Harriet Matthews

Blackstone Senior Managing Director Alex Walsh speaks to Unquote editor Harriet Matthews about his career in private equity, LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion in the industry, and the outlook on investing in the current market.,Industry,GPs,Consumer,Healthcare,Technology,Support services,Financials,Benelux,DACH,France,UK / Ireland,Southern Europe,Nordics ,Podcast,Expert Voices,ESG

Secondary buyouts (SBOs) in the European market have fallen to their lowest level since 2H09, with sponsors reluctant to play pass-the-parcel with assets amid tough financing markets and increased deployment selectivity, Mergermarket data shows.,Exits,Investments,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,Southern Europe,UK / Ireland,Support services,Consumer,Technology ,PricewaterhouseCoopers,Proskauer

The Unquote team talks about the topics at the forefront of GPs’ and LPs’ minds at SuperReturn in Berlin and what this means for the private equity industry in 2023 and beyond: ranging from value creation, fundraising and private markets consolidation, to Kim Kardashian’s foray into the venture capital world.,Fundraising,Investments,GPs,LPs,Benelux,CEE,DACH,Nordics,Southern Europe,UK / Ireland ,Podcast,Expert Voices,Germany

Germany-headquartered venture capital firm Planet A has raised EUR 160m in a final close for its debut fund with a focus on European greentech software and hardware startups.,Venture,DACH,UK / Ireland,France,Nordics,Technology,Industrials ,Venture,Germany,Impact

Following the eighth edition of the IPEM conference in Cannes, Harriet Matthews and Min Ho share what they gleaned from their conversations with market participants there, looking ahead to how this is likely to shape the private equity industry in 2023.,Industry,GPs,Fundraising,Investments,LPs,Advisory,France,Benelux,CEE,DACH,Nordics,Southern Europe,UK / Ireland ,France,Expert Voices,Podcast

Ahead of a challenging year, LPs are seeking ways to commit to private markets and take advantage of impact, secondaries and co-investment opportunities, London-based members of private assets manager HarbourVest’s investment team told Unquote.,Fundraising,LPs,GPs,Secondaries,UK / Ireland,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,Southern Europe ,HarbourVest,Secondaries

Private capital advisory firm Rede Partners has announced the opening of an office in Amsterdam with the aim of bolstering its European presence.,People,Advisory,Benelux ,people moves,Netherlands,Rede Partners

Spain-headquartered Arcano Asset Management has held a final close for Arcano Impact Private Equity Fund (AIPEF), its first fund-of-funds dedicated to impact strategies.,Funds,Fund-of-funds,Technology,Consumer,Healthcare ,Secondaries,Spain

2022 had a lot to live up to following the heady heights of private equity activity last year. But, after a war and the most aggressive series of interest rates hikes in decades, the contrast could hardly be starker.,Investments,GPs,Fundraising,UK / Ireland,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,Southern Europe,Consumer,Financials,Healthcare,Industrials,Support services,Media,Technology ,Unquote,PAI Partners,Sun European Partners,Triton Partners

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP), a lower mid-market and mid-cap fund-of-funds investor, has held a final close for its fourth fund on EUR 392m, managing directors Christopher Bär and Christian Moritz told Unquote.,Fund-of-funds,DACH,Benelux,France,Nordics,Southern Europe,UK / Ireland ,Germany

Unquote explores the growing prevalence of impact investing in the European private equity and venture capital market, with a guest interview of Pål Erik Sjåtil, the CEO and global managing partner at impact growth capital investor Lightrock.,Industry,Fundraising,Investments,Technology,Industrials,S…

Climate technology VC investor World Fund is on track to hold a final close for its debut fund next year amid growing demand for investments in the sector, founding partner Danijel Višević told Unquote.,Funds,Venture,DACH,Nordics,UK / Ireland ,Impact,Germany

Unquote looks into the growing GP-led secondaries market and speaks to Ed Ford and Sacha Gofton-Salmond, partners at law firm Travers Smith, about the market perception of GP-leds and the structuring of these deals.,Industry,Advisory,Secondaries,Fundraising,Benelux,CEE,DACH,France,Nordics,Southern E…

Wingman Ventures is planning to raise a new USD 120m fund to continue to support Switzerland-based technology companies at pre-seed stage, founding partner Lukas Weder told Unquote.,Funds,Venture,Fundraising,DACH,Venture ,Switzerland

Munich-headquartered industrial additive and 3D printing-focused venture capital firm AM Ventures has held a EUR 100m final close for its debut fund.,Funds,Venture,Technology,Industrials,DACH ,Germany

Germany-headquartered venture capital firm Earlybird has held a first close for its Growth Opportunity V fund (GO V), which will target existing and new later-stage companies.,Venture,DACH,Nordics,France,Southern Europe,UK / Ireland,CEE ,Germany,Earlybird

Spain-headquartered asset manager Dunas Capital has held a first close at EUR 10m for its debut impact fund, Dunas Absolute Impact. The vehicle will invest in rural regions of Spain, aiming to address socioeconomic imbalances.,Funds,Southern Europe,Industrials ,Spain,Impact

HIG Capital has hired BC Partners’ Stephan Madsen as a managing director in the firm’s London-based European Middle Market LBO team.,People,GPs,UK / Ireland,Nordics,Industrials,Support services ,United Kingdom,HIG Capital,BC Partners

Private asset management firm Schroders Capital has made a regulatory filing for Schroders Capital Private Equity Global Innovation Management XI (PEGIM XI).,Fund-of-funds,Venture,CEE,Benelux,DACH,France,Nordics,UK / Ireland,Southern Europe ,Schroders,Schroder Adveq,United Kingdom

Technology scale-up firm Endeit Capital has extended the fundraise for Endeit Capital III, bringing its total volume from EUR 250m to EUR 303m with additional commitments from Germany’s KfW and several existing LPs.,Venture,Benelux,DACH,Technology ,Netherlands,Germany