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Tenzing appoints Investec's Murray to investment team
Third recent hire for the investment team after Messer and Reynolds joined last month
GP Profile: Cinven
With six investments made from its 2016-vintage €7bn fund, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the European PE veteran and its track record
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
GP Profile: Scottish Equity Partners
Latter-stage VC raised £260m for its latest vehicle last year and recently exited Matchesfashion to Apax Partners
Conor Venture brings on board Niklas Savander
In his new role, Savander will support the VC's activities in Sweden and Finland
Banca IMI and DeA Capital launch SPAC
Ideami will target non-listed medium-sized Italian companies
Eurazeo, BPI France join forces to invest €35m in Doctolib
Eurazeo makes a €17m contribution to the round, with the remainder coming from BPI France
Fondo II Tech Growth in €9m funding round for BeMyEye
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento's tech growth fund contributes €6.3m to the round
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity
GP was founded in 2015 by former Bluebird partners Gillon and Jones, who were later joined by former Inflexion partner Hamilton as co-managing partner
AnaCap's Aldermore to recommend takeover offer from FirstRand
Deal would value the UK bank, which listed in 2015 and is still backed by AnaCap, at £1.1bn
GP Profile: CapMan
Newly appointed CEO Joakim Frimodig talks to unquote" about diversification and his bid to expand the fund's LP base
GP Profile: Eurazeo
Eurazeo made the shift to pure PE in 2002 but still makes investments from its balance sheet
Livingbridge makes suite of new hires
GP has appointed Simone Girardeau and Simon Hollingsworth to its value strategy group
GP Profile: Pamplona Capital Management
GP co-founder Halsted talks to unquote" about the firm's roots, expansion into the US and returns on distressed debt
Bridgepoint makes new hire for nascent credit project
Michael Lucas joins from the leveraged finance and sponsor coverage team at ING
Terra Firma refinances Wyevale Garden Centres
Terra Firm acquired the company, then known as The Garden Centre Group, from Lloyds in 2012
LP Profile: AP6
Longstanding GP relationships include with Nordic Capital and EQT, as well as many more in Europe
Beechbrook appoints Petty to Manchester team
Petty was previously in Deloitte's debt advisory team
Perfect fit: The evolving craft of fund financing
GPs are tailoring more complex and plentiful fund finance facilities to their advantage
GP Profile: Beechbrook Capital
Specialist lender is currently raising its third fund for sponsor-backed SMEs, with a target of €200-250m
GP Profile: CVC Capital Partners
On the back of a whopping $15.5bn fundraise closed last month, unquote" takes a look at one of the oldest private equity houses in the market
BlueBay closes €3bn senior loan fund
Fund is BlueBay Asset Management's third generation of private debt vehicle
Blackstone acquires Clarion Events
Private equity house acquires the business from Providence Equity Partners
BGF provides £6.45m for Entier expansion
BGF's investment will go towards overseas expansion for the Scotland-based catering company