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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: IPEM Highlights
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast recaps key takeaways from exclusive interviews with a number of speakers and delegates
Management retains control of Ceva Santé Animale in 5th buyout
Historic transaction is one of the largest-ever French LBOs, and the largest ever led by a management team
Amundi PEF nears first close for Megatendances II fund
Megatendances II is being marketed to both retail and institutional investors
2019 in numbers: Full steam ahead
With the full statistics for 2019 deal activity and fundraising now compiled, Unquote explores last year's highlights and what 2020 may hold
BC Partners puts CeramTec on exit radar
While a formal process is yet to launch, Goldman Sachs is seen to be in a strong position for the mandate
Stafford launches €750m infra secondaries fund
Fourth core infrastructure secondaries fund is set to be twice the size of its predecessor
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the Review/Preview special
In this special bumper episode, the Unquote editorial team does a deep dive on key 2019 stats in each market
Why Larry Fink should attend Allocate
Allocate launched three years ago to provide private market investors with a forum to discuss mega-trends
Blake joins Herbert Smith Freehills funds practice
Jonathan Blake joins as head of international private funds strategy
EQT sets €14.75bn target for new flagship fund
EQT registered several vehicles in Luxembourg in November last year ahead of the launch
Livingbridge reinvests in Vitruvian's Sykes
GP secures a minority stake in the cottage rental firm, a few months after selling to Vitruvian
ICG raises €1bn for Mid-Market fund, appoints two MDs
Peter Kirtley and Robin Molvin will support the deployment of ICG’s maiden Mid-Market fund
New merchant bank Umbra Capital Partners launches in UK
Umbra will also act as an investor itself, in addition to offering advisory services
Synova returns to life sciences with Charnwood investment
Second investment for Synova's latest vehicle, following Preventx last October
ECI promotes Pike to partner
Suzanna Pike joined ECI in 2011 to work on deal origination, and was promoted to director in 2017
OTPP et al. in €140m round for Kry
Founded in 2015, Kry had already raised in excess of €80m prior to this round
Horizon Capital backs Sapphire Systems
Deal is the fourth from the Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on £200m in Q4 2018
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Craving carve-outs
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, where the team discusses corporate carve-outs
TA Associates promotes three in London
Lovisa Lander is promoted to principal from senior vice-president
Livingbridge promotes Yateman-Smith, Kirby to partner
GP also makes a further seven promotions in its London, Manchester and Melbourne teams
UBS's Fabrice Scheer joins Alantra France
Scheer's colleague, UBS director Nicolas Senlis, also joins Alantra's Paris office
ECI sells MThree to trade after 18 months
Education services provider goes to US-based John Wiley & Sons for more than £100m
CBPE backs Perspective Financial Group buyout
CBPE is partnering with management, who are all reinvesting in the business
LDC sells Pure Cottages to Vitruvian's Sykes Holiday Cottages
Vitruvian acquired a majority stake in Sykes from Livingbridge last year