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PE-Manager: „Das ist langfristig das attraktivste Segment“
Die letzten Jahre waren für die Private-Equity-Branche nicht einfach. Mit dem Ukraine-Krieg, der Inflation und der Zinswende kroch ab 2022 die Unsicherheit in den Markt. Die Geldströme, die Private-Equity-Deals über Jahre getragen hatten, versiegten nicht, aber sie verlangsamten sich.
Bain Capital acquires Apleona from PAI Partners in reported €4bn deal
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Apleona, a German integrated facilities management (FM) provider, from private equity firm PAI Partners, in a deal led by Bain Capital’s European Private Equity team with a reported value of around €4bn ($4.2bn).
ACCURE Raises $16 Million to Scale AI-based Platform to Make Batteries Safer and More Reliable
Battery tech startup ACCURE Battery Intelligence announced that it has raised $16 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its predictive analytics software solution to make batteries safer, more reliable and more sustainable.
Chestnut Raises $160 Million to Scale Farm-to-Forest Carbon Removal Projects
Nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon announced that it has raised $160 million in a Series B financing round, with proceeds to be used to scale capacity and sequester an estimated 100 million tons of carbon over the life of its Sustainable Restoration Project.
Bain Capital erwirbt Apleona von PAI Partners
Mit Bain Capital wird die Entwicklung zum europäischen Marktführer für integriertes Facility Management fortgesetzt. Apleona, ein führender europäischer Anbieter von integriertem Facility Management (FM) mit Sitz in Neu-Isenburg bei Frankfurt, hat dem Erwerb durch Bain Capital, einer der weltweit führenden privaten Investmentgesellschaften, zugestimmt. Verkäufer ist das Private-Equity-Unternehmen PAI Partners. Das Investment wurde von einem Konsortium […]
Buyout firms in $8.5bn battle for Japan’s Trend Micro
Private equity giants Bain Capital, Advent International, EQT AB, and KKR are vying to acquire Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, valued at approximately JPY1.32tn ($8.54bn), according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Partners Group legt neuen Evergreen-Fonds für institutionelle Anleger auf
Die Private-Equity-Gesellschaft Partners Group hat einen Evergreen-Fonds für institutionelle Anleger aufgelegt. Noch in diesem Jahr soll zudem ein Evergreen-Fonds für vermögende Privatanleger folgen.
Renditechancen alternativer Anlagen
Von den Entwicklungen an den Kapitalmärkten waren auch Portfolien institutioneller Investoren betroffen. Neben Aktien rückten dabei mehr und mehr alternative Anlagen in den Fokus, die nicht an den Börsen gehandelt werden. Dazu gehören beispielsweise Beteiligungen an nicht börsennotierten Unternehmen (Private Equity), private Finanzierungen (Private Debt) oder auch Investments in Infrastrukturprojekte (z. B. Strom- und Glasfasernetze).
Arcadia Acquires Clean Energy Procurement Platform RPD Energy
Energy management platform Arcadia announced the acquisition of RPD Energy, which markets renewable electricity primarily to large commercial and industrial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
StormFisher Hydrogen Raises $50 Million to Produce Clean Fuels for Hard to Abate Sectors
e-Fuels project developer StormFisher Hydrogen announced that it has secured a $50 million investment from Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, with proceeds aimed at accelerating its pipeline of clean fuel production projects in North America.
PE dealmaking in India set to grow amid IPO slowdown
India’s private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) sectors are positioning themselves for a surge in dealmaking activity as subdued stock market conditions push businesses away from IPOs and towards private funding, according to a report by Reuters.
Carlyle’s profit miss highlights private equity challenges
Carlyle Group’s fourth-quarter earnings fell short of market expectations, primarily driven by weaker proceeds from asset sales, highlighting the headwinds facing the private equity sector even as other parts of the group’s operations delivered strong results, according to a report by Reuters.
Deal Flow Monitor: Outlook 2025
Private capital deal-making is still below the five-year average, but investors are optimistic for a recovery in 2025 2024’s private equity deal market was larger than the previous year, driven primarily by take-private transactions Software, particularly AI, is expected to remain a key driver of deal flow in both private equity and venture capital New […]
100 Millionen Euro Wagniskapital für Verteidigungs-Start-ups
Die neue Venture-Capital-Firma Helantic will in KI, Robotik und autonome Systeme investieren. Ziel ist, ungenutztes Innovationspotenzial für Europas Verteidigungsindustrie zu heben.
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