by Sebastian | Feb 13, 2020 | News
Paris has emerged as Europe’s main venture capital hub in the last decade, overtaking London, according to a report by Invest Europe and the European Investment Fund. The Île-de-France region received €3.1bn in investments between 2007 and 2015, compared with the...
by Sebastian | Feb 13, 2020 | News
KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final closing of KKR Global Impact Fund SCSp (“KKR Global Impact” or the “Fund”), a $1.3 billion fund dedicated to investment opportunities in companies whose core business models provide commercial solutions...
by Sebastian | Feb 12, 2020 | News
Apax Partners is inching toward its latest fund raising goal of $10.5 billion. The private equity firm, which began raising in the second quarter of last year, has so far collected more than $9 billion for its 10th flagship fund, people with knowledge of the situation...
by Sebastian | Feb 12, 2020 | News
For the US private equity industry, 2019 was defined by record fundraising totals, elevated deal multiples and a tough exit environment. But the titans of alternative investing continued to press on, in a year when public figures from Bernie Sanders to Taylor Swift...
by Sebastian | Feb 12, 2020 | News
‘Rarely a primary focus for private equity managers’ At a time of considerable economic and market uncertainty, many investors are focused on driving returns from their investments in growing businesses. However, some private equity fund managers could be...