by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
New Forests, a global sustainable investment manager, has raised €410m in the first close of its latest fund, focused on climate and forestry initiatives. The fund, supported by European investors such as pension funds, insurers, and family offices, aims to reach a...
by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
OpenAI has added Adebayo Ogunlesi, CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, to its board. Ogunlesi will help the company secure the infrastructure needed to advance artificial intelligence development. GIP, a private equity firm managing over $100bn in assets, owns...
by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Hellas Verona, a Serie A football club, has been acquired by Presidio Investors, a private equity firm based in Texas. The firm has purchased 100% of the club from its long-standing owner, Maurizio Setti. This acquisition makes Hellas Verona the ninth club in Serie A...
by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Goldman Sachs unveiled its Capital Solutions Group, a new division aimed at strengthening its focus on financing solutions for private equity sponsors. The group combines the firm’s corporate finance, leveraged finance, and equity capital markets teams into one unit....
by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
London IPO market looks to bounce back with prominent listings in 2025. The London Stock Exchange will potentially rebound in 2025 following a difficult 2024, where IPO activity hit its lowest levels since the financial crisis. A range of high-profile companies from...
by Andreea Melinti | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Hildred Capital Management closed its third fund, Hildred Equity Partners III, raising over $800m. The fund, which surpassed its $600m target and reached its hard cap in seven months, is more than double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2021 with $363m....