Chequers Capital overview
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Massachusetts commits more than $300m to PE
The state’s Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has committed to Chequers Capital, Genstar Capital Partners, Vista Equity Partners, Quad-C Partners and Index Ventures.
Chequers hits €850m hard-cap
The Parisian firm exceeded its €800m target after only three months of fundraising.
Chequers Capital closes second fund on €600m
Chequers Capital, a mid-market buyout firm based in Paris, has raised €600m for Chequers Capital XV, double the size of its predecessor.
Edmond de Rothschild hires four
The French midmarket buyout firm has hired a new CFO and three investment professionals, including a lateral hire from Chequers Capital.
Chequers agrees Eurofarad acquisition
The French private equity house has agreed to back a E100m buyout of the French technology components manufacturer, marking the firm’s eighth investment.
Chequers Capital closes first fund
Amid a sharp increase of activity in the French buyout market, the new fund from the former Charterhouse SA team has raised E300m.
Chequers Capital buys French Taxation Services
PRGI, the US-based provider of recovery audit services, has agreed to sell the loss-making French business to a Paris-based private equity firm.
Chequers Capital contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titleInvestment Manager | LocationParis, France | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleChief Operating Officer | LocationParis, France | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleSenior Investment Manager | LocationMünchen, Germany | Email |
Job titleManaging Partner | LocationMünchen, Germany | Email | |
Chequers Capital funds managed
Closed funds: 6
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Close dateDec 2024 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateJul 2017 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateJul 2011 | Strategy | |
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MassPRIM commits $1.2bn in private equity
The US-based public pension has backed nine private equity funds.
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MassPRIM: ‘Co-investment is a great tool’
Co-investments have given the pension plan a greater insight into its GPs, although finding suitable opportunities is ‘threading a narrow needle’, said director of private equity Michael Bailey.
Friday Letter: Diminishing due diligence
Deal flow has been described as the Holy Grail for GP groups, particularly for those operating in the ultra-competitive mid-market. Take the French private equity scene, for example. Here, perhaps more than anywhere else in Europe, identifying primary assets on a proprietary basis is becoming as much the stuff of myth and legend as the romantic quests undertaken by the knights of ancient Christendom.
Wisconsin commits $380m to private equity
The $83.8bn retirement system’s second quarter commitments focused heavily on mid-market funds.
Australian fund manager QIC restructures
The A$65bn Queensland government-owned manager will split into nine asset class-specific divisions.
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners promotes team(4)
French mid-market firm Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has made several internal promotions after making three exits so far.