by Sebastian | Oct 28, 2020 | News
European firm EMH Partners has raised €650m for a new growth fund focused on midsize companies across the DACH region of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Munich-based private equity firm’s second fund closed with nearly double the €350m it raised for a previous...
by Sebastian | Oct 28, 2020 | DPEC, GPEC, News
Schroder Adveq, the private equity arm of asset manager Schroders, has launched a new European strategy seeking to raise $1bn, regulatory filings show. The new vehicle, Schroder Adveq Europe VIII, will focus on fund of funds investments in various sectors across...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News
Robust due diligence processes, both investment and operational, are a critical part of successful fund/manager selection, an aspect of private equity that changed during the pandemic. The most obvious impact is from travel restrictions preventing on-site, in-person...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News
Advent International is in talks to buy a key business unit of the data company Nielsen, in a deal that would value it at about $2.9bn, according to two people familiar with the matter. The US-based private equity group is looking into acquiring Nielsen’s Global...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News, UKPEC
The UK government has been slammed for letting private equity groups “cash in” on state-backed coronavirus loans. Darren Jones, chair of the House of Commons’ business, energy and industrial strategy committee, said that he had been concerned over the “abuse” of some...
