Deal in Focus: Omni Partners eyes 20% annual revenue growth for Compass CHC
Partner Elissa Von Broembsen-Kluever outlines the rationale behind its latest acquisition and its ambitions for the healthcare company
Latest News
Equistone sells Netherlands-based specialist manufacturer to Castik Capital
Andra Tech Group completed four acquisitions during Equistone's holding period
Shake it up
With GPs increasingly – and often reluctantly – holding portfolio companies for longer, more is now expected from PE owners. Xhulio Ismalaj reports on the restructuring approaches being used to maximise returns in today’s macro environment
Mutares-backed Ganter Group strengthens German presence with add-on
Mutares first invested in Ganter Group in October 2021
Main Capital Partners exits Optimizers in trade sale
The exit to TA Associates-backed Orisha follows a five-year hold
Genesis Capital to launch seventh private equity fund
Central Europe-focused vehicle has a €250m target
Capital D closes second fund on €156m
Fund 2 is double the size of its predecessor, the firm revealed
Insights
Exclusive: Blume Equity eyeing July close for maiden fund
The vast majority of the fund's LP base is European, dominated by institutional investors and a few single as well as multi-family offices, co-founding partner Clare Murray tells Real Deals
Fund in Focus: Starting point for CapMan Growth’s third fund ‘really difficult’
Managing partner responsible for the Finnish investor’s fundraise Antti Kummu speaks to Real Deals after CapMan Growth Equity III hit its €130m hard-cap last week
Profile: Fondo Italiano d’Investimento celebrates raise of €1.2bn despite headwinds
Senior partner Gianpaolo Di Dio speaks to Real Deals about what makes the perfect deal and the current Italian PE landscape
Staying competitive
MUFG’s David Rochford explains why Ireland is taking a greater role as an operational centre in the alternatives industry
Deal in Focus: GRO’s new portco DigitalRoute to follow same path as Tacton investment
GRO’s lead partner on the investment Lars Lunde speaks to Real Deals about its acquisition of the usage data management software provider
Deal originators part two: crafting a successful buy-and-build
In the second part of our deal originators series, Shivani Khandekar examines the significance of deal sourcing and integration in successful buy-and-builds
Deals
Equistone sells Netherlands-based specialist manufacturer to Castik Capital
Andra Tech Group completed four acquisitions during Equistone's holding period
Mutares-backed Ganter Group strengthens German presence with add-on
Mutares first invested in Ganter Group in October 2021
Main Capital Partners exits Optimizers in trade sale
The exit to TA Associates-backed Orisha follows a five-year hold
Vaaka Partners extends Tietokeskus hold with continuation vehicle
The portco was originally acquired by Vaaka II in late 2016
Oakley Capital bolsters software portfolio with majority stake in Vitroconnect
The deal marks the first investment from the Origin II fund
3i backs IT managed services provider Constellation with €116m
The GP is partnering with Constellation’s founding team who are reinvesting in the transaction
Funds
Genesis Capital to launch seventh private equity fund
Central Europe-focused vehicle has a €250m target
Capital D closes second fund on €156m
Fund 2 is double the size of its predecessor, the firm revealed
Astorg VIII holds final close on €4.4bn
Firm attracted capital from broader LP base for largest flagship fund to date
Norrsken VC closes oversubscribed second fund on €320m
Norrsken targets investments in climatetech, energy, biotech AI and healthtech
Exclusive: Blume Equity eyeing July close for maiden fund
The vast majority of the fund's LP base is European, dominated by institutional investors and a few single as well as multi-family offices, co-founding partner Clare Murray tells Real Deals
Fund in Focus: Starting point for CapMan Growth’s third fund ‘really difficult’
Managing partner responsible for the Finnish investor’s fundraise Antti Kummu speaks to Real Deals after CapMan Growth Equity III hit its €130m hard-cap last week