Industry
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
Italian GPs embrace asset-class diversification
Local players have launched new strategies and vehicles dedicated to private debt, special situations, credit recovery and non-performing loans
Isai hires Accenture's de Scorbiac
De Scorbiac was responsible for the Accenture Venture fund's activities in Europe
Diversification key to mitigating downturn, say AVCJ panellists
As concerns about a looming recession abound, LPs are focusing on diversifying their portfolios
DevCo Partners raises €180m for next platform deal
Firm launched its latest vehicle before the summer and sought to attract a broader base of investors
Connection Capital sells JCRA
Connection Capital provided £6.7m to support the buyout of the business in 2017
UK pension partnership fully invests debut PE fund
LGPS Central Limited also announces its co-investment sleeve is performing ahead of targets
Sovereign's Peter Shaw joins Inflexion
Inflexion has added 11 professionals to its investment team since March this year
DACH activity skyrockets in Q3 despite looming recession
Aggregate value in DACH for Q3 reached its second highest level at €18.7bn
Correcting Alpha: fundamental flaws of IRR
Unquote sister publication Private Equity Law Report looks at how sponsors can avoid distorted calculations
Livingbridge hires Osman and Manning
Rebecca Osman and Nick Manning join as investment director and investment manager respectively
Team spirit: the enduring appeal of co-investment
This year, €7.87bn was collected across seven co-investments funds, breaking Unquote Data records
Eurazeo Growth makes new appointments
PE firm recruits two MDs and an associate across its UK, German and French offices
Q3 Barometer: deal volume hits new record with mid-market push
Buyout market has been strengthening consistently and was only four deals away from hitting 300 in the third quarter
Houlihan Lokey acquires Spanish firm Fidentiis Capital
Fidentiis Capital's Carlos Paramés and Juan Luis Muñoz will join Houlihan Lokey as managing directors
FoF and co-investment fund closes boost Hamilton Lane growth
Assets under management and advice reached a combined $481bn in September
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth Fund
Céréa Partenaire completes spin-out from Unigrains
Management team now owns a majority stake in the agri-food-focused GP, now called Cerea Partners
Verdane opens Berlin office
GP aims to invest in German consumer internet and software companies
Bluebay spinout Arcmont Asset Management launches
Arcmont has a legacy €13bn AUM comprising direct lending and senior loan positions
"Pass-the-parcel" deals surge in Nordic region as PE matures
At nearly a third of all buyouts, the proportion of SBOs is now higher in the Nordic region than it is across Europe as a whole
Caledonia hires PwC's Lander
Appointment follows the hire of Toby Lane as an investment executive in the summer
UK General Election: reactions from the PE community
Private equity players and advisers speak on the potential for the resolution of Brexit and the effect it may have on deal activity
CEE fund closes make headlines as dealflow slows
PE and VC activity has been rather sedate across the CEE region in October, with interim fund closes instead animating the market
