GPs
Waterland opens new office in Zurich
Opening of the Swiss base follows the inauguration of offices in Manchester and Copenhagen
Oakley Capital expands into Germany with Munich office
New office is led by Ralf Schremper, a partner who joined the firm in 2017
KKR hires Palamon's Daan Knottenbelt
Knottenbelt will lead KKR's EMEA financial services coverage
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Tikehau appoints Laillier as head of private equity
Laillier was a member of the investment and audit committees of Tikehau from 2004 to 2016
Abris appoints Stanculescu as head of Romania office
Stanculescu will assume responsibility for the supervision and operation of the Bucharest office
Genesis hires senior investment analyst
Tomáš Sýkora will be responsible for finding investment opportunities and overseeing portfolio companies
Summa Equity hires Anna Ryott as chair
Board of directors will include several newly elected members with backgrounds in sustainability
Aurelius opens new London office, appoints two
GP launched its London office five years ago and has since grown it from five to 20 employees
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
French mid-cap seeks new approaches as competition heats up
Buy-backs edge into the French mid-market, as H1 activity hits record highs and entry multiples swell
ADM exits its CEE private equity business
Move enables ADM to focus on its Asian fixed income business, Cibus Fund and ADM Capital Foundation
Bridgepoint sells minority stake to Dyal Capital
Mid-market GP will expand its range of investment approaches and expand internationally
Fee structures: adventures in LP flexibility
As private equity continues to outperform other asset classes, some GPs are exploring new fee structures, with mixed results
Riverside promotes Álvarez-Novoa to partner
Firm also appoints Filip Van de Vliet and Philip Rowland as operating partners
MMC appoints three
Morgan will take the role of chairman, having previously held the post of CEO at the Daily Mail
Dyal Capital makes minority investment in Golub Capital
All proceeds from the deal will remain invested in the firm and there will be no change in strategy
Altamar appoints González and Utrera as COOs
González and Utrera will report to the firm's founding partners and co-CEOs Aguirre and Molina
LDC promotes Smith to investment director
Since joining in 2015, Smith has been involved in a number of transactions in the UK
GP Profile: Lakestar
Unquote speaks to founder Hommels about the VC's future ambitions and the European venture landscape
Tages buys stake in Vam Investments
Tages vice-president Trapani will also acquire a 15% stake in VAM, and will become executive chairman
Q&A: Alto Partners' Raffaele de Courten
Unquote speaks to the firm's founding partner about fundraising, dealflow and debt facilities in the Italian market
LP Profile: Adams Street Partners
Unquote talks to Ross Morrison, partner on the primary investments team and responsible for mid- and large-cap fund investments
Livingbridge appoints Wathen
Following a raft of hires, the investment team at Livingbridge now stands at 90 people