Private equity giant KKR is plotting a raid on the UK in a move that will fuel concerns about ‘pandemic plundering’. The Wall Street giant’s European boss, Mattia Caprioli, said it was expanding operations in Britain to take advantage of the relatively cheap company...
Eurazeo has held the final closing of its fourth secondary programme at €1bn. The capital raised includes €700m for Idinvest Secondary Fund IV, exceeding its initial target of €600m, and €300m of additional secondaries capital raised from private individuals. The...
Billionaire Tom Gores’ private equity firm Platinum Equity said on Tuesday it would buy specialty chemicals maker Solenis in a deal valued at $5.25bn, including debt, and merge it with Sigura Water, a company it bought in 2019. Platinum Equity will acquire Solenis...
KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final closing of KKR Real Estate Partners Europe II, a $2.2bn fund dedicated to value-add and opportunistic real estate investments in Western Europe. REPE II is the successor fund to KKR Real Estate Partners...
The European PE-industry rebounded strongly in the 12 months to 30 June 2021 following the initial shock of Covid-induced lockdowns. The volume of PE-backed acquisitions in Europe fell to its joint-lowest level since mid-2009 during the first wave of the pandemic. But... 