KKR Is Said to Prepare for New European Buyout Fund

KKR Is Said to Prepare for New European Buyout Fund

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...
EQT launches second fund subscription line tied to ESG

EQT launches second fund subscription line tied to ESG

Stockholm-based private equity firm EQT is once again adding an ESG twist to a popular form of financing among private markets fund managers. The firm has negotiated a €2.7bn fund subscription credit facility that links performance on certain environmental, social and...
How the private equity industry stole a march in European payments

How the private equity industry stole a march in European payments

Just over a decade ago, processing electronic payments was largely regarded as a dull back-office function, including by the banks that did it. A deal this week to create one of Europe’s largest payments companies is a reminder of a group that took a very different...