GPs
NorthEdge hires two new portfolio directors
Keven Parker has experience from 3i, while Andy Tupholme previously worked at Gresham
Turenne Capital announces raft of hires
French GP hires an investment director, two analysts and two chargés d'affaires
Genesis appoints Janovský as CFO
Petr Janovský joins as chief financial officer along with new investment analyst Adam Ruta
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
Main Capital to launch €250m private debt fund
Main Capital Fund I will primarily target successful Italian SMEs but also distressed businesses
GP Profile: Baird Capital
Partners from the firm's three regional teams discuss Baird's new global approach to capital deployment and its future plans
Local GPs rule the roost in Turkish mid-market
International investors struggle to gain a foothold in the Turkish mid-market as local networks provide domestic firms with a headstart
ESO acquires Core Capital
Consolidated group will provide a range of equity, debt and hybrid products of up to тЌ40m
Bowmark promotes Masters and Mastrodonato, hires Lyceum's Keen
GP is currently deploying capital from its ТЃ375m fifth fund, which closed in January 2014
Nord Holding hires Bösenberg
German investment company appoints the former Quadriga Capital partner as head of direct investment
Berlin mulls stricter rules on foreign takeovers
Bundesrat suggests that the government expands its powers for reviewing foreign investments, with likely implications for PE activity in the country
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity to launch six new funds
PE branch aims to raise €3bn over the next three years, to reach €5bn of AUM by late 2021
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability
Sino-French PE relations move forward
Chinese trade buyers, GPs and LPs are increasingly active in the French market as the number of funds with Sino-French strategies increases
DWS hires Mayfair's Mehta as private equity CFO
Mehta will lead the fund finance and accounting functions at Deutsche Bankтs asset management arm
Norvestor hires Nordea's Osland Vik-Mo as COO
Currently Osland Vik-Mo is head of strategy and business development at Nordea Wealth Management
DACH GPs consider alternative funding models
With three of the region's top five most active GPs investing from non-standard funds in 2017, some other GPs are also adopting alternative approaches
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Golding hires BlueBay's Das as head of private debt
Das will be responsible for selecting primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities
LBO France hires three for venture, small-cap
Philippe Chambon and Sébastien Woynar join the venture team, while Nicolas Manardo joins the small-cap team
Sofinnova hires in-house counsel from Eurazeo
Bordes will work in Sofinnova's support team alongside managing partner and COO Monique Salnier
Ergon hires healthcare specialist Götz
Götz will join a group of senior advisers with experience in the sectors in which Ergon invests
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Fortino hires Gimv principal De Troyer
In his new role, De Troyer will be responsible for sourcing and leading new investments