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Hogan Lovells hires Linklaters' Livesey in London office
John Livesey takes up new partner role after a 14-year stint advising PE clients at competitor
Q&A: Syz Capital's Marc Syz on PE fundraising and alternative asset allocations
Alternatives manager discusses topics including US interest in Europe, and the challenges ahead for large-cap buyout strategies
Trill Impact heads for first close of VC fund at year-end
Impact investor has a EUR 300m target for the debut VC fund; new vehicle has completed one deal so far
DC Advisory launches GP Secondaries practice with hire from Elm Capital
Michael Wieczorek will head the new practice, leveraging synergies with DC's other sponsor mandates
Pantheon eyes second GP-led secondaries fund
Predecessor vehicle in the Secondary Opportunities strategy raised USD 624m in 2021 and has a two-year investment period
King & Spalding makes Frankfurt corporate and PE hires
New five-strong team is led by ex-Milbank partner Peter Memminger, who founded his own firm in 2017
GP Profile: Tyrus Capital plans secondaries deployment drive
Mature and tail-end secondaries opportunities on the rise with motivated sellers seeking to organise their portfolios, Gunter Waldner tells Unquote
GP Profile: Emeram eyes portfolio development amidst macro uncertainty
With future fundraising on the cards, German sponsor is assessing new deals and exits in technology and software, value-added services and consumer
Inflexion gears up for third Partnership Capital fund
GPтs previous vehicle dedicated to minority investing held a final close in 2018 on GBP 700m
Golding holds EUR 155m first close for latest buyout fund-of-funds
Golding Buyout 2021 has a EUR 400m target and will provide its LPs with primary, co-investment and secondaries exposure
Montagu gears up for seventh fund
GP has made a legal filing for the fund, having held a EUR 3.3bn final close for its predecessor in 2020
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Growth equity's mounting momentum
Bregal Milestoneтs Cyrus Shey and HPE Growthтs Manfred Krikke discuss investing, operational support and what's next for the industry
Balderton hires Deloitte's Broad as head of impact
Elodie Broad will focus on sustainability in the VC's internal operations, investments, and portfolio
GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation
Buy-and-build specialist looks for portfolio add-ons as it contemplates hitting the road for a new fund in 2023
Castik Capital gears up for third fund
European mid-market GP held a final close for its predecessor vehicle on EUR 1.25bn in 2019
SwanCap plans October first close for Fund VI
German GP has a EUR 350m target for co-investment vehicle, which will follow the strategy of 2019-vintage predecessor
Tikehau et al. sell majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian
French sponsors to reinvest in the renewable energy firm following EUR 1.4bn deal
Goodwin hires Shearman's Carli for Munich PE team
Leveraged finance partner Winfried Carli had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than 20 years
GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise
ESG and continued expansion of its international LP base also on the agenda, managing partner Inna Gehrt tells Unquote
Synova V holds first and final close on GBP 875m hard-cap
The fund has a GBP 250m pool earmarked for smaller deals and expects to make a handful of DACH and Nordics investments
StepStone Group gears up for next Tactical Growth Fund
Predecessor primary, secondaries and co-investment vehicle held a final close in 2021 on USD 690m
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
Ambienta plans asset class expansion following EUR 1.55bn Fund IV close
Environmental investor set for first deals with new fund in 2023 as it assesses a foray into new asset classes and geographies, founder and managing partner Nino Tronchetti Provera tells Unquote
AM Ventures holds EUR 100m final close for debut fund
Industrial additive and 3D printing VC expects to make two to three deals this year