Private Equity news in Europe

An overview of news, trends and research in the Private Equity industry in Europe:

Dutch private equity M&A sector rebounded in second quarter Dutch private equity deal activity has rebounded in the second quarter of 2024, driven by an improved overall economic outlook, a more active M&A market, and growing positivity around deal multiples
27 August 2024
Growing battery sector catching the eyes of financial investors With the energy transition at the top of agendas worldwide, the battery sector is growing rapidly.
04 June 2024
Dutch buyers and investors off to a slow start M&A activity in the Netherlands has come off to a slow start in 2024, with both deal volume and deal value down significantly on the previous quarter. That is according to research from Oaklins.
24 May 2024
Global private markets fundraising falls to 6-year low: $1,000 billion Fundraising by private sector companies and funds fell to a six-year low last year, hitting just over $1,000 billion, with Asia the region impacted the most.
14 May 2024
Private equity deals in CEE region to continue their rebound Deals by private equity funds in Central and Eastern Europe are set to continue their rebound this year as monetary policy eases around the globe and investors in the region come to terms with the im
13 May 2024
H&Z Management Consulting advises private equity on German deals The M&A team of H&Z Management Consulting has in the first half of the year completed numerous due diligence mandates in home market Germany, including helping private equity groups Egeria and Premiu
24 July 2023
Fine wine membership community Crurated raises €6.8 million Crurated, the unique UK-based membership-based wine platform, has raised €6.8 million ($7.2 million) from private investors.
13 March 2023
Hiring and retaining talent remains top priority for private equity Despite the cooling of the M&A industry, private equity firms continue to place talent management at the top of their list of strategic priorities for 2023, right behind asset growth.
31 January 2023
How private equity can explore value creation opportunities Once private equity companies close a deal, the phase of value creation commences.
13 June 2022
Private equity firms invest record $150 billion in healthcare sector The global private equity market closed deals worth more than $150 billion in the healthcare sector in 2021, an absolute record for the industry, according to a new report by Bain & Company.
28 March 2022
A&M's Amit Laud and Bob Rajan on current private equity trends Europe’s private equity industry is experiencing one of its busiest periods ever, with an extraordinary amount of money being raised and number of deals taking place.
01 October 2021
Italy's BIP embarks on next growth phase with new investor Italian consulting firm BIP has seen its ownership change hands from one private equity firm to another.
09 June 2021
Tech investor Silver Lake joins KKR at software company Exact Tech investor Silver Lake has joined KKR as a shareholder of Exact, with the two American private equity groups seeking to team up to accelerate Exact’s growth.
03 June 2021
Ex-PwC'er and Olympian Sedef Köktentürk joins Blue Horizon Switzerland-based impact investor in the food sector Blue Horizon has named former PwC consultant Sedef Köktentürk as its Chief Operations Officer.
21 April 2021
Roland Berger and KPMG advise Bridgepoint on Swedish deal Alternative asset fund management group Bridgepoint has taken a minority stake in Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud, a provider of medical dermatology services in Sweden.
24 November 2020
BearingPoint spins-off RegTech arm with investor to drive growth BearingPoint has sold a majority stake in its Regulatory Technology (RegTech) business to Nordic Capital, with the aim of taking the unit to the next level.
04 November 2020
Period of major change drives up venture capital investments The current economic climate is not yet holding back venture capitalists’ desire to spend their money. Both globally and in Europe, investments in startups increased over the past three months.
28 October 2020
Bain and Big Four advise on APi's acquisition of SK FireSafety US-listed APi Group has acquired SK FireSafety Group, a European company that offers critical safety products and solutions in the active fire safety market.
14 October 2020
Carlyle engages Bain to review strategy of Logoplaste Logoplaste – a Portugal-based rigid plastic packaging manufacturer – is looking to expand its presence in Europe and the Americas while also exploring new markets.
09 September 2020
Italy's Surfaces Group changes private equity hands US private equity firm TA Associates has acquired Surfaces Group from Astorg. The deal was advised on by an army of M&A consultants.
17 August 2020
Roland Berger's outlook on the DACH private equity market What is the state of the private equity industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)? An interview with Roland Berger senior partner Christof Huth and principal Thorsten Groth on the latest de
11 August 2020
Poland's top consulting firms for the private equity sector Poland’s private equity and venture capital association (PSIK) has unveiled the winners of its 2020 awards, that provide the best merger & acquisition services to financial investors.
09 June 2020
Argon & Co ropes in growth capital from private equity firm Global operations consulting firm Argon & Co has roped in a capital injection from French private equity firm Ardian to support its development and growth.
11 May 2020
Emerton a strategic advisor to major infrastructure deals In the past twelve months, consulting firm Emerton has consolidated its position as a leading global strategic merger & acquisitions advisor to the infrastructure sector.
23 January 2020
Smartfin Capital raises €240 million for its Capital II fund Smartfin Capital, a Belgian private equity firm founded by Clear2Pay founder Jurgen Ingels and Bart Luyten, has raised €240 million in funding for its SmartFin Capital II fund.
06 January 2020
Record levels of capital are flowing to European start-ups The value of venture capital financing injected by strategics and financial investors into European start-ups and scale-ups has reached its highest level ever.
15 October 2019
DuPont Sustainable Solutions splits from parent DuPont Some fifty years after commencing their journey, DuPont and DuPont Sustainable Solutions have split paths.
04 September 2019
OC&C advises on private equity deals in Italy's fashion industry The Italian arm of OC&C Strategy Consultants has in recent months seen two of its private equity clients successfully close a transaction in Italy’s fashion industry.
05 August 2019
Europe's private equity sector braces for growing uncertainty Optimism in Europe’s private equity sector seems to have reached its peak, at least for the coming period.
18 July 2019
France's leading strategy consulting firms for private equity With deal activity at a high in France, in the slipstream of Europe’s hot market for mergers & acquisitions (M&A), French private equity firms are increasingly turning to external dealmakers to bring
09 July 2019
Private equity-backed deal activity in DACH region remains strong The number of private equity-backed deals in the DACH region – Germany, Austria and Switzerland – has reached its highest point since the turn of the century, finds a new report.
03 June 2019
Deals by private equity in healthcare jumps to record $63 billion Private equity-based deals in the healthcare industry rose to a record level last year, with total disclosed jumping to $63 billion.
06 May 2019

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