The number of public and private funds with climate-related names has surged in recent years, with more than 70% of the cumulative capitalization attributed to funds launched since the start of 2020. Despite similarity in the names, these funds are rather different. Renewable electricity accounted for over 40% of private climate funds’ net asset value, […]
Steffen joined Andreas Munk Holm of EUVC to speak on the democratization of venture capital across Europe and more globally. Andreas hosts The European VC Podcast, and is a Venture Partner with Isomer Capital and is an active angel in various European early stage funds.
Union Investment hat für einen Private Equity-Dachfonds in drei Monaten rund €250 Millionen eingesammelt. Der UniInstitutional Private Equity S.A. SICAV-RAIF – PE-Invest 5 (kurz: PE-Invest 5) investiert weltweit und diversifiziert in unterschiedliche Private Equity-Segmente.
London-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has set an initial public offering range of €13 to €15 for its shares, valuing the business at between €13bn and €15bn, with a plan to begin trading on Euronext Amsterdam on Friday.
The Sterling Group, a Texas-based middle-market private equity firm, has held the final close of Sterling Group Partners VI (Fund VI), which was oversubscribed at its hard cap of $3.5bn.
One of my favorite Anthony Bourdain quotes observes that “Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.” I feel that way about the privilege of travel as it relates […]
Die BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft hat ihr Mezzanine-Investment bei der Wenzel Group erhöht. Das Unternehmen ist auf hochpräzise Messmaschinen und Messtechnik-Software für Qualitätssicherungszwecke spezialisiert. Mit den zusätzlichen Eigenkapitalmitteln will das Familienunternehmen den Vertrieb ausbauen und den weiteren Wachstumskurs fortsetzen.
Junge Unternehmen können heute nicht mehr so leicht verkauft werden wie noch vor ein paar Jahren. Mit anziehender Konjunktur und fallenden Zinsen dürfte sich das Exit-Geschehen aber wieder beleben. Auffällig ist, dass immer mehr Private Equity-Häuser als Käufer auftreten.
Private equity giant Blackstone has made an improved offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund with a proposed $1.5bn deal to acquire the troubled music rights owner, topping a $1.4bn bid made last week by music rights investor Concord, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Steckt Private Equity in einer veritablen Krise, oder geht es nach dem herausfordernden Jahr 2023 wieder bergauf? Das war eins der Top-Themen bei der Deutschen Investorenkonferenz. Zeichen der Erholung, aber weiter Unsicherheiten Christoph Breithaupt von der Kanzlei Act AC Tischendorf beobachtet bei seinen Klienten derzeit ein geteiltes Stimmungsbild. Er rechnet aber ähnlich wie Stock damit, […]
UK fintech startup Unwritten announced that it has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing the company’s solutions enabling investors and companies to integrate climate change into their investment and capital allocation decisions. Launched in 2022 by co-founders Dr. Phillip Marks and Amos Wittenberg, London-based Unwritten, formerly Dovetail Finance, […]
Die Norges Bank hat dem norwegischen Finanzministerium empfohlen, dass das Anlageuniversum des riesigen Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) um nicht gelistete Beteiligungen, sprich Private Equity, erweitert werden sollte. Doch davon will die Regierung zumindest vorerst nichts wissen.
The private credit industry enjoyed its highest annual returns since the global financial crisis, despite a falloff in investment volume late in the year. Investors in private debt funds, whose primary underlying assets are leveraged non-bank loans for businesses, fared extremely well in 2023. Such loans gained 13.3% for the year, according to the US […]
The world’s largest private equity firm Blackstone has reported a 1% year-on-year increase in first-quarter distributable earnings – the cash used to pay dividends to shareholders – to $1.27bn from $1.25bn in Q1 2024, according to a report by Reuters.
Der Fonds aus München zählt zu den jüngeren Player der Private-Equity-Branche, deren Protagonisten oft lieber im Hintergrund bleiben. Zu den Investments von Maxburg zählt beispielsweise der Online-Shop Zooplus.
