Ein starkes Innovationsökosystem fußt auf einem ausdifferenzierten Finanzierungsangebot für Start-ups und junge Wachstumsunternehmen. In Deutschland gewinnen Venture Debt-Instrumente zunehmend an Bedeutung als wertvolle Ergänzung zur traditionellen Eigenkapitalfinanzierung. Ausdruck dessen ist die Anzahl der Transaktionen, die über die vergangenen Jahre zu beobachten war.
Yale University is weighing the sale of a portion of its private equity fund interests and has retained investment bank Evercore to advise on the transaction, the Ivy League institution confirmed this week.
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are leading a $4bn private credit facility to support Thoma Bravo’s $10.6bn acquisition of Boeing’s digital aviation unit, in one of the largest direct lending deals of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the transaction.
Daniel Stammler hat Kolibri Games mit Null Euro Wagniskapital aufgebaut – und für 120 Millionen an Ubisoft verkauft. Heute investiert er über sein Family Office BLN Capital in Start-ups und weiß genau, warum der größte Exit nicht immer der beste ist. In „How to Invest“ spricht er über profitable Gründung ohne Glamour, harte Learnings beim […]
Private Equity bringt im Durchschnitt mehr Rendite als Aktieninvestments. Matthias van Randenborgh von Nexdos meint: Das liegt daran, dass Private-Equity-Manager Fremdkapital in einer bestimmten Art und Weise einsetzen, was allerdings auch in den liquiden Aktienmärkten möglich sei.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) are reducing their exposure to directly held private assets, while Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is sharpening its focus on collaborative investment models, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Tech-focused buyout major Thoma Bravo is closing in on a deal to acquire Jeppesen, the aviation navigation and software unit of Boeing, in a transaction that could exceed $8bn, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Battery storage startup Base Power announced that it has raised $200 million in Series B funding round to scale its distributed energy storage solution aimed at addressing grid instability challenges and higher energy cost issues from increasing electrification. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given […]
KKR and I Squared Capital are among several private investment firms competing to acquire PAL Cooling Holding (PCH), a district cooling business owned by Abu Dhabi’s Multiply Group, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
US-Regulatoren haben die Übernahme von Discover Financial durch Capital One durchgewunken. Damit stehen weitere Merger im von Stabilitätssorgen geprägten Sektor bereits in Aussicht.
If you know an up-and-coming individual under the age of 40, find out how to nominate them. Private Equity News is looking for nominations for this year’s crop of talented young professionals working in the sector. Candidates for the Rising Stars of Private Equity 2025 must be under 40 and working in Europe, including the […]
Swiss materials tech company novoMOF said it has raised CHF 4.4 million (USD $5.4 million) to further advance its sustainable materials for low-cost carbon capture in high-emissions industrial sectors.
Direct air capture technology startup Holocene announced that it has been acquired by energy giant Occidental (Oxy), marking the latest in a series of moves by Oxy to deepen its capabilities in DAC carbon removal. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Coller Capital has raised $2.4bn for a landmark structured secondaries vehicle, securing backing from institutional heavyweights Barings and Ares Management in what is being described as the largest transaction of its kind in the secondaries market to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity firm Atlas Capital has agreed to acquire British banknote printer De La Rue in a £263m ($348m) all-cash deal that will see one of the UK’s oldest listed companies in private ownership, according to a report by Reuters.
