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Benetton family forms €3bn private capital platform

The Italian Benetton family has merged its private capital arm 21 Invest with Milan-based Tages to create a new €3bn platform, 21 Next, as part of a plan to scale its assets to €10bn within five years, according to a report by the Financial Times. Edizione, the family’s holding company,

LGT Capital Partners launches public equities impact fund

LGT Capital Partners has launched its first public equities impact strategy, positioning listed markets as a critical complement to private markets in addressing global social and environmental challenges, according to a report by Impact Investor.

Olympus chief warns of risks from PE push into US retirement plans

Olympus Partners Founder Robert Morris has cautioned that private equity’s expansion into US 401(k) accounts could expose savers to higher fees, poor returns and increased risk, raising the possibility of future taxpayer-funded bailouts, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Apollo’s Sambur warns of end of easy PE returns

Apollo Global Management’s co-head of private equity, David Sambur, says the industry is moving into a more unforgiving phase, one that will separate firms generating genuine operational value from those that rode a decade of ultra-low interest rates, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Deutsche Börse bids €5.3bn for Allfunds

Deutsche Börse has made a €5.3bn offer for Allfunds, the fund platform backed by private equity investors such as Hellman & Friedman, in what marks a push into the asset-servicing sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Future Standard launches semi-liquid fund

Future Standard, an $86bn global alternative asset manager, has launched its FS Mid Market Private Equity Fund, a new semi-liquid strategy providing diversified access to private equity investments across the US and Europe’s middle market.

Top Advent International deal-maker exits UK for Luxembourg

A senior investment executive at Advent International is relocating from the UK to Luxembourg, in what insiders describe as a symptom of growing pressure on private equity talent retention in Britain, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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