by Sebastian | Nov 21, 2020 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
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...
by Sebastian | Oct 21, 2020 | News, SPEC
Bain Capital and Cinven are joining forces to bid for Lonza Group AG’s specialty ingredients unit, according to people familiar with the matter, which could result in one of the largest European chemicals deals of the year. The private equity firms have teamed up in...
by Sebastian | Oct 13, 2020 | News, SPEC
Pictet Alternative Advisors, part of Geneva-based private bank Pictet Group, has launched its first tech-focused fund, a $300m private equity vehicle. The new strategy, Pictet Thematic Private Equity – Technology, will target funds of all sizes and companies from...
by Sebastian | Feb 12, 2020 | News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC
Seeking to assemble a diversified portfolio of Baltic-based companies, targeting deals with a ticket size of 10 million euros to 30 million euros showcasing high growth potential and the ability to compete on a truly global basis, the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the...
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...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2019 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
According to Silverfleet Capital’s monitor, there were 368 add-on deals in the first half of 2019 Private equity-backed companies in Europe made 368 add-on acquisitions in the first half of the year — the highest ever recorded for the period since 1998, according to...
