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Pantheon’s investment trust increases commitment to £1bnPantheon International Participations has upped its exposure to primary investments to £600m over three years taking the total to about £1bn including its secondaries portfolio.
- Mercapital hard caps third fund on €550m
The Madrid-based private equity firm has posted a final close of its latest fund, which will focus on mid-market buyouts in Iberia.
- Dealmakers are from Mars, operators from Venus?
As private equity firms supplement existing M&A specialists with operational experts, marrying the two very different attitudes and skillsets presents a significant challenge, according to speakers at our Operating Partners Forum last week in London.
- KKR hires senior advisor for Brazil
Former Brazil central bank chief Henrique Meirelles will help the firm expand into Brazil’s rapidly growing private equity market.
- Natixis snaps up AtriA despite earlier spin-outs
Investment bank Natixis will acquire French buyout firm AtriA, less than six months after it sold some of its in-house private equity units.
- Pantheon hires European infra head
The funds of funds manager has recruited Heiko Schupp from infrastructure fund manager EISER as head of European infrastructure investments – a newly created role.
- EVCA Conference: Macro issues distorting market realities
LPs and GPs urged people to focus on the micro opportunities in Europe’s mid-market during the EVCA Mid-Market Forum in Budapest, whilst criticising political leaders for the way they have handled the economic crisis.
- EVCA conference: Debt markets not closed
Despite wide-spread fears of closing debt markets in Europe, one official speaking at the EVCA conference in Budapest this week said lending is available for private equity deals, especially for those firms that have strong relationships with financial institutions.
- EQT prepares next exit after €4.75bn fund close
As the firm toasts one of the biggest European final fund closes since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, EQT is hard at work planning its next exit: the sale of Danish business KMD.
- Hand-to-hand combat in Brazil
Brazilian pensions may become an integral stop on the private equity fundraising trail, but competition for their commitments will be fierce.