GPs
TSG launches in London
TSG has previously made investments in European companies including Revolution Beauty and BrewDog
Capzanine hires Tourmente
Renaud Tourmente will join as partner and be part of Capzanine's executive committee
GP Profile: Ambienta
Latest flagship fund raised by Ambienta held a final close in May 2018, hitting its €635m hard-cap, exceeding its €500m target
Apax France promotes five
Apax Partners has promoted three directors, one business development director and one principal
Capital Croissance bolsters team with three hires
Julien Berger-Perrin joins as managing partner, alongside analysts Jeanne Duflot and Philibert Basquin
EQT closes in on IPO – report
Swedish publication Affarsvarlden reports that the firm is in discussions with investors
GP Profile: Alantra Private Equity
Spain-based mid-market player has completed six deals in the past 12 months and is focusing on expanding and managing its current portfolio
Level 20 launches new committee in Spain
Committee's strategy will be aimed at attracting women to the private equity industry in Spain
IK launches Copenhagen office
Office will be led by Danish national and partner Thomas Klitbo, who has been with IK since 2007
Nordea launches impact fund in partnership with Ståhlberg
Fund invests in companies that contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn
General Atlantic hires van den Boog
Van den Boog returns to the firm having previously worked there between 1996-2004
HQ Equita appoints managing director and promotes three
Torsten Krumm led this management change and will head the investment committee
Holland Capital hires Engels
Engels previously worked at Holland Capital's former portfolio company Opdidakt
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region
Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground
Volpi hires Arma's Berggren
Berggren will source and execute deals across Europe, with a focus on the Nordic region
Felix Capital hires Lin and Shanfield
Lin has experience at Hg and Bain & Company, while Shanfield joins from Raine Group
Co-piloted investments prepared for take off
PE is displaying a growing willingness to invest in minority deals, with some GPs raising dedicated vehicles for the strategy
CVC promotes Germani to head of France as Meunier retires
Germani worked alongside Bertrand, helping build CVC’s franchise in France in the last five years
Ardian buys stake in SwanCap Partners from UniCredit
SwanCap combines primary investments, direct secondaries and direct co-investments
ICG hires Jamie Rivers from BC Partners
Rivers' deals at BC Partners included Acuris, CarTrawler, Cote Restaurants, Elysium and VetPartners
Mobeus appoints Mead as venture partner
New recruit left his role as chief investment officer at Mercia Technologies in 2018
Ambienta hires seven
Sustainability-focused GP has made a number of hires in its Italian and German offices
PE professionals struggling to meet higher GP commitments - survey
Trend is driven partly by an increase in fund size, but also LPs demanding more skin in the game
