GPs
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
France-based Apax Partners hires de Cardes
De Cardes has 20 years of operational experience in TMT and joins the development team
Pamplona hires Benelux head
Tensen will be responsible for driving new investment opportunities and value creation in the region
ICG hires Cerberus's Ross as managing director
GP says it is positioning itself for future opportunities as the economic cycle reaches maturity
KGAL to invest in private equity and expand investor base
KGAL has 72,000 investors from Germany, the UK and France, of which 211 are institutional investors
Global LPs boost French mid-market fundraising
Country's macroeconomic outlook has played a vital role in boosting investor confidence in France since 2016
The Carlyle Group promotes Bagijn and Herberg
Bagijn will head Carlyle's investment solutions division while Herberg will be its CFO
Livingbridge hires PwC's McGee as investment manager
Healthcare and technology specialist leaves his role as manager on PwC's corporate finance team
Fortino hires De Leeuw
Prior to joining Fortino, De Leeuw was an investment manager at Ackermans & van Haaren
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Karmic balance sheets
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses recent developments in the impact investment space
Inflexion closes £1bn double-fundraise
GP is also raising capital for Inflexion Strategic Capital fund, with commitments from NYSTRS and IMRF
Figuring out the ESG middle-ground
How can managers draft a policy that does not result in paralysis by over-analysis?
Gimv establishes life sciences advisory board
Gimv has made more than 80 investments in the life sciences segment since it started in 1982
Mayfair promotes Curwen and Hoballah
Team members are promoted to the roles of managing director and director resptively
LDC appoints two directors
Ul-Haq joins from Deloitte, while Alderson has been working at LDC since 2012 in the Yorkshire team
Unigestion launches second direct investment vehicle
Predecessor fund held a €255m final close in 2017 after 21 months on the road
Dunas Capital hires two for new fund-of-funds
New vehicle, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, has been registered in Spain and has a target of €100m
VGC appoints Marlin's Lister
New recruit will take on the role of investment and portfolio director at the growth capital firm
Endless appoints two to Enact
Firm appoints associate director Adam Milner and investment executive Luke Wolf to its Enact teams
MBO Partenaires names new head of IR
French mid-cap GP promotes Géraldine Lanthier to the newly created role
GPs get picky on LP-led secondaries
Approved-buyers lists have emerged as a way for GPs to assert their power, but may not become commonplace just yet
Omnes hires five and promotes four to principal
Omnes welcomes five newcomers as director, principal, analyst and middle office managers
BlackFin promotes three to partner
Mathis, Cohen-Sabban and Lestang will help expand the firm's investment activities
Fraser-Allen succeeds Reeve as Albion head
Fraser-Allen will take over the day-to-day running of the business, including investment oversight
