Toby Mitchenall
Toby Mitchenall is the Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, at PEI Media. He is responsible for New Private Markets, a dedicated intelligence source on impact investing, sustainability and ESG in private markets, and is based in PEI’s London office. Toby was previously a consultant advising private equity firms on marketing and public relations.
The Norwegian private equity firm has exceeded its original target of €225m for Norvestor V after seven months of marketing.
Having originally set out to raise €10m by the end of the year from both institutions and individuals, InReturn Capital is upping its target in response to strong demand.
Warsaw-based Enterprise Investors has taken a 60 percent stake in Polish bathroom retailer and wholesaler Wema in a deal that values the company at €77m. The acquisition follows figures last week showing that the flow of capital into emerging markets private equity is rapidly accelerating.
Following the completion of its 19th acquisition this year, the mid-market specialist is lining up the launch of its fourth European fund.
The market responded to an upbeat Lehman Brothers Private Equity Partners update this morning with a marginal increase in the stock price. But shares in the Euronext-listed vehicle are still trading at a discount to net asset value.
The Washington DC-based private equity firm has purchased a minority stake in Italian luxury sportswear group, Moncler. The deal means a partial exit for three Italian investment firms from the company that owns brands such as Moncler, Henry Cotton and Coast, Weber & Ahaus.
The buyout firm is planning another close for its third Europe fund at the end of October, having already held a second close on €4.8bn.
3i-owned hedge fund administrator Fulcrum is merging with Butterfield Fund Services to form a combined platform worth $300m. Akshaya Bhargava, 3i’s former industrialist in residence and the current chief executive of Fulcrum, will take the helm at Butterfield Fulcrum Group.
The Swiss private equity firm has bought a manufacturer of explosion protection devices in a transaction that has been valued at roughly €325m. The deal represents an exit of undisclosed size for Allianz Capital Partners, which purchased the German company six years ago.
The Russian investment firm says slow regional public markets are driving an increasing flow of private equity opportunities.