Dealmaking

Denmark's Novo Holdings seeks Asian managers in regional push

The $37bn investment arm of Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation is building a roster of homegrown GPs in Asia and growing its regional headcount, says managing partner Amit Kakar.

THL to buy website traffic management business from GRO; Columna in strategic exit from Swiss dental group

Columna Capital has sold its majority stake in Ardentis Cliniques Dentaires.

Exclusive: Columna Capital exits dental care provider Ardentis to Medbase

Ardentis is an integrated group of dental clinics in western Switzerland.

Exclusive: THL to acquire Queue-It from GRO Capital as 'agentic commerce' grows

The Queue-It deal is THL’s second investment out of THL Automation Fund II.

The sports private equity playbook: critical communications considerations

Firms that treat sports like any other investment discover, at considerable cost, that scrutiny from media, fans and regulators demands a fundamentally different approach, write partner Taylor Ingraham and managing director Max Rayden of ASC Advisors.

Francisco Partners’ DJ Deb outlines ‘complexity arbitrage’ strategy; Goldman Sachs, Sixth Street and FTV Capital make bets on fintech

Catching up with Dipanjan ‘DJ’ Deb, CEO of Francisco Partners, to learn more about tech investing during this period of AI-led disruption and what Francisco was hearing from its LPs; a look at recent deals in the fintech sector from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Sixth Street and FTV Capital.

Side Letter: Sector selectors

In today's edition, A $66 billion LP says sector selection should be left to the experts; Greater China PE gets a shot in the arm; LPs are supporting their GPs on climate issues.

Francisco Partners' DJ Deb: 'Exits will come back, but it may take a little time'

'My guess is 2021-24 will end up being bad vintages in private equity, while 2025-28 will be great vintages,' FP's DJ Deb told PE Hub in a wide-ranging interview about how the firm will deploy its recently closed $21bn in capital commitments.

Blurred lines: How fund finance is reinventing the sub-line

As deploying capital gets harder, lenders and lawyers are turning to hybrid structures that blend sub-line mechanics with parallel vehicles and squeezing more leverage out of uncalled commitments.

BNPP AM Prime eyes up to five European GP stakes from current vintage; Providence to acquire valuation and property risk data biz

Providence Equity Partners announced on Friday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hometrack.