by Sebastian | Jul 27, 2021 | News
For more than a decade, the stock market has been shrinking, thanks to share buybacks, leveraged buyouts, cash-based M&A and bankruptcies. That’s all changed recently with the massive supply of IPOs — both of traditional companies as well as SPACs. Patrick Healy,...
by Sebastian | Jul 27, 2021 | News
Eurazeo has held the final close of Idinvest Private Debt V, its fifth direct lending fund, at €1.5bn, ahead of its initial €1.2bn target. Along with the Group’s €500m in private debt funds and investment mandates, its current private debt programme now totals...
by Sebastian | Jul 27, 2021 | News
European mid-market private equity firm Equistone has acquired a majority stake in Vertbaudet, a European e-commerce platform dedicated to childhood. Following this transaction, Equistone now holds a majority stake in Vertbaudet, alongside the executive team. Through...
by Sebastian | Jul 26, 2021 | News
Leeds Equity Partners has nearly completed raising commitments for its seventh buyout fund and expects to wrap it up by the end of this month with $1.25bn, Connecticut pension documents show. The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds is considering adding $50m...
by Sebastian | Jul 26, 2021 | News
US buyout house Apollo has agreed to take New York-listed homebuilder The New Home Company private in a $388m all-cash transaction. The firm said it expects an “exciting opportunity” as accelerated housing demand is met with limited supply. The deal sees Apollo buying...
