Private Equity & Private Capital News

Cogenuity Partners (Cogenuity), a lower middle market private equity firm investing in businesses operating within the advanced industrial economy, has closed its inaugural fund, Cogenuity Fund I, with $425m in total capital commitments.

Global private equity dealmaking saw a 7% increase in buyout capital in 2024, reaching $511.6bn compared to $478.3bn in 2023, although the fundraising environment remained difficult, according to the Private Equity Q4 2024: Preqin Quarterly Update report.

Blackstone has reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, fuelled by a resurgence in dealmaking and early signs of stabilisation in the troubled commercial real estate (CRE) sector, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity giant KKR has taken a 12% stake in Henry Schein and reached an agreement to add independent directors to the company’s board, the medical and dental supplies distributor announced Wednesday, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Die Kapitalbeschaffung nimmt mit der Einführung verschiedener so genannter Evergreen-Fonds zu, die es den Kunden ermöglichen, regelmäßig Kapital abzuziehen oder neu einzubringen – eine Abkehr von den traditionellen geschlossenen Strukturen, die das Geld in der Regel für sieben bis zwölf Jahre binden.

The EIF VC Survey and the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2024 VC Survey, conducted by the EIF with the support of Invest Europe. The […]

Which Companies Had the Highest M&A Activity? Below, we show the top 15 companies with the highest M&A activity, by showing an average of deals per year over the 2008-2020 period.

Private equity giant KKR has emerged as a key player in the race to acquire Cubico Sustainable Investments, a UK-based renewable energy firm valued at approximately $6bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

Erfolgreiche Gründer:innen sind vom Standort Deutschland enttäuscht. Laut einer Umfrage des Digitalverbands Bitkom würden nur 47 Prozent der besonders erfolgreichen Gründer:innen ihr Geschäft nochmal in Deutschland aufbauen. Knapp ein Viertel (24 Prozent) würde sich stattdessen für die Gründung in den USA entscheiden. Zwölf Prozent gäben einem anderen EU-Land den Vorzug, und weitere zwölf Prozent würden […]