Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

buyout fund Bain Capital is in final talks to buy French IT services firm Inetum in a deal worth about $2.27 Private equity funds have deployed record amounts of dry powder during the pandemic and are keen to finalise pending deals as rising interest rates could make deal financing more expensive.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Read more Bain Capital invests $250 m in business services firm Sikich Bain Capital is picking up a minority stake worth $250 million in business services firm Sikich, read more Blackstone completes Civica acquisition Funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, have.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

The deal with CCIV includes a private investment of $2.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, funds managed by BlackRock and others. read more Peloton shares surge as news of PE buyout interest breaks Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private.

Mergers and Acquisitions 162

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, have acquired Civica, a public sector software solutions provider, from private markets firm Partners Group, acting on behalf of clients. Read more: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 20, 2023

The mid-market private equity firm said that the fund close was the largest first-time pan-European buyout fund raised since 2020. The fund has completed five platform investments in total, including a UK nursery operator and a European firm that produces, packages, and distributes fresh fruit.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

Private Equity Firms 147

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Saothair Capital Partners has raced to a $125m final close for its debut fund, which will target manufacturing and industrial businesses facing financial or operational challenges.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 16, 2023

Baltimore-based digitally-enabled middle market investment firm, Access Holdings, has firm successfully raised around $805m for a pair of new funds. This substantial amount is allocated as $525m for Access Holdings Fund II L.P. (“Fund II”) with an additional co-investment amounting to $280m for Fund II.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 20, 2023

New fund for Alpine doubles the size of predecessor fund in 2021 a Certified B Corp people-driven private equity firm committed to building enduring software and services companies, announced today the completion of fundraising for Alpine Investors IX (“Fund IX”), reaching the fund’s hard cap of $4.5 Evercore Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 20, 2023

Private equity specialist investment manager Bain Capital has raised a $1.15 billion fund targeted at deployment into opportunities in the insurance and reinsurance space. Bain Capital then published a press release, acknowledging the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, Bain Capital Insurance Fund, L.P.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

European growth investment firm Verdane has held the final close of Verdane Idun II, an Article 9 fund under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Directive, which will invest in businesses within the structural growth trend of decarbonisation, at its hard cap of €700m.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Read more Bain Capital invests $250 m in business services firm Sikich Bain Capital is picking up a minority stake worth $250 million in business services firm Sikich, read more Blackstone completes Civica acquisition Funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, have.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Conglomerates Buyout 147

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Access Holdings, a digitally-enabled middle market investment firm based in Baltimore, today announced it has raised approximately $805m in new capital, including $525m for Access Holdings Fund II L.P. (“Fund II”) and an additional $280m for Fund II co-investment.

Hedge Funds 130

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 29, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital invests in middle-market companies with revenues between $50 million and $1 billion, specializing in recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings. billion of committed capital. We are excited to have them join the Alleguard team.”

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

” Behrman Capital invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups, and recapitalizations of established growth businesses that are active in defense and aerospace, healthcare, and specialty industrial sectors. The firm is currently investing out of Brighton Micro-Cap Fund II LP, a $30 million fund raised in 2023.

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The $11.8bn-managing New Hampshire Retirement System has agreed a $100m commitment to the second Advantage Fund being raised by buyout major HIG. The post New Hampshire pension picks HIG’s latest Advantage fund for new commitment first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

Tom Leader, Head of Caledonia Private Capital, added: “DTM’s consistent track record of revenue growth and cash generation, together with its market leading position, make the business an exciting addition to our Private Capital investment portfolio.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 6, 2024

” Behrman Capital invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups, and recapitalizations of established growth businesses that are active in defense and aerospace, healthcare, and specialty industrial sectors. .” kSARIA is a great addition to our CCT connector portfolio.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

As a thematic investor, Gulf Capital invested in AmCan in 2016 from its third buyout fund, GC Equity Partners III, to gain exposure to the fast-growing wellness and sports and nutrition supplements market in the GCC. During Gulf Capital’s ownership, AmCan grew its revenues and gross margin by more than 50%.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sun Capital invests from $50 million to $300 million in leveraged buyouts, equity, and debt in companies with more than $32 million in EBITDA that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Sun Capitals most recent fund, Sun Capital Partners VIII LP , closed in September 2022 with $2.5

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Seacoast Capital, a Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA-based lower-middle market non-control growth capital investor, closed its fifth fund, Seacoast Capital Partners V, L.P.,

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AltAssets

MAY 17, 2024

Central Europe-focused private equity house Genesis Capital is looking to raise up to €250m for what would be one of the region's largest buyout funds. The post Genesis Capital is looking to raise one of the Central Europe’s biggest-ever PE funds first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 5, 2024

US mid-market investor High Street Capital has reached a $247.5m hard cap close for its sixth fund. The post High Street Capital scores big fund size jump with $247.5m Fund VI close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

According to Invest Europe’s Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity H1 2023 report, private equity and venture capital funds invested €32bn in the first half of 2023, 54% lower than 2022’s strong figures and in line with levels last seen in 2016.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A&O Shearman has added Dan Graham and Paul Dunbar to the firm’s Private Equity and M&A practice in London.The pair join a team of over 200 partners who work with private capital investors across the US, UK, EMEA and APAC.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 2, 2025

Veteran venture capital major Accel has cut the size of its flagship growth capital investment vehicles "by design" in raising $1.35bn for its seventh fund in the strategy - down more than 23% on its $1.75bn predecessor.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 13, 2025

Belgian B2B tech investor Smartfin Capital has closed its third growth fund on 250m thanks to first-time backing from the European Investment Fund. The post Belgium’s Smartfin seals 250m for latest B2B tech growth fund, picks up EIF backing appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It's a story that just hit a milestone--a $4mm round of venture funding that I'm ecstatic to say Brooklyn Bridge Ventures just led. I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing.

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Coalesce Capital, the business services-focused private equity firm launched by former Warburg Pincus partner Stephanie Geveda, has beaten its target for its debut fundraise. The post This ex-Warburg Pincus partner just raised $900m for their debut fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

MAY 1, 2024

Golub Capital has raised its biggest credit opportunities fund yet by picking up $2bn of investable capital for its new vehicle in the strategy. The post Golub Capital collects $2bn for biggest credit opportunities fund yet first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Capital 87

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AltAssets

MARCH 27, 2024

A pair of former Golden Gate Capital veterans have soared to a $1.55bn final close for their second Percheron Capital fund - double the size of the firm's 2021 debut vehicle. The post Ex-Golden Gate pair double up by surging to $1.55bn Percheron Capital Fund II close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 24, 2024

European financing investor Indigo Capital has hit a €120m first close for its latest fund - and has revealed a €300m target. The post Indigo Capital reveals Fund III target as it strikes €120m first close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hidden Hill Capital, a pan-Asian private equity investor backed by GLP Capital Partners, has raised RMB8bn ($1.1bn) for its second yuan-denominated fund. The post GLP-backed private equity house Hidden Hill Capital scores RMB8bn fund close first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Pension giant CalPERS has made more than $6.4bn of new private equity and debt fund investments, with RedBird Capital scoring a significant portion of that capital. The post CalPERS commits more than $6.4bn across private equity, lending funds appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Venture capital investor Global Millennial Capital has closed its debut fund thanks to an anchor commitment from the Qatar-based Al Attiyah family office. The post AI-powered VC investor Global Millennial Capital closes debut investment fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Capital 85

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AltAssets

JUNE 14, 2024

Private equity veteran HQ Capital has reached a $255m final close for its third Auda co-investment fund, maintaining its focus on small and mid-market deals. The post HQ Capital keeps small, mid-market focus with $255m close of third co-invest fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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