GPs
Eurazeo raises €2.8bn in 2020
Amount includes the capital raised by Eurazeo Growth III, which has now collected more than €500m
ICG hires Bridge Valley's life sciences investment team
Allan Marchington, who will become head of ICG life sciences, says the team has a strong pipeline
Eight Roads promotes Cornet to partner
Principal Lucile Cornet joined Eight Roads Ventures as an associate in 2016
CapMan boosts wealth advisory team
Nordic firm has appointed four people across wealth advisory, alternative investment and marketing
Gresham House Ventures hires Rupesh Patel
Patel most recently worked at Praesidian Capital, a transatlantic private equity and debt fund
Foresight opens office in Luxembourg
Luxembourg office will be led by Adela Baho and Jasper Jansen, who have each joined as directors
Dawn hires Kainz as vice-president
During 2020, Dawn Capital welcomed nine new joiners to its team and raised its fourth flagship fund
Capza appoints Zavattaro as head of Italy
In his new role, Stefano Zavattaro will be responsible for Capza's investments in Italian SMEs
Maven appoints Brighty as investment manager
Brighty will be responsible for identifying and backing new local businesses via Maven's MEIF Debt Funds
Redalpine promotes Laska to partner
Aleksandra Laska joined the Swiss venture capital firm in 2020 as an investment director
Arbour leaves Palamon for ICG
Philippe Arbour was made partner in early 2019, having joined Palamon in 2013 from Lloyds
Keyhaven promotes Mouawad to partner
Specialist private equity secondaries firm focuses on the lower-mid-market
Cipio hires new venture partner
Firm also promoted David Kreppel to principal and Dennis Koerner to senior associate
Tikehau appoints de la Chevardière to PE advisory board
Prior to his retirement in 2019, de la Chevardière acted as the CFO at French company Total
Livingbridge promotes Titmuss to partner
James Titmuss has previously worked in corporate finance at Oriel Securities and HSBC Investment Bank
Edge hires Andrews as CIO
Simon Andrews joins from BGF where he was an early-stage investor; prior to that, he worked at Octopus Ventures
WestBridge promotes three
WestBridge has promoted Minton and MacLeay to the position of senior investment manager, and Sinclair to investment manager
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Nordic 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote Nordic reporter Eliza Punshi to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote DACH reporter Harriet Matthews to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Tikehau Capital hires new CFO
Prior to joining Tikehau, Antoine Onfray was group deputy CEO of listed real estate group Paref
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: UK & Ireland 2020 Review
Early figures highlight how a 2008-style meltdown was averted in 2020, both in terms of deal-doing and fundraising
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Southern Europe 2020 Review
National coronavirus restrictions threatened to scupper the PE industry across Europe in the spring, but investors adapted swiftly
Eurazeo to manage €420m Nov Santé healthcare fund
Fund was launched by the French Insurance Federation (FFA) and Caisse des Dépôts to commit to projects in the healthcare sector in France
Bridges establishes office in Manchester, hires Braham
Bridges has backed several businesses in the North, including GEV and the Ethical Housing Company