Der 9 Mrd. € schwere Pensionsfonds von Intesa Sanpaolo setzt im aktuellen Marktumfeld verstärkt auf Risikoreduktion: Laut IPE wurden im aktuellen Finanzbericht 2024 Investitionen in Höhe von 700 Mio. € in defensive Multi-Asset-Mandate vergeben. Gleichzeitig steigt das Engagement in Private Equity und Private Debt deutlich an.
Mehrere US-amerikanische öffentliche Universitätsstiftungen erhöhen ihre Allokationen in Private Equity teils deutlich. Wie die Financial Times berichtet, sehen sie angesichts niedriger Bewertungen und eines schwachen öffentlichen Marktumfelds eine seltene Einstiegschance.
Die Nuclidium AG (Basel, München), ein Unternehmen im Bereich Radiopharmazie, gab heute den erfolgreichen Abschluss einer Series-B-Finanzierungsrunde bekannt. Dabei wurden 84 Mio. EUR eingesammelt. Angeführt wurde die Runde von Kurma Growth Opportunities Fund, Angelini Ventures, Wellington Partners und Neva SGR (Intesa Sanpaolo Gruppe). Weitere Investoren sind unter anderem der DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), Bayern […]
Sustainability technology company Clarity AI announced today the acquisition of ecolytiq, a provider of in-app climate engagement solutions for financial institutions, in a move described by Clarity AI as aimed at expanding its climate engagement offering for global retail and commercial banking financial institutions, as well as its consumer engagement capabilities.
Starbucks’ China has attracted interest from nearly 30 domestic and global PE firms, including buyout heavyweights KKR and Carlyle Group, with bids for a stake in the business valuing it at up to $10bn, according to a report by CNBC citing multiple unnamed sources.
UK-based IT services provider, Celerity, has acquired Silverstring, enhancing the former’s data protection and cyber recovery offerings within its managed services portfolio. Founded in 2002, Celerity provides advanced IT services with an emphasis on cybersecurity and highly available hybrid-cloud systems.
Private equity giants Permira, CVC Capital Partners, and EQT are among the leading contenders to acquire a controlling stake in Nuvama Wealth Management from Asia-focused firm PAG, in a potential $1.6bn deal, according to a report by the Economic Times.
Der Co-Leiter des europäischen Private Equity-Geschäfts von KKR spricht über die Zeitenwende in der Private-Equity-Branche, Europas große Chance und seinen Weg in die Finanzmetropolen der Welt.
Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire restaurant software provider Olo in a $2bn all-cash deal that values Olo at $10.25 per share — a 65% premium to its stock price prior to reports of a potential sale, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity firm I Squared Capital has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire KKR’s Singapore-headquartered logistics business Goodpack, in a potential deal that could value the company at up to $1.5bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Zurich-based Carbon removal solutions provider Climeworks announced today that it has raised $162 million in a new equity funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at further developing its direct air capture (DAC) technology to reduce the cost of removals, and to expand its carbon removal portfolio service. Founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald […]
Pan-European private equity investor Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Origin Fund (Origin) is to sell legaltech platform vLex to Clio, a global specialist in legal technology headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in a deal that values the business at $1bn.
Angesichts aktueller Marktverwerfungen und der von den USA ausgehenden Unsicherheiten, insbesondere durch die verschärfte Zollpolitik, prüfen viele Private-Equity-Investoren eine Neuausrichtung ihrer Investitionsschwerpunkte. Immer häufiger wird Europa als strategisch relevante Ergänzung globaler Portfolios wahrgenommen. Benedikt Pfeuffer und Kay Gallus, Co-Heads Private Equity bei HQ Trust, analysieren die aktuelle Entwicklung und geben Hinweise, worauf Investoren bei Private-Equity-Engagements […]
EQT has agreed to sell Japanese automotive electronics company Pioneer Corp to CarUX, a subsidiary of Taiwan-listed Innolux Corp, for $1.1bn – marking the Swedish private equity firm’s largest-ever exit in Japan and its second deal in the country this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Meta is in advanced talks with leading private credit firms including Apollo Global Management, KKR, Brookfield, Carlyle, and Pimco, to raise up to $29bn to finance its aggressive build-out of AI-focused data centres across the US, according to a report by the Financial Times.
