Kantar Group has agreed the sale of its media measurement and analytics unit, Kantar Media, which operates in over 60 markets and employs more than 4,500 people globally, to private equity firm HIG Capital in a deal valued at approximately $1bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
30 Milliarden Euro sammelten Dominique Senequier und ihre Mitarbeiter bei Ardian für ihren neunten Private-Equity-Secondaries-Fonds ein. Eine Rekordsumme, hinter der nicht nur institutionelle Investoren stehen.
Global asset manager Algebris Investments announced today the launch of Algebris Climatech, a new fund aimed at investing in climate and deep tech startups across the energy, materials, industrials, and food sectors.
Canada’s Sagard Holdings is launching a private equity fund aimed at retail investors, marking a significant move as alternative asset managers expand their focus beyond institutional clients and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, according to a report by Wealth Management.
Investors may lean toward sector specialists in search of higher returns, but the data is mixed on whether they perform better than generalist (diversified) funds.
Carlyle has engaged bankers to consider selling its UK-based funds network and data company, Calastone, in what could be the latest high-profile transaction in a sector that has drawn significant investment, according to a report by Reuters citing four sources familiar with the matter.
Clean fuel tech startup Amogy announced that it raised $56 million in venture financing for solutions aimed at decarbonizing transportation, heavy industry and other sectors.
Private investment house Ardian has raised $30bn for its ninth-generation secondaries platform, a significant increase over the $19bn raised for the eighth-generation in 2020, and the largest secondaries fundraise globally to date.
London-based carbon credit ratings startup BeZero Carbon said it had raised $32 million, with proceeds aimed at enabling the company to expand into new markets, and to grow its capabilities and its team.
Ingka Investments, the investments arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer representing 90% of IKEA sales, announced plans to invest €1 billion in companies enabling growth in recycling infrastructure.
Die Berliner Formo Bio GmbH erhält 35 Mio. Euro von der Europäischen Investitionsbank (EIB) für die Entwicklung von tierfreien Käse- und Ei-Alternativen und schließt damit ihre Serie B-Finanzierung ab. Insgesamt hat das Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Berlin und einem Produktionsstandort in Frankfurt am Main schon rund 135 Mio. Euro an Finanzierungen einwerben können.
Foodji erweitert seine Series-A auf 27 Millionen Euro, kurz nachdem sich das Foodtech eine Hybrid-Growth-Capital-Finanzierung in Höhe von 25 Millionen Euro gesichert hat.
Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners is considering selling CloserStill, a UK-based events company, later this year, as the events sector experiences a surge in dealmaking post-pandemic, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Harbinger, a California-based maker of chassis for electric vehicles, announced it has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling the volume production of its medium-duty electric truck platform.
Global alternative investment manager Apollo and UK-based international banking group Standard Chartered announced today the launch of a new strategic partnership focused on accelerating financing for infrastructure, clean transition and renewable energy globally.
