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Apheon Management SA has reached the €1.25bn hard cap for its sixth flagship fund vintage, Apheon MidCap Buyout VI SCSp. In addition, €50m will be invested by the Apheon team and related families, bringing the total fund size to €1.3bn. As with Apheon’s prior fundraises, AMB VI was oversubscribed with demand significantly exceeding the hard cap.
Private equity giant Carlyle, a consortium of Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, and UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) are leading the race to acquire the global assets of Russia’s Lukoil, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed industry sources.
Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is aiming to raise $26bn for its newest flagship private equity fund, a total that would place it among the largest-ever fundraises in the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Tom Parkinson as a managing director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, based in London.
European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has appointed John DiGiovanni as head of healthcare. He will work closely with Andy Neville, partner in the healthcare team and interim head of healthcare prior to DiGiovanni’s arrival.
European private equity firm IK Partners has added five partners across its Paris and Amsterdam offices. Onne Tjerkstra and Xavier Lemonnier have been appointed partners within the investment team, while Jakob Treffers, Jérôme Richard, and David Varet have been appointed partners within the operations team.
Adams Street Partners has led a private credit financing of up to $400m to support the acquisition of aerospace and defence equipment business Beaufort, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
I Squared Capital has dropped its plans to acquire Ströer SE & Co.’s out-of-home advertising business after struggling to secure sufficient investor backing, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
UK private equity firms have significantly increased their use of offshore jurisdictions since Brexit, raising concerns around transparency, according to a report by the FT citing research from the University of Glasgow.
Onex has raised $1.6bn for a continuation fund that allows the firm to retain three portfolio companies as it prepares to return to the fundraising market, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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