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Truths and misconceptions surrounding private equity, dry powder and recovery

By Michael Gull, Executive Director, Business Development, MUFG Investor Services – As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cut through our lives, the urgency of robust public assistance for businesses remains a matter of vital economic importance. And yet, since the earliest days of the crisis, certain critics have taken exception

Timo Hirte, TMF Group

Finding value in EMEA

When it comes to finding value in Europe, private fund funds have a large mosaic of investment opportunities to consider, given the jurisdictional, regulatory and market differences across the 27 EU member states (which now does not include the UK).

Paris

Yotta Capital Partners holds first close of ‘industry 4.0’ fund

Paris-based Yotta Capital Partners held the first closing of its Yotta Smart Industry fund at EUR101 million at the end of July, targeting a final amount in excess of EUR120 million. Institutional investors, including Bpifrance and the European Investment Fund, are the main investors in the fund, as well as

Rodrigo Tavares, Granito Group

Private equity cannot afford to leave out ESG

By Rodrigo Tavares, founder and president of the Granito Group – With fewer regulatory requirements compared with listed equity, the global USD4 trillion private equity market is lagging behind other asset classes when it comes to the adoption of ESG strategies. 

Europe from space

The European buyouts market: Stability and strength in selected sectors

By Sergey Sheshuryak, Adams Street Partners – To gain a perspective on the private equity market in Europe in the second half of 2020, we start by looking back to the seemingly distant past of 2019 – before pandemic-related shutdowns, social distancing, central bank stimulus plans, and Zoom meetings.

Kinderhook Industries announces USD460m recapitalisation of Kinderhook Capital Fund III

Kinderhook Industries (Kinderhook), a private equity firm specialising in middle-market control investments in the healthcare services, environmental/business services and automotive/light manufacturing sectors, has successfully completed a recapitalisation of Kinderhook Capital Fund III, a $300 million committed capital, 2009 vintage fund. AlpInvest Partners and affiliated investors (AlpInvest), a leading player in the

Shanghai skyline

Chinese PE is still a growth story, says McKinsey

Covid-19 has had an effect on the Chinese economy, but not on longer term trends in the Chinese private equity market, according to Ivo Naumann, Shanghai-based partner and leader of McKinsey’s private equity & principal investors practice in Greater China. China is the third largest private capital market in the

Munich Private Equity Partners starts fundraising for fourth mid-cap buyout programme

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has started fundraising for its fourth private equity program, MPEP IV, which offers institutional investors the opportunity to invest in two pre-built private equity fund portfolios.  Investors receive high visibility on the manager quality and expected portfolio construction, consequently the blind pool risk typically associated

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