Swedish private equity firm EQT has secured more than $10bn in investor commitments for its latest Asia-focused buyout vehicle, BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, ahead of an anticipated first close this April, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity firm Atlas Capital has agreed to acquire British banknote printer De La Rue in a £263m ($348m) all-cash deal that will see one of the UK’s oldest listed companies in private ownership, according to a report by Reuters.
After a first close on 23 March, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management has held now held the final closing of the firm’s third European private equity strategy with €388m in total capital commitments.
EQT, Europe’s largest private equity firm, is set to invest up to KRW30bn ($21m) in Musinsa, a South Korean fashion tech unicorn backed by KKR and Wellington Management, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily citing local investment banking sources.
Private equity firm CIVC Partners has acquired a controlling interest in Cary Street Partners, a Richmond, Virginia-based wealth and asset manager overseeing approximately $10bn in assets under management, according to a report by CityWire.
Africa secured $3.6bn in venture capital funding in 2024, including $1bn from venture debt, with African investors forming the single largest group of active VC participants in the region for the first time, according to a data from the AVCA – the African Private Capital Association.
Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has appointed Neal Griffith as CFO designate. Griffith joins from pan-European private equity firm, Equistone Partners Europe, where he was CFO and Chief Risk Officer, having joined as Group Financial Controller in 2017.
Intel has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its Altera business to Silver Lake in a deal that values the field programmable gate array specialist at $8.75bn, establishing it as the largest standalone companies focused exclusively on FPGA semiconductor solutions.
A growing number of global pension funds are scaling back or pausing investments in US private markets, as geopolitical tensions and erratic trade policies under President Donald Trump spark concerns about capital stability and regulatory risk, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Global private equity giant KKR has named David Petraeus as Chairman of its Middle East business and established a dedicated investment team focused on identifying and executing opportunities across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, according to a report by Reuters.
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