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Silverfleet appoints co-head of Benelux region
Erik Fuchs joins Silverfleet as co-head of the Benelux region, and will be based in Amsterdam
MBO Partenaires hires Chloé Miller
Miller started her career in strategic advisory at PwC before joining CM-CIC Capital Privé
BC to fully exit Sabre
BC and co-founder Angus Ball start an accelerated process to sell a further 17.9% stake
Oakley Capital expands into Germany with Munich office
New office is led by Ralf Schremper, a partner who joined the firm in 2017
NorthEdge backs Orbis Protect MBO
NorthEdge secures a significant majority stake in the facilities management company
Blockchain startup Dfinity attracts $102m round
Startup, which uses blockchain for cloud computing, already raised $61m earlier this year
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
Tar Heel's Flavourtec buys GermanFlavours
Flavourtec buys its Germany-based e-liquid manufacturing peer with financial support from Tar Heel
Abry's Link Mobility take-private crosses finish line
Bidder secures acceptance for 97.5% of the shares following the extension of the offer period
Catapult, Mercia in funding round for Rinicare
NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
BGF exits first ever investment as Bain backs Benefex
Benefex was the first investment made by BGF in 2011, with £5.5m invested overall
Bencis takes over Fit For Free and SportCity from Avedon
Avedon invested in the Dutch fitness chains in 2009, supporting the roll-out strategy
PE hot for insurance sector
Dealflow and aggregate value in the insurance sector has surpassed its post-crisis annual peak before the end of the third quarter of 2018
Therachon nets $60m mezzanine from Novo et al.
Existing investors Versant Ventures, OrbiMed, BPI France and Inserm Transfert Initiative also take part
BGF on track for busiest ever year
With five months to go, the UK investor is already just a few deals shy of its record deployment year
Record SBO numbers helped drive buyout dealflow in Q2
Q2 2018 saw 94 buyouts sourced from other GPs, setting a new quarterly record for European private equity
NorthEdge starts deploying SME fund with iPortalis deal
NorthEdge held a first and final close for NorthEdge Capital SME Fund I in early July
EQT pre-marketing fourth infra fund
EQT Infrastructure IV was registered in Luxembourg with several filings earlier this month
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
BGF injects £10m into Mission Mars
Company is the north-west-based operator behind Albert's Schloss and Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza
BNP Paribas launches UK SME lending fund
Fund will provide senior loans to SMEs with an annual turnover of less than £50m
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund
Weinberg closes WCP#3 on €295m
Fundraising stops just short of the hard-cap, with the fund at nearly double the size of WCP#2