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LP Profile: Adams Street Partners
Unquote talks to Ross Morrison, partner on the primary investments team and responsible for mid- and large-cap fund investments
VC firms sell Biosensia
Vendors include Act Venture Capital, Atlantic Bridge, Street Capital and Seroba Life Sciences
Carlyle abandons bid to wrest control of Prezzo
Credit arm of the GP acquired a 33% blocking stake in the company earlier this year
Lyceum buys DMC Canotec
Lyceum will invest alongside DMC Canotec's management team to support its growth
Quantum Capital Partners exits Barcelona Cartonboard
Group is sold to Italian trade buyer Reno de Medici after a three-year holding period
21 Investimenti acquires Carton Pack
GP acquires an 80% stake in the Italian food packaging group while the CEO retains 20%
Abry in take-private deal for Link Mobility
Proposed transaction values the business at approximately NOK 3.396bn
Riverside's RE Panels makes Swiss bolt-on
Riverside adds Swiss door panel maker Tecsedo to its pan-European buy-and-build strategy
Co-investment: Dancing to a new tune
Co-investment has evolved from a value-add into an industry staple, but debate remains as to whether the strategy favours LPs and GPs equally
LP Profile: Stonehage Fleming
Head of PE Clarke-Jervoise discusses the multi-family office's client base, investment strategy and recent approach to GP relationships
LP Profile: Pantheon
Managing partner Ward talks to Unquote about the resurgence of separate managed accounts and shying away from first-time funds
OrbiMed, Longitude co-lead $64m Sublimity round
Investors join forces to provide $64m of funding for the Irish biotech firm
Bridgepoint preps for first credit fund launch
Firm's first debt vehicle will invest in Bridgepoint's own deals as well as third-party ones
LP Profile: Hamilton Lane
Firm's managing directors Strang and Lei Ortiz discuss the merits of smaller relationship pools and how ESG is at the heart of its activities
LP Profile: Aberdeen Standard Investments
The LP's global head of private equity speaks to Unquote about new projects, co-investment, secondaries and first time funds
Turbo-charged: How leverage is powering up secondaries
The use of leverage in secondaries has soared, as funds are continually seeking new ways to boost spending power
FPE Capital acquires IWSR
Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance for the management buyout
Endless exits Stirling Dynamics
GP's Enact Fund I has sold Stirling Dynamics to Ardian-backed Assystem Technologies
Stuart Mills to leave HSBC
Head of mid-market financial sponsor coverage will leave the bank after 14 years
Cairngorm Capital acquires Parker Building Supplies
Founder and managing director Tom Parker will step down after 34 years at the helm
Italian private debt issuance jumps 35% in 2017
Southern Europe's two biggest markets differ greatly in their uptake of private debt, with Spanish players facing strong competition from banks
Miura Private Equity hits hard-cap for third fund
Spanish GP closes Miura Fund III on €330m, a step up from its €200m predecessor
Finint & Partners invests in Spraytech
Deal is the ninth investment for NEIP III, the investment vehicle managed by Finint & Partners
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast