Industry
How the crisis could affect fund T&Cs
In a tough funrdriasing and deal market, GPs will be looking for all the incentives they can possibly provide
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020
GP's quarterly results also state that the investment period for DBAG VIII began in August 2020
CapMan to reorganise service business
GP will launch CapMan Wealth Services, which will combine the services of the disbanded Scala Fund Advisory and JAM Advisors brands
Aberdeen Standard hires Cinven's Robinson
Robinson joins from his position as principal at Cinven, where he acted as a non-executive director
Raymond James expands German industrial technology team
Firm announced the promotion of Sherif Abdel-Aziz, while Tobias Ramminger joins from Lincoln
YFM hires new partner
YFM closed its most recent fund, YFM Buyout Fund II, on £80m in March 2020
Finland’s VC industry remains buoyant despite pandemic
Dealflow in the Finnish VC market remained strong in the peak months of the coronavirus outbreak, with local players cautiously optimistic
SZA hires CMS’s Kolbiger
New Munich-based partner focuses on mandates including M&A and corporate restructuring
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity
Following a busy start to 2020, topped by its £400m fundraise, Tenzing is setting its sights on making further investments later this year
CMS hires five in Polish transactions team
All five lawyers have joined from Clifford Chance and will focus on mandates for private equity firms
DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer
Germany emerged as the busiest region in Europe in Q2, albeit with a low volume and aggregate value of deals by historical standards
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Eurazeo NAV down by 12% in H1
Companies in travel and leisure sector have been the hardest hit in the GP's portfolio
Fashion victims: GPs face a tough year in the clothing & accessories sector
Unquote explores dealflow expectations and potential silver linings for the segment, which has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic
Imap hires Widholz as partner
Andreas Widholz joins from Kloepfel Corporate Finance, where he was a founding partner
Battery Ventures issues public takeover offer for Easy Software
Offer has been accepted by majority shareholders Global Derivative Trading and Deutsche Balaton
VC Profile: Edge Investments
As the firm begins raising its second fund, chief IR officer David Fisher discusses the current portfolio, LP sentiment and the creative economy
2011-vintage funds: what is still in Nordic portfolios
Unquote and Mergermarket round up a selection of assets still held in 2011-vintage funds managed by Nordic GPs
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
GP Profile: Emeram Capital Partners
DACH-focused GP anticipates the launch of its second fund following a portfolio assessment and digital AGM
Apax VIII and Apax IX post higher valuations than Q4 2019
Both funds have valuations of more than 14% higher compared with valuations in March 2020
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
HV Holtzbrinck promotes Masemann to partner
Jasper Masemann joined the VC firm in 2015 and specialises in software and AI investments
