by Sebastian | May 31, 2024 | News
Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager Shorooq Partners has made the first close of its second $100m private credit fund, though the exact amount raised in this initial closing was not disclosed. Its latest private credit fund was launched in partnership with...
by Sebastian | May 31, 2024 | News
Bridgepoint via its mid-market investment fund Bridgepoint Europe VII will become the majority investor in SaaS intranet specialist LumApps in a deal valued at $650m. As part of the transaction, existing LumApps backers Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Eurazeo Growth,...
by Sebastian | May 31, 2024 | News
Munich-based private equity firm Bregal Unternehmerkapital has held the closing of its fourth fund, Bregal Unternehmerkapital IV with total capital commitments of €2.65bn. Fund IV, which was significantly oversubscribed and successfully closed at its hard cap, secured...
by Sebastian | May 31, 2024 | News
European private equity major EQT is in advanced talks with video game services company Keywords Studios over a potential acquisition of the company for £2.2bn, a deal Keywords has indicated it would be “minded’ to accept. EQT’s potential offer of £25.50 per share for...
by Sebastian | May 31, 2024 | News
U.S. investment firm KKR secured unconditional EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its up to $24bn acquisition of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed-line network. The deal is significant as it marks the first time that a former phone monopoly in a major European...
