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KKR’s new leaders plan to double earnings over five years

US private equity giant KKR’s co-CEOs are aiming to double earnings over the next five years, as founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts prepare to hand over control of the firm, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Under CEOs Joseph Bae and Scott Nuttall, who took the reins from

Squire Patton Boggs adds private equity funds partner in London

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its funds practice in London with the appointment of Rob Eke as partner in its Financial Services Practice Group. Eke, who joins from MJ Hudson where he had been a partner in its London office, specialises in private equity fund formation and investor representation. He works

Polaris takes majority stake in Nordic automated packaging supplier

Copenhagen-based mid-market private equity investor Polaris has acquired a majority shareholding in Sealing System, a Scandinavian supplier of intralogistics and full-scope automated packaging and palletizing lines. Established in 1998 in Grindsted, Denmark, Sealing System offers complete, automated end-of-line and intralogistics solutions, which optimise processes and production while ensuring efficient track

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Apollo nearing takeover talks with John Wood Group

US private equity group Apollo is said to be close to opening talks with oil and gas engineering company John Wood Group regarding a £1.66 billion takeover, according to a report by The Times. YOU NEED TO LOGIN TO SEE THE CONTENT​ Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Log

Carlyle Group emerges as potential Man Utd bidder

The Carlyle Group has emerged as a potential new bidder for Manchester United, as the ongoing sale of the English Premier League club goes to a third round, with rival bids from former Qatar prime minister Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani and Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and interest from US

Tech-focused VC Runa Capital opens Paris office

Luxembourg-based global venture capital firm Runa Capita has opened a Paris office. Max Corbani, who recently joined Runa Capital as a Senior Associate, will lead the growth of its investment focus in the French startup ecosystem. 

Pacific Avenue Capital completes resin production carve-out

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private investment firm, has formed Resin Solutions, which has agreed a carve-out of three product lines developed by Cray Valley, TotalEnergies’ resin production affiliate. Pacific Avenue Capital specialises in M&A, corporate divestitures and other complex situations in mid-market companies. The investment is being

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Private equity managers downbeat on 2023 fundraising prospects

Venture capital executives are more cautiously optimistic on their fundraising prospects for this year, in contrast with a comparatively downbeat outlook among private equity peers, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s new 2023 Private Equity Outlook Survey. The report surveyed a total of 511 private equity, venture capital and limited

Andera Partners leads funding for medical device firm BioVentrix

Paris-based private equity firm Andera Partners is leading a $48.5 million financing round for medical device company BioVentrix in an investor syndicate that includes Cormorant Asset Management, Taglich Brothers Inc., Squarepoint Capital, and Richmond Brothers. BioVentrix is developing minimally invasive therapies to directly treat the dilated left ventricle and reverse

CVC and Francisco Partners table bid for Network International

A private equity consortium including CVC Capital Partners and Francisco Partners has made a “preliminary and conditional” bid for emerging markets-focused payments company Network International, according to a report by Private Equity News. Shares in Network International closed up 23.1%, or 56½p, at 300p, valuing the company at £1.6 billion,

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