Private Equity in Italy: How Foreign Players Are Rewriting the Rules of the Game
By Armand Pjeci
Introduction
In recent years, the Italian private equity market has experienced notable transformations. A consistent element i...
The Effect of the PE Sector on the US Election Campaign
By Francesco Piattore, Ebba Engen, Giacomo Ridolfo
Introduction
The 2024 presidential elections served to underscore the significant impact of...
KKR to Acquire 25% Stake in Enilive
By Clara Carlhammar, Davide Franchini, Alessandro Bosco, and Nikolas Papadatos
Introduction
On 24 October 2024, the global investment firm KKR...
Permira Acquires 40% of K-Way to Fuel Global Expansion
By Luca Gribaudo, Alice Finardi, and Luca Casali
Introduction
Global investment firm Permira announced that it has completed a strategic acquis...
Thoma Bravo’s Acquisition of Darktrace: A Strategic Move in the Cybersecurity AI Market
By Abdullah El Haddad and Lorenzo Mazzotta
State of the private equity industry
Although tech valuations have experienced corrections, especial...
Coffee Break with Dr. Steffen Pauls, Founder and Co-CEO of Moonfare
By Giuseppe Pastore, Clémence Rossetti, and Francesco Galasso
Introduction
In 2016, Dr. Steffen Pauls founded Moonfare, a leading digital inves...
Asset Managers Demand a Larger Slice of Alternative Investments
By Clara Perelman, Brando Savioli, Edward Ramirez, and Carlo Orlandi
The Traditional Asset Management Model
In a rapidly evolving financial lan...
UniCredit’s Pursuit of Commerzbank: Implications of Potential Future European Banking Integration
By Bianca Proverbio and Marc Weigand
Introduction
Following the 2008 financial crisis, dealmaking among banks in different European countries c...
Poland’s Private Equity Landscape: A Growth Story
By Daniel Semotan, Luca Zirener, and Jakub Penkiewicz
Introduction
Over the last decades, Poland emerged as a new dynamic hub for private equit...
CVC & Multiversity’s Partnership Extension: A Rising Trend of Continuation Funds and PE Secondaries
By Luca Ardizzon
Introduction
Established in 1981, CVC Capital Partners is among Europe's largest and most reputable private equity firms; with...