BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn.
Saudi Venture Capital has invested $15m in Vision Ventures’ Saqr Fund II venture capital fund, which has a $90m target, and will invest in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region’s early-stage firms from pre-Seed to pre-Series B.
US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has reached agreement on the terms to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sanofi’s consumer health division Opella, according to a report by Reuters citing sources within the French government.
The second quarter of 2024 saw a mixed environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&), with transaction volumes levelling off compared to earlier in the year, according to the US Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: H2 2024 & Outlook report from investment bank DC Advisory.
BGF has exited its investment in DriveWorks, a provider of design automation and 3D sales product configuration software to manufacturing and engineering companies, generating a money multiple of 2.7x and an IRR of 32%.
Danish pension fund P+, which serves academics, has appointed Henrik Küseler, in a newly created position as Director and Co-Lead of Strategic Initiatives within its Alternatives team, according to a report by AMWatch.
Barings is set to introduce a middle-market collateralised loan obligation (CLO) in Europe, amid growing interest in the strategy from several private credit firms in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc, the world’s largest alternative investment firm, surpassed Wall Street estimates for its key earnings metric in the latest quarter, reporting a record $1.1tn in assets under management and an increase in fund value, according to a report by Reuters.
A stable policy environment is critical if the UK Government is to boost M&A activity, according to more than half (56%) of UK dealmakers who took part in CIL’s Investment 360 Index survey, citing it as the top priority to be addressed.
The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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