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Side Letter: CVC's €22bn, five forces shaping fund finance, Exponent pref play
We are taking a close look at forces acting on the fund finance market today. The bad news is: your next credit facility will probably cost more than your last one. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Exponent appoints new managing partner
Richard Lenane takes over from co-founder Hugh Richards who is due to retire from the firm in June.
Exponent nets 4x on Fintrax sale
The UK-based firm has sold the provider of VAT refunds for tourists to listed French investment firm Eurazeo in a deal valuing the business at €550m.
Exponent holds £1bn final close on Fund III
The London-based firm has returned more than £600m to its LPs in the last 18 months
Exponent gets on board with $340m Big Bus Tours deal
The deal follows news earlier this month that Exponent will close its third fund on its £1bn hard-cap
Exclusive: Exponent to close Fund III on £1bn hard-cap
The firm, which will close its fund shortly, is eying an investment in Big Bus Tours
KKR derails Exponent trainline IPO
KKR is set to acquire the ticketing service just after holding a first close on its European Fund IV
dontuseKKR derails Exponent trainline IPO
KKR is set to acquire the ticketing service just after holding a first close on its European Fund IV
Exponent Private Equity contact information
Offices
30 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 8JB, United KingdomContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mr. Craig Vickery | Job titleChief Operating Officer and Partner | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email  ----- |
| Mr. Richard Lenane | Job titleManaging Partner | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email -------- |
| Mr. Anthony Clegg | Job titlePartner | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email -------- |
| Mr. Augusto Cosulich | Job titleDirector | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email -------- |
Exponent Private Equity funds managed
Funds in market: 5
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Closed funds: 6
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size --------- | Close dateAug 2026 | Strategy ----- | |
Fund size ----- | Close dateJun 2025 | Strategy ---------- | |
Fund size ----- | Close dateOct 2019 | Strategy --------- | |
Stories that mention Exponent Private Equity
Side Letter: H1 fundraising data
An early look at H1 fundraising stats suggests private equity's bleak midwinter shows little sign of a thaw. Plus: Temasek's allocation to unlisted assets is on the decline and Asante doubles its partnership. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Campbell Lutyens hires two in London, New York
The firm is undertaking a ‘material expansion’ of its US business.
Campbell Lutyens hires partner in New York
Sarah Sandstrom was previously a managing director at Lazard. Her appointment expands the New York office to 12 people.
Providence buys into British theatre
The firm will acquire a majority stake in The Ambassador Theatre Group in a deal that values the company at £350 million, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Flotilla of deals suggests fair wind for shipping
Private equity interest in the shipping and port logistics sector is on the rise, with more than $2bn of recent deals suggesting firms are increasingly drawn to infrastructure-related assets.
OMERS seals first European takeover
In line with its pledge to do more direct private equity deals, the Canadian pension fund will buy ship servicing company V.group in a deal worth $520m.
Apax writes equity cheque for £975m Marken deal
The buyout firm has underwritten its portion of the deal entirely with equity, and will look to put a debt package in place before it completes in 2010.
Mid-market core
Ian Simpson co-founded placement agent Helix Associates in 1993, having previously been a director of Berkeley Govett. Here, he talks to Robert Venes about fundraising in the UK mid-market.