Private equity group Hg agrees sale of Argus Media stake

Private equity group Hg agrees sale of Argus Media stake

 Private equity group Hg is selling its stake in Argus Media in a deal that will give majority ownernship of the commodities pricing data company to Chairman and CEO Adrian Binks. The deal involves Binks and existing shareholder General Atlantic consolidating their...
Alto Partners closes latest fund at €273m

Alto Partners closes latest fund at €273m

Alto Partners, an Italian mid-market private equity firm, has closed its latest fund, Alto Capital V, at €273m, notching a 30% increase over its predecessor, Alto Capital IV, which closed at €210m. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox...
I Squared Capital closes $1.2bn DFC climate fund

I Squared Capital closes $1.2bn DFC climate fund

I Squared Capital, a private equity firm focused on global infrastructure investments, has closed its first dedicated climate fund set up in conjunction with US International Finance Development Corporation (DFC) at $1.2bn. Get the week’s top news delivered...
Macquarie hits €8bn target to close record infra fund

Macquarie hits €8bn target to close record infra fund

Macquarie Asset Management has announced that over €8 billion has been committed to Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7 (MEIF7) upon the fund’s Final Close, making MEIF7 the industry’s largest-ever fund focused on European infrastructure. MEIF7 reached Final...
General Atlantic buys Actis to create $96bn asset manager

General Atlantic buys Actis to create $96bn asset manager

Growth equity firm General Atlantic plans to acquire sustainable infrastructure investor Actis. The deal will create a global investment platform with approximately $96 billion in combined assets under management. Actis has large stakes in a number of data center...