GPs
Perwyn appoints investment manager from Omers
Maxime Menu joins from Omers Private Equity, where he worked as a senior associate
BGF appoints two investors for Central Scotland team
Devine and Nixon join a team of five investors working across both BGF's Edinburgh and Belfast offices
HealthCap looks to future growth after new appointments
Venture capital firm HealthCap is looking ahead to a busy healthcare and life sciences market
Bridges hires Sarma for Evergreen fund
Eva Sarma joins as an investment director for the firm's long-term capital vehicle
Ufenau registers third continuation vehicle
Switzerland-headquartered Ufenau Capital Partners invests in services-focused SMEs
Vast majority of LPs plan to increase impact allocations – survey
HarbourVest's 2021 ESG, Sustainability, and Impact Investing Survey collated responses from 130 LPs
ECSO on lookout for LPs for EUR 1bn cybersecurity platform
ECSO aims to raise EUR 1bn by the third quarter of 2022, with the platform structured as a fund-of-funds
Carlyle gears up for next Europe Technology Partners fund
GP registers several Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V vehicles, with the most recent fund having closed in 2018
France's Apax appoints chief sustainability officer
Dominica Adam has taken up the newly created management position at the Paris-headquartered GP
Agilitas makes four new hires
Amol Judge, Nadja Goldbach, Niklas Quadt and Verdeep Dost join the investment team
Tenzing sets sights on Nordic countries
Unquote catches up with managing partner Guy Gillon following the appointment of Magnus GottУЅs to lead Tenzing's Nordic expansion
Dunedin team moves on as firm winds down
Mid-cap GP has seen 18 team members depart this year, including three partners, following the decision to halt the fundraise for its fourth vehicle
Pantheon raises USD 624m for GP-led secondaries programme
Unquote recaps the fundraise and investment strategy with managing partner Paul Ward
Turkven expects Turkey Growth Fund IV final close in mid-2022
Previous fund held a final close in 2012 with capital commitments of USD 840m
LBO France in EUR 500m Franco-Chinese venture with Haixia Capital
MoU marks LBO France's first foray into the Chinese market, with plans to open a local office
Summa Equity hires three new partners
Christoph Waer, Tim He and Matthias Fink join the firm in three different geographies
ECI wraps up fund 9 with 3x overall return
Fund made 15 investments, including two tech unicorns with ATG and Wireless Logic
GP Profile: Phoenix returns record amounts in last 12 months
Unquote catches up with managing partner David Burns to discuss recent activity and where the firm is headed next
One third of LPs plan to increase PE allocation within a year – survey
Schroders' Institutional Investor Study surveyed 750 investors in February and March 2021
2021 European PE exits already exceeding full 2020 tally
GPs are clearly looking to seize the initiative and clear out portfolios amid a general push to ink deals on the buy-side
Lifeline Spac IPO oversubscribed, nets EUR 100m in proceeds
Lifeline will now start looking at high-growth technology companies to find a suitable target
EQT sets science-based emissions targets
GP has set forward-looking targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030
Ufenau on track for Q1 2022 fundraise
Switzerland-headquartered service-focused GP is planning to raise its seventh flagship fund
Jasmin Capital promotes new partner
Placement agent and secondaries adviser also promotes three and hires a new associate