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Side Letter: Dyal, Owl Rock and the SPAC

What Dyal does next. Plus: how to hang on to a prized healthcare asset courtesy of CapVest, carry waterfall data and much more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

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Lion bites into food sector

Lion Capital is backing the food sector for growth in a secondary transaction, which marks the culmination of CapVest’s acquisitive run building one of Europe’s largest frozen food manufacturers.

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Lion Capital acquires bakery in tertiary buyout

European buyout firm Lion Capital, which specialises in branded consumer businesses, is buying Scandinavian baking company Vaasan & Vaasan from rival CapVest.

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CapVest, Blackstone in talks over £1bn Unilever unit

The two private equity firms are reportedly considering forming a consortium to make a £1bn bid for Unilever’s frozen foods business, which includes brands such as Birds Eye and Iglo.

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EQT sells bakery to CapVest

Nordic buyout firm EQT has sold Finnish baker Vaasan & Vaasan for an undisclosed sum to another equity house sum following a limited auction led by Deutsche Bank.

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CapVest completes Young’s Bluecrest MBO

LGV has sold its stake in Young's Bluecrest to CapVest and management in a £137m management buyout.

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Jumbo European mezzanine fund from CapVest

CapVest Equity Partners, part owned by US insurer AIG, is launching a E1bn fund to invest in the European mezzanine market.

CapVest contact information

Offices

marker icon100 Pall Mall, St. James's, London, SW1Y 5NQ, United Kingdom
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Contacts

NameJob titleLocationEmail
Key Contact
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Job titlePartner, Head of Investor Relations and Fundraising
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMs. Shivani Shah
Job titleInvestor Relations Associate
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMr. Mark Spink
Job titleChief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMr. Max Budra
Job titleHead of ESG
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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CapVest funds managed

Funds in market: 2

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Open dateApr 2026
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Open dateJun 2025
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Closed funds: 18

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Stories that mention CapVest

Side Letter: 'Not zero' targets

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Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2024

Now in its ninth iteration, we reveal this year's most impressive secondaries individuals under 36.

Side Letter: Fundraising Swiss Army knives

MVision's departure from the industry is symptomatic of an evolving placement landscape. Plus: Oakley Capital has defied fundraising headwinds with its latest vehicle. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Future 40 Leaders – 2023: Lawyers

40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity. Meet the lawyers at the vanguard of PE transactions and fund formation, from secondaries and ESG to fund finance.

PEI Awards 2020: Secondaries winners

Awards for the strategy in 12 categories, including Firm, Deal, Law Firm and Advisor across EMEA, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

GP-led terms sweeten for sellers

The small print of some recent deals is some of the most seller-friendly in the secondaries market. Could this new dynamic be here to stay?

Side Letter: Texas Muni's European plan, Vanguard's arrival, Temasek on GPs

Vanguard just sailed into PE's harbour, but it looks like it comes in peace. Plus: A US public pension's plans for Europe, sub lines in a downturn and how Temasek views its PE partners. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Texas Municipal eyes emerging GPs in Europe

The $30bn pension is building a five-year road map for Europe PE and seeks to back up to 10 GPs.