by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | DPEC, GPEC, News
Dbag Fund VIII, which is targeting €1.1bn in total, has already exceeded its predecessor Deutsche Beteiligungs (Dbag) has launched a new fund with capital commitments of more than €1bn, with the private equity firm co-investing €255m alongside investors. Dbag...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | BPEC, DPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News
Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe (ATCA.AS) said on Friday it would sell a 50% stake in its Portuguese fibre network to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MS.N) for 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to help pay down its debt. Shares in the Amsterdam-listed...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | DPEC, GPEC, News
German perfume and cosmetics retailer Douglas has set the scene for a possible return to the stock market by growing strongly online, although a decision rests with private equity owners CVC Capital, its chief executive said. “We have brought this company to excellent...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
The record-setting sums raised by Blackstone and other large private equity firms this year are unlikely to be matched in 2020, according to PitchBook. Private equity fundraising in North America and Europe hit another all-time high in 2019, driven in part by...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2019 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
According to Silverfleet Capital’s monitor, there were 368 add-on deals in the first half of 2019 Private equity-backed companies in Europe made 368 add-on acquisitions in the first half of the year — the highest ever recorded for the period since 1998, according to...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2019 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
European equities’ cheap valuations have turned the region into a honeypot for private-equity and arbitrage funds looking to reap double-digit returns. With the buyout firms enjoying a massive amount of dry powder, especially with interest rates this low, the trend is...
