Norway has always said its sovereign wealth fund belongs to the people. But recently, that’s needed a bit of clarification. Since hitting a record 10 trillion kroner ($1.1 trillion) last month, the fund has noticed an uptick in inquiries from Norwegians wondering...
EQT Partners AB, the Nordic buyout firm, is set to raise as much as 650 million euros ($716 million) for its latest venture fund, adding to the growing number of sizable European-based pots of capital chasing investments in startups. Stockholm-based EQT Ventures could...
Bankers and lawyers are chasing more business from cash-rich private equity clients Dealmakers at Rothschild, Goldman Sachs, Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters dominate a list of the top advisers to private equity companies in Europe at a time when bankers and lawyers...
The company will invest $400m from its own balance sheet and as employees’ commitments The US giant buyout group KKR has closed its €5.8bn flagship fund focused on transactions in western Europe. European Fund V, launched in February 2018 with an initial €5bn target,...
UNCERTAIN TIMES IN EUROPE PUT A DAMPER ON PE MULTIPLES Concerns around Europe’s economic outlook are among the factors behind a drop-off in European multiples over the past two quarters, bringing an end to a three-year run of rising valuations, according to... 