GPs
Creandum hires in-house general counsel
Walther spent eight years at Vinge, where she worked in transactions and technology
GP Profile: Deutsche Private Equity
GP has deployed 44% of its third fund within 15 months of the vehicle holding its final close on €575m
Federated Investors buys Hermes from BT Pension Scheme
Vendor BT Pension Scheme will retain a 29.5% stake in the manager after the deal
France's Pragma Capital rebrands, eyes new fund launch
Pragma, which underwent a succession plan in 2016, will now be known as Sparring Capital
Axa Strategic Ventures rebrands to Axa Venture Partners
Rebrand reflects approach of establishing partnerships with portfolio companies and VC investors
C5 appoints Cooke as managing partner
In his new role, Cooke will take responsibility for all aspects of fundraising and IR
Apax opens Milan office, appoints Revel-Sillamoni as head
Francesco Revel-Sillamoni will lead the new office with the support of senior adviser Francesco Panfilo
EdRip completes spinout from Edmond de Rothschild
Fully independent French firm with €2bn in AUM will operate under the name Andera Partners
Iris hires Capnamic principal to expand Berlin team
Berlin team expansion will continue with further appointments in the coming months
GCP promotes Shaw to partner
Shaw joined GCP in April 2012 and was previously an investment director at the firm
French VC fundraising shifts towards sector specialisation
A number of specialist VC funds have held first or final closes in recent months, bringing distinct advantages and risks in equal measure
BC's Bott to retire
Charlie Bott joined the GP in 2009 and recently oversaw the raise of BC European Capital X
Point Nine hires in-house general counsel
Hire will allow Point Nine to execute faster on investments and save money on external legal costs
Triton appoints Watters to debt opportunities team
In his new role, Gordon Watters will provide operational scrutiny for investments
Capzanine promotes two in investment team
Clément Colin becomes principal and Emmanuel Fournial is promoted to senior associate
Nordic Capital appoints Johansson as general counsel
Currently a partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Johansson will join Nordic Capital later this year
Connection Capital hires Snaith and Collins
Duo joins the firm respectively from Grant Thornton and International Asset Management
Impact agenda: Attracting institutional capital
Global PE firms are launching impact funds tailored to appeal to institutional investors
GP Profile: Triton Partners
Founder Peder Prahl talks to Unquote about the GP's turnaround approach and its funds' more pronounced J curves compared to regional peers
Capman launches infra fund
Manager is currently in discussions with placement agents and legal advisers on the raise
Epiris hires 3i's Makani
Makani joins Epiris from private equity investor 3i, where she worked as an analyst
Oakley funds announce €230m of distributions in 2017
OCI announces a year-end NAV of ТЃ502m, representing a 17% compound annual growth rate
FSN hires from Apax and Capvis for new Munich office
Robin Muerer and Justin Kent join as partners to lead the firm's investment effort in DACH
Summa's Reynir Indahl on Nordic fundraising, ESG
Ahead of the upcoming Mergermarket Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum on 15 March in Stockholm, Summa Equity co-founder and managing partner Reynir Indahl talks to Unquote about fundraising, and value creation in ESG strategies in the region