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Snapshot: Alvarez talks US hunger for European dealsAlvarez & Marsal managing director and head of German transaction advisory group Jürgen Zapf tells Private Equity International that he is seeing more US mid-market fund interest in European assets.
- European Market on track for record exit value
According to the Centre for Management Buy-out Research data sponsored by Equistone Partners, the year to date has seen a record average exit value of €344.9 million a transaction.
- GoldPoint appoints Scott Higbee senior managing principal
New York Life private equity affiliate brings Partners Group veteran aboard to bolster its deal origination and business development activities.
- Inflexion moves into acquisition mode
The firm is looking for buys following 12 exits made in the past 18 months.
- Blackstone buys ISD from Inflexion
Blackstone Capital Partners VI is now about 85 percent invested.
- PE targeted in Kentucky pension lawsuit
KKR, Blackstone and Carlyle are named as defendants in a class action lawsuit filed by Kentucky public schoolteachers against the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System.
- Tata Opportunities Fund II could launch in 2016
Its current fund is expected to be fully invested in the next six to nine months.
- Friday Letter: Good for family business
KKR is the latest alternative assets group to tweak its parental policy. But firms need to do more if they are to recruit and retain female talent
- Chart of the week: Largest ten private equity funds in market
The average target size of the largest ten private equity funds in market has increased by 29 percent since 31st December 2014
- CalPERS commits $500m to Blackstone Partners VII
The California pension fund had allocated $16.6bn to buyouts as of 30 June.