Europe

Committed Advisors backs €227m sale from Peugeot Invest

French investment firm Peugeot Invest is offloading 35 PE funds to rebalance its portfolio.

Rothschild’s Five Arrows doubles size of GP-led focused fund with €2bn raise

Five Arrows’ Secondary Opportunities VI launched in 2023 and will focus on mid-market opportunities.

William Blair poaches new European secondaries lead from Moelis

The investment bank is the latest adviser to tap peers for secondaries talent, with Moelis hiring Matt Wesley from Jefferies this year.

Lead buyers emerge on Inflexion’s £2bn-plus multi-asset CV

The European mid-market firm, which has £11bn in AUM, is looking to move four UK-based assets into a new vehicle, Secondaries Investor understands.

TowerBrook running €1bn-plus multi-asset CV

Late last year, it emerged TowerBrook had used a continuation fund in a transaction to delist its portfolio company R1 RCM from NASDAQ.

Secondaries Awards 2024: EMEA winners

Coller Capital misses out on Secondaries Firm of the Year to Ardian, which transacted on more than $15bn across the US and Europe during the judging period.

AltamarCAM raises nearly €1.6bn for first secondaries fund post-Permira acquisition

ACP Secondaries 5 is already around 60% deployed and the firm is seeking to capitalise on a lack of liquidity in the underlying private equity market, global chief executive José Luis Molina tells Secondaries Investor.

Inflexion shops $2bn-plus European multi-asset continuation fund

The mid-market manager is seeking to move four assets into a new vehicle, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Allianz’s debut credit secondaries fund closes €1bn over its target

After more than two years in the market, the group is already eyeing a launch for its next secondaries programme.

While far from an avalanche, opportunities to emerge in Europe in 2025

Executives from Coller Capital, HSBC, Lazard, PJT Park Hill and more opine on likely drivers of dealflow in the region this year.