GPs
Dutch PE wrestling with gender diversity
Dutch GPs are lagging behind their British counterparts in terms of gender diversity, with women making up only 14% of Dutch PE professionals
GP Profile: DeA Capital
DeA's diversified offering across multiple asset classes reached €12bn in AUM in 2019
ArchiMed appoints three new partners
Berthoux and Desmottes join as operating partners, while Philips becomes a strategic partner
EQT gears up for ninth fund launch
Private equity firm registered several EQT IX vehicles in Luxembourg on 21 November
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
Italian GPs embrace asset-class diversification
Local players have launched new strategies and vehicles dedicated to private debt, special situations, credit recovery and non-performing loans
Isai hires Accenture's de Scorbiac
De Scorbiac was responsible for the Accenture Venture fund's activities in Europe
DevCo Partners raises €180m for next platform deal
Firm launched its latest vehicle before the summer and sought to attract a broader base of investors
Sovereign's Peter Shaw joins Inflexion
Inflexion has added 11 professionals to its investment team since March this year
Correcting Alpha: fundamental flaws of IRR
Unquote sister publication Private Equity Law Report looks at how sponsors can avoid distorted calculations
Livingbridge hires Osman and Manning
Rebecca Osman and Nick Manning join as investment director and investment manager respectively
Team spirit: the enduring appeal of co-investment
This year, €7.87bn was collected across seven co-investments funds, breaking Unquote Data records
Eurazeo Growth makes new appointments
PE firm recruits two MDs and an associate across its UK, German and French offices
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth Fund
Céréa Partenaire completes spin-out from Unigrains
Management team now owns a majority stake in the agri-food-focused GP, now called Cerea Partners
Verdane opens Berlin office
GP aims to invest in German consumer internet and software companies
Bluebay spinout Arcmont Asset Management launches
Arcmont has a legacy €13bn AUM comprising direct lending and senior loan positions
Caledonia hires PwC's Lander
Appointment follows the hire of Toby Lane as an investment executive in the summer
ILPA mulling Europe-focused legal document Model LPA
Model LPA is designed to reduce complexity, cost and resources required when negotiating fund terms
Green Arrow buys renewables asset manager Quercus
Quercus Assets Selection manages five funds dedicated to renewable energy
Permira appoints Pascalizi as co-head in Italy
In his new role, Pascalizi will lead the firm's Milan office alongside co-head Fabrizio Carretti
GP Profile: Stirling Square Capital Partners
Head of investor relations Monteiro de Barros discusses co-investing from day one and the benefits of staying small
Pemberton hires Gibson as head of IR
Gibson will support the launch of new strategies and new vintages of existing ones
Kartesia expands DACH presence via new Munich office
Firm's Munich expansion incorporates new hire Giuseppe Mirante, previously of HIG Capital