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Chequers sells Cordenka to new Chinese fund
BMC Europe Fund I was launched earlier this year with $480m, and marks its first deal with Cordenka
Gimv buys Groupe Claire in SBO
Belgium-based GP buys the France-based manufacturer of programmable valves from Industries & Finances
ABN Amro to partially sell stake in PE arm
Bank will partially exit PE division ABN Amro Participaties, which will be renamed as Capital A
Essential Analysis
Essential Analysis
European fundraising cools down after bumper 2017
Number of fund closes by European PE firms and their aggregate commitments have slowed down during 2018, following two years of relentless activity
People Moves
Argos hires two for Paris office
Marc-Olivier Crisan joins as investment director, and Mario Giannattasio as its new chargé d'affaires
Livingbridge hires LGT's Crackett as investment director
New recruit leaves his role as executive director at LGT after six years with the firm
Expert Voices
Q&A: Inverleith’s Paul Skipworth
Unquote speaks to managing partner Skipworth about fundraising process and deploying capital in the embattled UK consumer space
Q&A: GMT Communications Partners’ Timothy Green
Managing partner speaks to Unquote about deal-by-deal investing, the impact of Bexit and a trend towards specialisation
Market Insight
European VC fundraising continues strong showing
VC fundraising totals over 2016-2017 marked a healthy increase of nearly 50% on the amounts raised in the previous two-year period
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