by Sebastian | Oct 21, 2020 | DPEC, GPEC, News
Canyon Bicycles GmbH has drawn takeover interest from private equity giants including Carlyle Group and KKR & Co., according to people familiar with the matter, as investors look to capitalize on renewed enthusiasm for one of Europe’s favorite pastimes. Koblenz,...
by Sebastian | Oct 19, 2020 | DPEC, GPEC, IPEC, News
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica is readying an alliance with the private equity arm of German insurer Allianz to finance a 5 billion euro infrastructure investment in Germany, Spanish newspaper Expansion said on Monday. Telefonica and Allianz aim to create a joint...
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 | GPEC, News
U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is nearing a deal to acquire the auto-trading unit of German classifieds company Scout24 AG, people familiar with the matter said. The proposed purchase by H&F, which beat out several rival suitors for AutoScout24,...
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...
