The private2000 index, a barometer of private company investments across 30 countries from Scientific Infra & Private Assets, posted a 0.72% return in September, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 4.45% and achieving an 8.85% annualised return over the past year.
Insight Partners, Blackstone, and Clearlake Capital, the joint owners of Diligent Corporation, are considering strategic options for the corporate governance software provider, including a potential sale that could value the business at around $7bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Carnelian Energy Capital, the private equity owner of Ridgemar Energy, is exploring the sale of the US-based oil and gas producer, aiming for a valuation exceeding $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Agriculture sustainability-focused startup NitroVolt announced that it has raised €3.5 million euros (USD$3.7 million) in seed funding, with proceeds to be used to help to commercialize its system for producing ammonia for farmers with a minimal carbon impact. Ammonia is used extensively in a number of areas, especially agriculture as a key ingredient in nitrogen […]
Regenerative agriculture-focused platform provider Klim announced that it has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting its global expansion and extending its offerings. Agriculture has emerged as a major focus area for climate action, as the sector accounts for a significant proportion of GHG emissions, and is among […]
Sympower, an Amsterdam-based provider of flexible energy management and virtual power plant technology, announced that it has raised €21.3 million (USD$22.6 million) in Series B1 financing round, with proceeds aimed at rolling out battery energy storage solutions, funding future mergers and acquisitions, continuing its expansion in Europe, and scaling the company’s operations. Founded in 2015, […]
AshGrove Capital (AshGrove), an independent pan-European speciality lender, has held the final close of AshGrove Speciality Lending Fund II at its hard cap of €650m, surpassing its original target of €500m.
Private investment giant Stonepeak has agreed to acquire Boundary Street Capital, a private credit firm with a focus on digital infrastructure, enterprise software, and technology services in the lower middle market.
California-based General Galactic, which is developing methods to generate fossil-free energy, announced that it has raised $8 million in seed funding, bringing total investment in the company to $10 million. Founded in 2023 by former SpaceX and Varda Space Industries engineers Halen Mattison and Luke Neise, General Galactic is developing a modular hardware platform that […]
Der Global Private Equity Outlook 2025 liefert Dealmakern wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Mittelbeschaffung, den Kapitaleinsatz und die Rückkehr an den Verhandlungstisch in den nächsten zwölf Monaten. 60 % der Befragten weltweit bieten inzwischen ein Ko-Investitionsprogramm an. 44 % der Befragten würden mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit eine Privatisierung in Betracht ziehen. 82 % der Befragten gehen davon […]
Shares of Germany’s Evotec SE rose by up to 16.2% on Monday after news that private equity firm Triton Partners has acquired a substantial stake in the drug discovery and development specialist ahead of a potential takeover bid for the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are forecasting a substantial rise in UK deal activity in 2025, with 84% expecting to execute between five and ten deals, according to a report by Reuters citing a survey by Deutsche Numis published on Tuesday.
Das Berliner PropTech-Unternehmen KUGU um die beiden Geschäftsführer Christopher von Gumppenberg und Niko Mikac, startet mit dem erfolgreichen Abschluss einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde über 8,5 Millionen Euro in das wichtige vierte Quartal. Als neue Investoren und Gesellschafter konnten Tengelmann Ventures, Gewobag ID sowie die Branchenexperten Michael Lowak (ehemaliger CEO Germany G+E GETEC Holding GmbH) und Axel Müller […]
Zurich-based energy transition-focused investor Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) announced today an agreement with Italian energy company Eni to increase its investment in Eni’s renewables, retail and EV charging company Plenitude, with an additional capital injection of €209 million (USD$222 million). Following the new investment, EIP will hold a 10% stake in Plenitude, following its initial […]
Private equity firm Partners Group is considering selling a stake in the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a UK-based global network of private schools valued at up to €5bn ($5.38bn), according to a report by Reuters.
