Industry
Cambridge University endowment appoints new CIO
Franklin joins from Alta Advisers, where she was head of PE and director of investments
H1 Review: UK transactions hit by Brexit impact
Total of 96 buyouts recorded by Unquote Data during the period marks the lowest volume seen in the country since H1 2016
Q2 Barometer: small-cap boom offsets mid-market lull
Europe records 533 buyout, expansion and early-stage investments over Q2, a nine-quarter low
Rural idyll: buyout players aim for Germany's countryside
Germany's private equity landscape is characterised by buyouts in sometimes unlikely locations
DBAG net income drops to €12.6m from €27.7m
Listed private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG reports a decline in net income
Co-investment fund close contributes to Hamilton Lane's results
Hamilton Lane is also currently in the market fundraising for Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund V
Blackstone buys stake in BC Partners
Press reports put the value of the deal at around €500m for a 10-15% holding in the GP
Proskauer appoints Moghli as partner
Moghli will advise fund sponsors and financial institutions on fund-formation matters
CDP acquires 70% of Invitalia Ventures to manage FNI
Invitalia will be appointed as fund manager of FNI, which is expected to raise around €1bn
Nordic region sees highest entry multiples for sixth quarter running
Q2 edition of the Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap finds a slight cooldown across Europe, though the average multiple still exceeds 10x
LDC bolsters Bristol team with new investment director
Stefan Gunn joins LDC's south-west and Wales team from NatWest's structured finance team
Pennsylvania SERS appoints new acting CIO
Nolan is replacing W. Bryan Lewis, who is leaving the system effective 2 August 2019
ESG due diligence gains ground in France
Number of ESG due diligence processes conducted ahead of deals quadrupled in 2018, France invest says
Carlyle confirms switch to corporation structure
Change comes as the firm reaches $222.7bn in AUM for the second quarter of 2019
DeA Capital acquires stake in asset manager Quaestio
DeA Capital Alternative Funds also buys the Quaestio NPL unit, which manages the Atlante funds
GPs hungry for Benelux's food and beverages sector
From 2014 to date, Benelux has surpassed all other European regions in terms of large-cap buyouts in the food sector
Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
Investment banking giant ventures into impact investing with a dedicated team
France gearing up for a carve-out comeback
EY's recently published Corporate Divestment report makes encouraging reading for French GPs looking for corporate carve-out opportunities
Omnes collects commitments across funds
Omnes Mezzanis 3, dedicated to French small and mid-market businesses, closes on €100m
GP Profile: Omnes Capital
With a busy fundraising pipeline, Omnes Capital is making inroads towards becoming a large, multi-strategy investor
Apex hires head of ESG product
Goeree's responsibilities include leading the product development and the strategy of the firm
Unigrains sells Céréa Partenaire management business
Céréa's management team and institutional investors have wholly acquired the company
Food for thought: how PE can build a sustainable supply chain
Food production was one of the longer-term investment trends discussed during the Allocate event in June
Sovereign gears up for fund launch following departures
Firm is understood to be targeting between £500-600m for the next-generation vehicle
