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Private equity professionals say that the need for a strong brand has increased amid growing competition in the industry according to a new joint study by SuperReturn, a private equity conference series, and BackBay Communications, a PR, marketing and branding consultancy for private markets firms.
Swiss bank Julius Baer is betting on the continued appetite of its wealthy clients for private equity investments by targeting a $250 million fundraise for a new buyout fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stellex Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm with extensive experience in industrial businesses and family successions, has made a new platform investment in the MSS Group, a supplier and manufacturer of electronic components focused on the global power industry.
Blackford Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, has acquired PACIV, a full-service provider of industrial process automation and systems integration primarily for manufacturers in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
Golding Capital Partners, a European alternative asset manager with more than €13.5 billion in assets under management across infrastructure, private credit, private equity, secondaries and impact, has opened a new office in Milan, Italy led by Lara Tardino, who joins the firm as a managing director.
Antares Capital (Antares) has appointed Sheila Brown as managing director, head of UK/Europe investor coverage within the firm’s asset management group. Brown, who will be based in the UK, is the firm’s first employee outside of North America.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is hoping to hook Norwegian aquaculture service group Frøy in an all-cash deal worth NOK6.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
IQ Capital, a London-based deep tech venture capital firm, has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV), which will focus on seed and series A investments in UK and European startups, at $200 million, taking its assets under management to more than $1 billion.
Isomer Capital, an independent private investment firm focused exclusively on European venture capital, has held the first close of its new €250 million Isomer Capital III (IC III), with one third of its target subscribed by an early group of returning investors.
Phoenix Equity Partners, a growth-focused UK private equity firm, has made an investment in UK-based cybersecurity specialist Logiq, the third from its 2022 Fund, following investments in risk analytics and modelling solutions provider 4most and data analytics business Dufrain.
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