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A new report from CIL Strategy Consultants has highlighted consolidation opportunities across Europe, as private equity investors refine buy-and-build strategies to drive growth in an increasingly competitive deal environment.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: As Africa’s middle class continues to grow, private capital is finding opportunities for its service sector. Africa-focused private equity firm Adenia Partners invested in catering business OCS Group back in 2021, when the business had operations spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Australian pension funds set out on a mission last week to expand their exposure to private markets assets in Europe. We caught up with some of those funds to understand where they see the opportunity in the region.
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Firms in today’s climate need to not only evaluate an asset’s ability to weather all manner of disruptive forces, but they also need to create a growth plan that is able to play out in sectors that are now transforming – quite literally – from one month to the next. It’s a fine art to identify value drivers, and an exact science to execute them. This report investigates how firms are mastering both. Â
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Blackstone Inc is overhauling its growth investing platform to create a new dedicated artificial intelligence-focused division, as the firm accelerates its exposure to AI infrastructure and technology assets across its portfolio, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Kone has agreed to acquire rival TK Elevator, which is owned by Advent International and Cinven, in a €29.4bn ($34.4bn) transaction including debt, marking one of the largest private equity exits in Europe to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Online second-hand marketplace Vinted has reached an €8bn valuation following a secondary share sale led by existing investor EQT, according to a report by the Financial Times. The transaction involved approximately €880m worth of existing shares being sold by early investors and employees, providing partial liquidity while also broadening the company’s shareholder base ahead of a potential future IPO.
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Private equity exit activity across Europe and the UK softened in the first quarter of 2026, although market participants expect a pickup once macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions stabilise, supported by substantial dry powder and a growing backlog of assets, according to data from White & Case.
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Blackstone president Jon Gray has flagged a potential record year of IPOs ahead after the firm reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, supported by early momentum in deal activity before geopolitical tensions in the Middle East unsettled markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Quantum computing has been a hypothetical technology since the 1980s. Now, it is beginning to reach commercialisation, with the prospect of transforming areas including drug development, financial modelling, and telecommunications.
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