IPEM PE Barometer – Cannes | Wealth 2025
Discover the 7TH EDITION OF THE IPEM PAN-EUROPEAN PRIVATE EQUITY BAROMETER. Survey conducted with the support of 14 PE Associations and IPEM’s Knowledge Partner, AlixPartner.
IPEM Cannes | Wealth 2025 – The Daily Spin – January, 28th
IPEM Cannes | Wealth 2025 started on Tuesday, January 28th with the IPEM Croisette Express and the Grand Opening Party (open to all IPEM participants)!
The next day, the big event begins and opens its doors at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France, with more than 4,000 participants!
Gu(ardian) of the Secondaries Galaxy
Ardian has just raised $30 billion for its ninth generation secondaries fund. That makes it the largest secondaries fund ever launched, reflecting the incredible rise to prominence of private equity secondaries; will it be on track to exceed last year’s $150 billion in deal volume?
Moving forward as one
Apollo Global Management is weighing up a massive $9.5 billion investment to help Seven & I Holdings, the parent company owner of the iconic 7-Eleven convenience stores, go private. Will Apollo execute the right martial art moves to get the management buyout, led by the founding Ito family, over the line?
Extend and amend…?
Snowy conditions have greeted us as we head in to 2025 but will there be a blizzard of investment activity for GPs with 2020/2021 fund vintages? Apparently they are sitting on more than $500 billion of dry powder (globally) and the five-year investment clock is beginning to tick louder.