Private Equity

Listed private equity

DBAG raises €38.6m for co-investment

The German listed firm has raised the funds through a share placement to invest alongside its recently-closed Fund VII, said CFO Susanne Zeidler.

3 min read · 19 September 2016

SVG fends off HarbourVest bid with NAV uplift - update

The London-listed private equity investor urged shareholders to take no action on HarbourVest’s £1bn bid, saying the 650p-a-share final offer ‘undervalues the company’.

5 min read · 16 September 2016

The tussle for SVG in context

Listed private equity funds look like tempting targets for secondaries firms, but don’t expect a wave of consolidation.

3 min read · 16 September 2016

SVG fends off HarbourVest bid with NAV uplift - Update(1)

The London-listed private equity investor urged shareholders to take no action on HarbourVest’s £1bn bid, saying the 650p-a-share final offer ‘undervalues the company’.

4 min read · 16 September 2016

Record fundraising lifts Partners Group’s 1H revenues

The Swiss private markets investment manager said first-half revenues surged 58% thanks to a record €4.6 billion in new commitments, as well as a strong pipeline of investment activity.

2 min read · 13 September 2016

Coller eyes 6.5x return from SVG

Coller bought 50m shares in the listed private equity investor at 100 pence a share in the depths of the financial crisis, and would receive 650 pence a share if an unsolicited bid for SVG Capital succeeds.

2 min read · 12 September 2016

Mark Florman takes up chair at LPEQ

Florman, former CEO of UK industry body the BVCA, is the first chairman appointed from outside the listed private equity trade body’s membership.

2 min read · 07 September 2016

Apollo spies a bargain in $4.3bn Rackspace price tag

Apollo’s take-private transaction with the cloud computing company shows a discounted price, but for a company in the midst of a strategic transition that remains unproven.

3 min read · 30 August 2016

Apax goes for gold in Brazil

CIO Nico Hansen says he expects the firm to ‘add one or two Brazilian portfolio companies’ in the second half of the year.

3 min read · 17 August 2016

Brexit takes short-term toll on DBAG

The listed German player’s portfolio took a €12m hit due to a drop in stock market prices after the referendum vote.

2 min read · 11 August 2016

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