Private Equity & Private Capital News

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has selected US investment firm Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, in a potential deal worth in excess of $3bn, according to a report by Reuters.

Energy management software provider ecoplanet announced that it has raised €16 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the expansion of its AI-powered energy orchestration solution across Europe to help companies drive energy efficiency and manage the complexities of the energy transition.

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.

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.

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.

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.