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Q2 Barometer: Coronavirus ravages European M&A market
After the first effects of the Covid-19 crisis were felt in March, the European private equity market decelerated sharply in Q2
PA SERS appoints Seth Kelly as new CIO
Kelly joins from the Missouri State Employees Retirement System, where he was also CIO
Gyrus announces new deal, appoints Tobin as partner
Gyrus Capital announces the buyout of Essential Pharma and adds to its team ahead of a new round of fundraising
Bain Capital backs Maesa in SBO
Global private equity investor is replacing funds managed by Andera Partners (formerly EdRip)
Gyrus signs first deal with DowDuPont carve-out
Just four months after being launched, Gyrus Capital has signed the complex carve-out of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
New shop on the healthcare block: Gyrus Capital
New investment adviser will target value-based, special situations and transformational investments in the healthcare sector
NGP Capital leads $20m series-D for eGym
Existing investors Highland Europe and HPE Growth also take part in the round to fuel US expansion
New bolt-on for Nordstjernan investee
Acquisition of 11 care centres comes a year after the group first received backing from the GP
Argos Soditic partner Semmens steps down
Development ends a 22-year spell at the firm, during which Semmens oversaw five fundraises
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Argos Soditic caps Euroknights VII at €520m
Final close comes almost exactly a year after the firm held a first close on €300m
GPF Capital to sell Acuntia to Vinci Energies
Deal will end an 18-month holding in the Spanish ICT service provider
Swiss PE optimistic despite concerns over investment conditions
GPs and LPs discussed the state of Swiss PE at the Mergermarket Swiss M&A and PE event in Zurich
Argos Soditic to hold €300m first closing for Euroknights VII
Good progress made, with the Pan-European GP targeting a final close in spring 2017
Fundraising market continues to confound
Fundraising conditions are at their toughest for nearly a decade and the market is awash with rumours of stalled fundraising programmes. But there are also regular reports of highly successful fundraisings that fly in the face of the current trends. Julian...
Darwin Private Equity makes first exit with Maxinutrition
Darwin Private Equity, founded in 2007 by former executives from Permira and CVC, has made its first exit with the ТЃ162m sale of sports nutrition company Maxinutrition to GlaxoSmithKline.
Investors lose stakes in Alliance Medical debt restructure
Senior and subordinated lenders that backed the 2006 tertiary buyout of Alliance Medical by DIC and previous majority shareholder Bridgepoint Capital have reached an agreement over a ТЃ570m debt restructuring package.
Maven backs MBO of Attraction World
Maven Capital Partners has acquired the Birmingham-based ticketing solutions provider Attraction World in a ТЃ6.9m MBO.
Mid Europa doubles its money on Aster sale
Mid Europa Partners has agreed to sell media and communication services business Aster to UPC Polska, an affiliate of Liberty Global Inc.
Isle of Man pitches for business in the new PE environment
It may seem counter-intuitive, in a particularly bleak fundraising environment, to be heavily promoting the latest iteration of a specialist tax-efficient fund structure, but that is what the Isle of Man has been doing. Julian Longhurst investigates....
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
Houlihan Lokey appoints new London MD
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has followed a series of senior hires across its global network with the appointment of David Sola as managing director in the group's London M&A team.