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Tikehau to consolidate activities with Salvepar tender offer
All Tikehau group businesses will now be unified under the Tikehau Capital brand
Bain to acquire Consolis from LBO France
Proposed deal is expected to complete in Q1 2017 and follows a 10-year holding period for the vendor
The must-read stories of 2016
unquote" looks back on a tumultuous 2016, rife with momentous events but also clear opportunities for the industry to shine
Equistone sells Meilleurtaux.com to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs takes over holding company Finizy, which includes five different brands
Apax closes Fund IX on $9bn
Private equity giant closes its ninth vehicle on its hard-cap after less than a year on the road
Equistone buys Group of Butchers from Nordian
Dutch meat products business had been backed by Nordian since 2012
Access closes co-investment fund on €226m
Nearly half of Access Co-Investment Fund Buyout Europe is already deployed
Canopia Capital hires Quenardel for investment team
GP continues building its team following its name change from Corvm Capital in September
Livingbridge 5 wraps up with Exclaimer investment
Deal marks the last primary investment from Livingbridge 5, a £360m fund raised in 2012
Ex-Schroder exec O'Connor joins Unigestion as chair
Miles O’Connor has been appointed as chair of the board of Unigestion UK, based in London
UK dealflow suffers sharp drop post-Brexit
Aggregate value across the market is down by more than half year-on-year between July and November
Catalyst bolsters London and Midlands teams
William Cooke, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Toh join the corporate finance house's deal-making team
Ratos loses second deputy CEO with Jungner departure
Bo Jungner will step down, following in the footsteps of fellow deputy CEO Henrik Blomé
TCR Capital et al. in Lescuyer MBI
TCR secures a majority stake in the transaction, alongside Ouest Croissance and BPI France
Ropes & Gray hires leveraged finance partner
Law firm hires finance lawyer Malcolm Hitching as a partner in its London office
CVC's Ahlsell aiming for SEK 23.4bn valuation in IPO
Ahlsell sets price range and aims for first day of trading on 28 October in Stockholm
PE-backed Alan Afflelou aiming to list before year-end
Lion Capital led a secondary buyout for the optician in 2012, later syndicated to Apax and CDPQ
Confidence drop for PE-backed businesses in wake of Brexit vote
Less than half of BVCA survey respondents are confident in the government's ability to negotiate a good deal
British Private Equity Awards 2016: winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of the hotly contested 2016 British Private Equity Awards
In Profile: LPs
Our series of in-depth strategy updates and data-driven activity analysis of the major players invested in European mid-market PE funds
Omnes divests Pommier, fully realises CACI 2 fund
CACI 2 was raised in 2005 and has generated a final IRR of 15%, according to the GP
LP Profile: Adveq
unquote" catches up with fund-of-funds manager Adveq to discuss strategy, first-time funds and co-investments
LP Profile: Keva
Markus Pauli, CIO for Keva’s alternative investments, details how the investor’s appetite for buyouts has increased over the years
HgCapital hires Luckock as partner
Nick Luckock, previously a partner at Actis, will be joining the firm in October