GPs
Cairngorm appoints three to investment team
Adam Watson and Sheena Pattni join as investment managers, and George Buckle as investment associate
Palatine appoints new partners amid influx of promotions
Richard Thomas and James Gregson are appointed as partners, while Tom Ross-Jones and Gareth Wilson are promoted
IK hires 3i's Pete Wilson to launch UK mid-cap strategy
European PE firm simulataneously promotes five new partners across its London, Stockholm and Paris offices
Gimv's Oleownik moves to Emeram
Sven Oleownik joins the DACH mid-market GP as partner; he joined listed GP Gimv in 2015
Earth Capital hires new head of investment
Sustainable private equity firm Earth Capital promotes Avent Bezuidenhoudt to head of investment
2022 Preview: Sponsors toast to incredible year, but remain wary of hangover
Many sponsors are anticipating that 2022 could be just as busy as 2021, in spite of mounting headwinds
Most LPs seek to improve co-investment appeal – Coller Capital
Coller Capital's winter 2021-22 Global Private Equity Barometer covers topics including secondaries
Triton secures €1.45bn syndicated ESG-linked facility
Triton is the latest in a string of mainstream GPs to have announced ESG-linked loans this year
KCP hires new investment manager
Private equity house Key Capital Partners hires Sandeep Banga as investment manager in its London office
PE firms study rivals' IPOs as they consider options
Recent slew of peer listings such as Bridgepoint and Petershill inspire key players as they mull options for their own businesses
Tikehau fully exits Eurazeo
Asset manager nets a 10.7% IRR on the investment in its listed peer
IK Partners ventures into UK mid-cap deal-making
New team will be staffed by three or four investment specialists based in London
Triton hires new CFO
Matthew Couch is set to join Triton as CFO in December
FSN Capital appoints new co-managing partners
First succession transition for the Nordic firm since it was founded in 1999
Golding hires Schütz as ESG director
Christian Schütz joins from his role as senior vice-president of credit research at Pimco
Waterland opens Spanish office
GP has hired David Torralba as principal and head of Spain, plus Guillermo Galmés as senior advisor
GP Profile: Adelis steps up deal-making after latest fund close
Co-managing partner Jan У kesson and head of IR AdalbjУЖrn Stefansson speak to Unquote about the Nordic mid-market-focused GP's fundraise and deployment plans
GP Profile: Baird positive on UK dealflow despite valuation inflation
Baird Capital has so far exited three businesses from its first fund, taking advantage of what it sees is a strong M&A market
Riverside hires Cole as fundraising and IR head
Allison Cole was previously head of fundraising and investor relations at Lightyear Capital
EQT acquires LSP, forming EQT Life Sciences
Announcement follows Life Sciences Partners' seven-month, EUR 850m fundraise for LSP VII
Investindustrial sets SBTs for emissions
GP has also committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its funds
YFM appoints Marcus Karia as CFO
Karia was most recently group finance director of London-listed venture capital firm Arix Bioscience
Eurazeo grew AUM by 44% over past 12 months
Asset manager raised EUR 3bn from limited partners in the first nine months of 2021
Activa Capital hires associate in investment team
Prior to joining, Julie Perouzel worked as an M&A analyst at Rothschild & Co for a year