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GP Profile: Nordic Capital
Since 1989, Nordic Capital has invested €11bn's worth of equity in 250 corporate acquisitions
Pamplona raises €3bn for Fund V
Fund close comes on the back of last year's $1bn raise for the GP's first TMT fund
Hayfin raises €2.2bn for special opportunities
Credit specialist will take part in rescue financings and debt restructurings
GP Profile: Bridgepoint
Plans to launch Bridgepoint Growth take shape as GP returns €1.6bn to investors
Permira raises €1.7bn for third debt fund at final close
Including leverage, total deployable capital amounts to €2.1bn
DH Private Equity Partners registers new fund
One of the oldest sponsors is back in the market after a two-year hiatus
Permira Debt Managers set to close third direct lending fund
With the end of its latest fundraise in sight, the credit specialist is in full deployment mode
European leveraged loans rocket in Q1 on back of favourable terms
Opportunistic recaps and refinancings, with borrowers taking advantage of lower pricing, led to a 140% uptick in loan volume in Q1
GP Profile: Palamon Capital Partners
Pan-European mid-market GP has experienced an evolution in the mid-market space and the institutionalisation of PE as a whole
GP Profile: Advent International
Recent investments for the firm include V Group, Integer.pl, Brammer, ATI Physical Therapy and Inventiv Health
GP Profile: Lion Capital
Mid-market investor remains dedicated to its focus on consumer deals despite growing competition, though it may focus on fewer investments
GP Profile: Lonsdale Capital Partners
GP held a final close for its maiden buyout fund on £110m in April 2016 after having previously invested on a deal-by-deal basis
GP Profile: Mobeus Equity Partners
GP is nearing the end of its first institutional fundraising efforts, with its 2016-vintage maiden vehicle targeting £150m
GP Profile: Bain Capital
GP is currently investing from its $3.5bn fourth European buyout vehicle, which closed in 2014
High-yield issuance for PE buyouts hits six-year low
Loan market flexibility and pricing steal the limelight as high-yield market for buyouts raises lowest total since 2010
GP Profile: Permira
Global large-cap investor closed its latest buyout fund on €7.5bn in February 2016, making three investments from it to date
Alcentra, Hayfin close two multi-billion direct lending funds
Two credit specialists both close a second mid-market debt fund
In Profile: Ardian
Celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2016, the GP has differentiated over time with funds covering multiple investment approaches
Debt advisory: Holding the cards in sell-side processes
Advisory firms often hold all the cards when pre-emptively introducing potential lenders to future sales processes
Debt advisory: Building bridges between sponsors & lenders
Debt advisory role is growing increasingly prevalent in the European mid-market private equity space
In Profile: Apax Partners
GP closed its ninth fund in 2016 on its hard-cap of $9bn and recently made high-profile exits including the 2015 IPO of Auto Trader
Quadrivio exits Pantex in trade sale
Exit is the seventh completed by Quadrivio from its Quadrivio Q2 vehicle
Siparex buys stake in HNH Hotels
French GP will support growth with an aim to double turnover and the number of rooms in the next five years
Oakley adds Charterhouse partner Mornington to string of hires
New partner will focus on deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management