GPs
GP Profile: Tikehau’s Aerofondo set for aerospace industry take-off after first deal from debut fund
Spanish aerospace strategy aims to attract total commitments of EUR 150m-EUR 200m, with strategic LPs already in place
Permira bolsters global technology team with senior advisor
Koen Köppen brings CTO experience from fintech and payments firms including Klarna
Balderton hires Deloitte’s Broad as head of impact
Elodie Broad will focus on sustainability in the VC's internal operations, investments, and portfolio
SVPGlobal poaches Beach Point Capital’s Himot
Following a 12-year tenure at Beach Point, Himot joins forces with the US-based investment firm
GP Profile: Greenpeak Partners on emerging manager fundraising and specialisation
Buy-and-build specialist looks for portfolio add-ons as it contemplates hitting the road for a new fund in 2023
Summa opens North American office
Three existing partners will lead the California office, which is the GP’s first beyond Europe
Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee steps down after two years
Executive led the US GP into other alternative assets like credit; no immediate successor announced
Pinova expects final close for Fund 3 before year-end
DACH industrial technology and IT investor has set a EUR 250m target for the vehicle
Montagu to exit Arkopharma for EUR 450m
Sale of French supplement maker leaves two unrealised assets in 2010-vintage Montagu IV
SwanCap plans October first close for Fund VI
German GP has a EUR 350m target for co-investment vehicle, which will follow the strategy of 2019-vintage predecessor
Eurazeo’s NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise
ESG and continued expansion of its international LP base also on the agenda, managing partner Inna Gehrt tells Unquote
Bridgepoint Europe VII in final stretch of EUR 7bn fundraise
GP’s latest flagship fund held a EUR 4bn close in mid-May, with a final close expected in H1 2023
SHS nears EUR 250m hard cap on sixth fund
Healthcare fund’s EUR 200m target exceeded in first close with commitments from around 60 LPs
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Ben Cole promoted to investment director at the software and services growth investor
Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires
Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard join the firm’s European offices
VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund
VC’s debut fund has a EUR 175m hard-cap and aims to back startups with initial tickets of EUR 3m-EUR 5m
Nest mandates HarbourVest for PE investing
Workplace pension scheme has made its second PE mandate following its partnership with Schroders
BGF announces changes in leadership
CIO Andy Gregory to head UK growth investor as Stephen Welton is made non-executive chair
Astorg, Epiris to split Euromoney in two in GBP 1.6bn agreed offer
The deal will see Astorg carve out the Fastmarkets commodity pricing brand, with the remaining business controlled by Epiris funds
Waterland names van Cauwenberghe as next group managing partner
Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen in 2023 and will head the GP's day-to-day running
Sponsors brave the storm amid drop in financial services M&A
GP buyouts in the financial services space reached a two-year high in H1 2022 as rising financing costs and a brewing recession cloud the sector's M&A outlook
Optimism prevails as PEs expect step-up in deal-making – research
Third Bridge's Joshua Maxey speaks to Unquote about the findings of the Mid-market PE Forecast: 2022
Keyhaven bolsters team with six promotions
Secondaries specialist's promotion include Sarah Brereton's advancement to partner