by Sebastian | Aug 19, 2021 | BPEC, News
Goldman Sachs’ asset management unit has agreed to buy Dutch insurer NN Group’s investment management arm for about €1.6bn, marking the Wall Street bank’s largest acquisition since David Solomon became chief executive in 2018. The deal for NN Investment Partners,...
by Sebastian | Mar 23, 2021 | BPEC, DPEC, GPEC, News, NPCD, SPEC
KLAR Partners today announced the final closing of its debut fund, KLAR Partners I, at its hard cap of €600 million. The fund is one of the largest European first-time funds raised in the last 10 years and by far the largest raised during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
After watching from the sidelines as a boom in the listing of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) reshaped U.S. capital markets, Europe is preparing to play catch up next year with around 10 such deals said to already be in the pipeline. SPACs are shell...
by Sebastian | Nov 21, 2020 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
KKR & Co. is preparing to raise another European buyout fund just a year after its last one, having comfortably outspent rivals during the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. private equity firm is in the early stages of...
by Sebastian | Nov 16, 2020 | BPEC, News
Carlyle Group Inc. is weighing new plans to sell Hunkemoller, the Dutch lingerie and swimwear retailer, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. private equity firm is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. on a potential sale of the...
by Sebastian | Nov 13, 2020 | BPEC, News
BC Partners is set to acquire the Amsterdam-headquartered puzzle book publisher Keesing Media Group from Belgian investment firm Ergon Capital and media company Mediahuis. The firm declined to disclose financial details, but a person familiar with the situation...
