GPs
Abraaj CFO leaves firm
Abraaj Group confirmed that Ashish Dave is no longer with the investment firm
Essling Capital launches Essling Expansion fund
French GP's third fund, with a target of more than €200m, focuses on majority acquisitions
Westbridge hires WK's Minton
Minton is joining from WK Corporate Finance and previously worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners
3i hires four for private equity team
3i strengthens its US and European private equity teams with four new appointments
Mimir Invest appoints senior operations director
HolmstrУЖm joins the senior management team and will lead operational due diligence
Gimv strengthens presence in Munich
Philipp von Hammerstein has been promoted to partner in the GP's health and care division
Equistone VI holds final close on €2.8bn hard-cap
Mid-market PE investor saw total potential commitments of тЌ4bn, significantly exceeding target
Livingbridge partner Paul Morris joins BDO
In his new role, Morris will be advising businesses looking for private equity investment
Eurazeo posts sharp increase in AUM in annual results
Dramatic increase in AUM was primarily driven by deals with Idinvest and Rhône Capital
Partners Group appoints Steffen Meister as chair
Meister succeeds Peter Wuffli, who has been chair since 2014 and who will now act as vice-chair
Amundi to raise fourth small-cap fund
French asset manager sets the target for the fund at €150m and plans a final close in H2 2018
Argos Soditic partner Semmens steps down
Development ends a 22-year spell at the firm, during which Semmens oversaw five fundraises
Q&A: Rutland's Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
GP Bullhound acquires AdMedia
Following the acquisition, five senior deal-makers will join the VC firm's investment team
Seraphim hires Rombaut as general partner
Rombaut will support fundraising efforts as the VC firm plans to launch a new global vehicle
LP direct investment: straight to the source
Limited partners are striking out on their own to source their investments directly, with numeorus new strategies emerging
Idinvest hires Cavalin as legal director
Cavalin will be involved in structuring and raising investment vehicles, as well as all legal concerns
Macquarie hires Intel Capital's Jorgensen
Jorgensen will support Macquarie's infrastructure technology and growth capital initiatives
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies
Livingbridge appoints Jones
Jones joins the firm's value strategy group and will focus on insight and analytics
Cairngorm promotes two
Bayliss and Naylor-Leyland are both founding members of Cairngorm's investment team
Abraaj suspends private equity funds as founder steps down
CEO and founder Arif Naqvi passed the fund management reins to two co-chief executives
Petroleum hires Contego's Sandhu, promotes two
Sandhu will lead the companyтs finance function as well as managing portfolio companies
Montana buys Italian private equity firm Nem
Firm is deploying capital from Secondary Program III, which held its final close in 2015