is wholly owned and controlled by Fort McKay First Nation. The post Fort McKay invests in Newlook Industrial and Infra Services Fund III appeared first on PE Hub.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Secondaries market giant Coller Capital has launched its Coller Secondaries Private Equity Opportunities Fund (C-SPEF), a tender offer fund aimed at high-net-worth investors. The fund does not charge a performance fee and waives its management fee for the first year.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Blackstone is in the final stages of raising about $400m for its Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) to secure additional investment advantage, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The private equity firm will sell loans that BCRED owns to the CLO to enhance competitiveness, FT said. While exact figures.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 17, 2024

Accounting firms, consultancies and other professional services take outside cash to fund growth

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PE Hub

JULY 5, 2023

Earlier this year, US private equity firm KKR announced an agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems. The post Sovereign wealth fund Mubadala invests in KKR-backed CoolIT Systems appeared first on PE Hub.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Progressio SGR, the Italian private equity firm, is raising a new fund, Progressio Investimenti III, in response to LP demand and a doubling of proprietary deal flow over the past five years. As with previous funds, the money will predominantly be spent on proprietary deals and primary buyouts.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm focused on the software sector with a particular focus on enterprise solutions, is planning to raise about $2bn in capital commitments for a new flagship buyout fund. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets, a Pennsylvania based private equity firm, today announced the final close of Taurus Private Markets Fund II, LP. The fund, which initially targeted $150m, closed with over $211m in capital commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Infrastructure private investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has held the final closing of the GIP Australia Fund II (GIPA II) with aggregate committed capital of AUD4bn (£2.1bn), at the upper end of its AUD3bn to AUD4bn target range.

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AltAssets

MAY 15, 2024

Pan-European private equity firm Astorg has raised €4.4bn for its biggest-ever flagship fund, four months after bringing in two new senior IR execs as part of a European LP push.

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