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Investec, SVB provide £50m NAV facility to Draper Esprit
Loan has a three-year term and carries an interest rate at the Bank of England base rate +6.75%
Volpi appoints Investindustrial's Klasmeyer
Klasmeyer has worked at Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Pamplona Credit Mangament and Bain Capital Credit
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Generation game
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses new generations working in private equity
Apposite promotes Cunynghame and hires Harper
UK-based healthcare-focused PE firm promotes Alex Cunynghame to investment manager
Dunedin promotes three
Davidson, Hardy and Chung have worked on the buyouts of Alpha, GPS, CET, CitySprint and EV
GP Profile: Partech Partners
Venture veteran Partech prepares to leverage its digital experience to take on the buyout world
New investor Fond Of contributes to HTGF III
HGTF's third vehicle, High-Tech Gründerfonds III, held its final close on €316.5m in May 2018
Investcorp acquires Mercury Capital Advisers
Investcorp has been acquiring stakes in companies such as 3i's credit business to reach $50bn in AUM
Stirling Square appoints two to investment team
GP has appointed JP Morgan's Mazurier and Hannam Investments' Bloys to its London-based team
Investors inject €300m in Tikehau Capital Advisors
TCA forms part of the shareholding of France-headquartered asset manager Tikehau Capital
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sector selectors
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses sector specialisation strategies
Equistone appoints BGF's Copeland and promotes Baker
Copeland joins as investment manager in Birmingham and Baker is promoted to investment director in London
DevCo hires Intera's Laakso
Laakso will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments in Nordic companies
GP Profile: Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners is celebrating its 10th anniversary in June 2019, following a busy year on all fronts
EQT, Summa, LGT sign up to UN's SDG Impact initiative
Development comes two months after EQT co-founder Ståhlberg left to launch an impact-dedicated firm
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
