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DACH buyout dealflow hits 15-month high in Q2
Buyout volume and aggregate value were up by 43% and 155%, respectively
UK exits down 30% in H1 2016
Exits from buyout investments were down across the board in H1 2016, especially IPOs and trade sales
Alpina exits Via Optronics in €47.4m trade sale
Alpina had been a shareholder in the screen technology business since 2010
Food tech: first warning signs as consolidation sets in
Deliveroo's $275m round shows the market remains frothy, but other recent news highlight the challenges facing startups and their VCs
UK buyout activity continues apace despite Brexit vote
Activity figures for July would suggest that local private equity houses have not been deterred – with a few caveats
PE firm Tenzing adds Ian Armitage to board
Industry veteran Armitage joins as non-executive director, coming over from HgCapital
Eight Roads Ventures hires new partner
Michael Treskow joins as a partner in the VC's London-based European team, alongside two promotions
British Private Equity Awards: what happens next
Following a record number of entries, submissions will be debated by our judging panel in early September
Electra Private Equity creates CFO role
Listed private equity firm appoints Thomas Cook finance director Gavin Manson as chief financial officer
Campbell Lutyens appoints Westmacott as board member
Former British ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott takes a seat on the advisory board
BGF injects £10m into Ocee Design
Fresh capital will finance the acquisition of Danish furniture designer Four Design
Ratos appoints Byggmax's Agervald as new CEO
Agervald will join Ratos after serving a six-month notice period with listed Byggmax
LBO France to start receiving offers for Consolis in October
Concrete elements manufacturer has been in the portfolio of LBO France for close to 10 years
CVC hires JP Morgan's Petty as head of European healthcare
CVC has hired Cathrin Petty as a partner and head of healthcare in Europe
Argos aims at October final close for new €550m fund
Argos has started fundraising for Euroknights VII with a larger target than its previous effort
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with extra £4m
Business Growth Fund had already supplied the bathroom retailer with £10m in 2013
Brexit could boost secondaries market, says Idinvest’s Bavière
Idinvest CEO Christophe Bavière calls for a measured approach to evaluating the long-term impact of the British referendum
Holding periods lengthening again following 2015 drop
Holding periods for assets exited in so far 2016 have climbed following a drop in 2015, but still sit lower than the 2012-2014 average
DBAG appoints new industrial partner
DBAG has named Harald Becker-Ehmck as its newest industrial partner
Barker, Barnes step down from Electra board
Kate Barker served as interim chair following Roger Yates's resignation, until the appointment of Neil Johnson
Afic names Olivier Millet as new chair
Eurazeo's Millet will replace Michel Chabanel for a customary two-year tenure
Electra to float Hollywood Bowl in July
Electra acquired the business, then known as The Original Bowling Company, from CBPE Capital for £91m in 2014
Partners Group targets UK defined contribution market with new fund
Partners Group Generations Fund is structured as a non-UCITS retail scheme
YFM holds first close for new closed-ended fund
New vehicle will allow the firm to target investments that do not comply with the new VCT rules