Private Equity

Western Europe

Verdane raises €540m for tech investments

The Nordics-focused manager started the Edda series of funds in 2018 to complement its longstanding direct secondaries offering.

2 min read · 28 January 2021

EQT inches closer to €14.75bn target for Fund IX

The firm gathered €14.6bn by year-end for its ninth flagship and expects to hold the first close on its debut growth vehicle this year.

3 min read · 26 January 2021

France's Cathay Capital founder: LPs are pushing us to launch impact fund

The firm held a final close on Cathay Innovation Fund II on €650m last month, more than doubling the firepower of its 2016-vintage Fund I, founder MingPo Cai tells PEI.

2 min read · 21 January 2021

DOWNLOAD: Full-year 2020 fundraising in seven charts

Our interactive presentation breaks down private equity capital raising by strategy, geography, manager and more, and includes a list of the biggest funds in market as of January 2021.

1 min read · 20 January 2021

Partners Group gathered nearly $12bn of realisations in 2020

The private markets firm, which had de-prioritised exits in the second half of 2020, saw more divestments in Q4 driven by greater stability in market prices.

3 min read · 19 January 2021

Secondaries buoys total FY 2020 PE fundraising amid pandemic

Capital raising by private equity funds surpassed $500bn in 2020, the third-highest fundraising total since 2015, amid challenges posed by the pandemic.

3 min read · 15 January 2021

Charterhouse eyes lower flagship target amid mid-market push for €2.5bn Fund XI

The Europe-focused buyout firm has reduced capital raising targets since 2009, when it shifted focus to smaller mid-market companies in the region.

2 min read · 12 January 2021

Permira co-chief Lister steps away from leadership role

Kurt Björklund has become sole managing partner at the private equity giant.

2 min read · 11 January 2021

What’s in store for the secondaries market in 2021?

Record volumes, new entrants and GP-led deals with a little more 'hair on them' are among trends to look out for this year, according to industry leaders.

4 min read · 07 January 2021

Denmark's PKA PE unit poised to raise external capital for the first-time

Institutional Investment Partners Denmark plans to add third-party capital to its $10bn AUM in the first quarter via separately managed accounts.

3 min read · 06 January 2021

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