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...
Walmart executives must be upset. Months after the retail giant sold a majority stake in its British grocery chain Asda at a mediocre valuation, U.K. supermarkets are suddenly hot property among private equity firms. A bidding war is brewing for Britain’s... 