GPs
Oakley hires Kienwald on legal team
Kienwald joins Oakley's legal team from his position as associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Q&A: SHS's Alilovic on healthtech investing
New managing partner Sascha Alilovic talks to Unquote about the healthtech investor's plans
GP profile: Silverfern
Managing directors Robert Spittler and Alexander Zucker discuss the strategy for the new fund and the GP's track record
BC Partners hires Adia's Heberling
Heberling joins from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he was a senior member of the private equity team
Houlihan Lokey launches new GP advisory practice
New head Joseph Lombardo has previously worked at Stonyrock, Carlyle, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley
SHS appoints Sascha Alilovic as managing partner
Alilovic has been a partner at SHS since 2018 and will succeed SHS founder Reinhilde Spatscheck
Aurelius hires three
Sharp, Kanga and Rajani will all report to Aurelius's UK managing director, Tristan Nagler
UK small-cap GPs look to build on growth amid Covid-19 turmoil
How pricing in the smaller PE segment will be affected by the coronavirus crisis is not yet clear
Essling refocuses on co-invest and LBO, as co-founder departs
Michele Mezzarobba leaves the firm having co-founded it in 2017
Terra Firma appoints Ahuja as CEO
Terra Firma is currently investing from its Special Opportunities Fund II, which closed on £500m
KKR expects lower valuations for its portfolios due to Covid-19
GP forecasts that emergency restrictions will challenge its ability to market new funds and strategies
Capital Constellation enters partnership with Pollen Street
Capital Constellation will provide capital in a bid to support the continued growth of Pollen Street
YFM hires BDO's Wrench
Wrench has taken the position of investment director in the firm's London office, investing in SMEs
VCs ramp up coronavirus mitigation efforts
Partners from Balderton, General Atlantic, Anthemis Partners, TCV and Speedinvest dicuss the crisis
Q&A: Cambridge Associates' Featherby on PE's time to shine
Very few managers will have net benefited from this crisis, says Featherby, but PE could still showcase its ability to outperform
How private equity is helping fight the Covid-19 outbreak
A round-up of initiatives by GPs across Europe – and their portfolio companies – to help their communities
Eurazeo to set up €10m Covid-19 solidarity fund
GP wants to suspend its 2019 dividend, and senior execs will contribute 10% of their bonuses to the fund
Inflexion donates £2.5m to support Coronavirus relief
GP launched its foundation in 2018 and donates 1% of its profits from funds to the organisation
ESG: PE leading the charge in CEE
Growing maturity of the market has been gradually bringing local standards up to western European levels
Advent International announces $25m Covid-19 relief fund
Senior members of the private equity firm personally contributed to the fund
Welcome aboard: PE recruitment amid coronavirus
PE-focused recruiters and some GPs themselves are figuring out ways to progress recruitment processes, but challenges remain
Searchlight appoints Crowston as special adviser
Searchlight is currently raising for its third fund, which held a close on $2.75bn in July 2019
Clearwater makes eight hires in the UK
Dyke and Grassby have been promoted to the position of partner and director, respectively
August promotes Muckle to investment director
Muckle joined August Equity in 2017 and most recently co-led their investment in AirIT