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M&A deal value is at its highest level since 2007, but Europe's executives are adopting a more cautious outlook on European M&A, according to research carried out international law firm CMS, in partnership with Mergermarket.
The report’s respondents comprise 230 key M&A stakeholders across all European geographies, including CEOs, finance directors, bankers, M&A heads, private equity investors and sector specialists. Each respondent gave their views on the areas for growth, economic and political pressures and key players in the M&A market producing a rounded macro- and microeconomic outlook for the next year.
The research showed that deal value has risen
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has appointed Chris Hebble as a Managing Director in the firm’s Capital Markets Group. He is based in Los Angeles.
Hebble joins from Cerberus Capital Management (CCM), where he was a Managing Director responsible for origination, underwriting, portfolio management, and investment exits for a broad range of private finance transactions. Prior to CCM, he was a Principal at Caltius Mezzanine Partners in Los Angeles, a fund focused on providing junior capital financing alternatives to privately held middle market companies. Hebble was a Vice President at Houlihan Lokey from 2000–2004.
“As alternative sources of financing
Richard Bloom, Dennis Cancellarich, Ira Cooperman, Jerome Devillers, Pierre-Marie Lagnaud, George Parker and Anthony Stranix have been named Equity Partners at WeiserMazars while Debra Bornstein has been named Equity Principal.
“WeiserMazars continues to experience strong growth and these promotions demonstrate our recognition of the talented team that are key contributors to our success,” says Victor Wahba (pictured), WeiserMazars Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of the Partnership, I am pleased to congratulate them on this career milestone and to thank them for their leadership and dedication to excellent client service. I am particularly pleased to welcome new Partners Ira Cooperman, Dennis
London-based investor Impax Asset Management,has completed a PLN181.5 million (EUR43 million) refinancing for the 42 MW Kisielice wind park in Poland.
The new facilities provided by a syndicate led by Raiffeisen Bank Polska with Raiffeisen Bank International, and Alior Bank were used to refinance loans and hedging provided by Caixa Bank for the original 18 MW wind farm that was acquired by Impax funds in March 2013. The new facilities were also used to refinance a 22 MW expansion of the project that was commissioned in late 2013 which was funded by Impax.
Impax was advised by Norton Rose,
Audax Private Equity completed its 500th acquisition on 21 September when portfolio company Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery (ADCS) acquired the assets of Dermatology of Northern Colorado, a dermatology practice in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Dermatology of Northern Colorado is ADCS’s 31st acquisition since Audax acquired the platform in October of 2011.
Geoffrey S Rehnert (pictured), Co-CEO of Audax Group, says: “I am proud of the team at Audax Private Equity for reaching this remarkable milestone. Buy & Build is the central theme of our investment strategy. The completion of deal number 500 is a testament to the hard work
Funds managed by The Private Equity Group of Ares Management and Harvest Partners have acquired Valet Waste from investment funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, LLC. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Tampa, Valet Waste is a leading national provider of value-added amenity services to the multifamily housing industry. Valet Waste provides five nights-per-week doorstep waste and recycling collection for more than 400 management companies and owner groups servicing more than 665,000 units across 34 states. The company also offers complementary maintenance services to the multifamily housing industry including nightly maintenance, apartment cleaning, apartment turns and
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed fund finance practitioners Michael C Mascia and Wesley A Misson as partners.
The addition continues the firm's global expansion, with nine lateral partners and their teams joining the firm to date in 2015, and builds on the firm's significant presence in Charlotte, NC.
Mascia and Misson have a globally recognised practice in subscription credit facilities (SCFs) and fund finance, representing lenders in facilities to many of the world's preeminent real estate and private equity funds. Mascia, previously Co-Head of Mayer Brown's Global Lending Practice, is the founder of the annual Subscription Credit Facility
European financial service private equity firm AnaCap’s third credit fund AnaCap Credit Opportunities III has completed the acquisition of EUR1.2 billion of non- performing loans (NPLs) from Italian lender UniCredit Group.
Under the terms of the agreement, the AnaCap fund will acquire 100 per cent of the portfolio.
The acquisition refers to the Trevi 3 portfolio, which comprises secured and unsecured bankruptcy and other enforcement claims against primarily SME borrowers. In October 2014, AnaCap funds acquired a similar portfolio of non- performing loans from UniCredit, totalling claims of EUR1.9 billion, which was the largest transaction of its kind in
KSL Capital Partners has completed the final closing of its latest travel and leisure focused private equity fund, KSL Capital Partners IV, with total commitments of USD2.677 billion, including the commitment of the General Partner.
Fund IV took less than a year to raise, with demand from both existing and new investors significantly surpassing the Fund’s original target amount of USD2.25 billion. Investors in KSL IV include a diverse group of state pension funds, corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and family offices.
“KSL IV garnered significant interest from our existing investor base and accepted
Kreditech, a leading consumer finance technology company, has raised EUR 82.5 million in Series C financing to fuel the company's growth. The round was led by JC Flowers & Co.
Peter Thiel and Amadeus Capital Partners (Amadeus) invested earlier this year in a bridge loan that has now fully converted into Series C equity. Existing shareholders Värde Partners, HPE Growth Capital and Blumberg Capital also participated in the round. The company is in advanced discussions for a final closing that could increase the Series C round to over EUR 100 million.
“We are excited to bring these world-class investors on board who
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