Partners Group closes its 5th direct PE program with USD$15bn

Partners Group closes its 5th direct PE program with USD$15bn

Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, has surpassed its target of USD 15.0bn in client commitments for its fifth direct private equity program. The Program comprises commitments to Partners Group’s fifth direct private...
Advent gives control of V.Group STAR group for $150m

Advent gives control of V.Group STAR group for $150m

Construction engineering group Ackermans & Van Haaren (AvH) has partnered with STAR Capital to acquire V.Group. The Belgian group will take 33% of V.Group, a ship management and marine support service provider, from Advent International in exchange for $150m. ...
Carlyle sets sights on 300 Japanese businesses as PE deals boom

Carlyle sets sights on 300 Japanese businesses as PE deals boom

U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its pipeline, a sign of the continuing boom in private equity deals in the country. “We look at a lot of deals every day,” Kazuhiro Yamada, co-head of the Japan buyout...