Waterland Private Equity Investments has moved to a new permanent UK office and unveiled a new UK team that is looking to partner with entrepreneurial companies in the UK and Ireland. The European-wide private equity fund manager recently closed its seventh fund (WPEF VII), at EUR2 billion, after less than
Tesi, in co-operation with Finnish institutional investors Ilmarinen, Keva, VER, Elo, LähiTapiola and Fennia, has established a new fund-of-funds KRR III. Similar to its predecessors, KRR III invests in Finnish venture capital and small buyout funds. Its total capital is EUR150 million. ”KRR is a great example of collaboration between
NewAlpha has teamed with Societe Generale, Crédit Municipal de Paris and Exton Consulting to launch of Swave, the first physical incubator, entirely dedicated to fintech firms and managed by Paris&Co with the support of the French government. This new platform, fostering “innovation”, will offer 2,500 sq m of office space
Keensight Capital is to reinvest in Menix, a French leader in hip prosthesis and a major player in dental implants solutions; alongside the Company’s management team, led by Patrick Rondot, Jean-Luc Aurelle and Christophe Marrone, Five Arrows Principal Investments and Turenne Capital. Based in Lyon, Menix is a specialist in
Kewsong Lee and Glenn A Youngkin are to become Co-Chief Executive Officers of The Carlyle Group, while Peter J Clare will become Co-Chief Investment Officer alongside current CIO William E Conway, Jr. Carlyle’s current Chairman Daniel A D’Aniello will become Chairman Emeritus and continue to serve on the Carlyle Board
By George Ralph, RFA – Risk is part of everyday life for firms in the private equity sector and goes way beyond volatile markets and unpredictable cash flows. Firms must deal with the risks associated with the use of technology, in both the private equity firm and its portfolio companies.
Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) Global Infrastructure Partners III fund – in conjunction with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and a group of its other Limited Partner Co-Investors – is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in the wind and solar renewable energy portfolio of
Skybox Security, a specialist in cybersecurity management, has secured a USD150 million growth equity investment led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund (CVC Growth) (USD100 million), with participation from Pantheon (USD50 million). Based in Silicon Valley, Skybox has a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 per cent and positive
Charlesbank Capital Partners has held the closing of Charlesbank Equity Fund IX at its hard cap of USD2.75 billion in limited partner commitments, concluding a fundraising process that launched in June. Investors in the fund include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth vehicles and
Middle market private equity fund Calera Capital has held the final close of its fifth fund, Calera Capital Partners V. The Fund closed well above its original USD500 million target, with USD555 million of total capital commitments. “Calera Capital appreciates the continued strong support of its existing institutional partners and
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