GPs
Summit Partners promotes two in London office
Vice-presidents Johannes Grefe and Steffan Peyer become principals in the GP's London office
KKR opens Frankfurt office
Move confirms KKR's commitment to Germany and strengthens its presence in continental Europe
Foresight hires Gueorguiev as investment manager
Stephan Gueorguiev leaves August Equity Partners after three years with the mid-market firm
Abris promotes Gieryński to managing partner
Gieryński is promoted from his position of chief investment officer for the buyout house
Lyceum shelves fund IV, moves to deal-by-deal
Fundraising proved tougher than expected, according to a source close to the situation
Gilde Healthcare opens DACH office in Frankfurt
German team will be expanded with additional investment professionals over the next 12 months
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of тЌ3.5bn
Equistone hires MML's Baker
In his new role, Baker will be responsible for expanding Equistone's UK portfolio
Terra Firma hires new CFO
Vivek Ahuja and Mark Elliott join as CFO and head of support capital, respectively
EQT promotes seven directors to partners
Nordic private equity firm expands its partner group with seven promotions globally
Aurelius hires Peter Wood from Next Wave
Wood will be responsible for sourcing investments in listed and private UK companies
Rui Alpalhao buys Banif Capital
Private investor Rui Alpalhao acquires Portuguese VC firm Banif Capital
FPE Capital hires Trendell as investment manager
Trendell joins from Deloitte, where he worked as a manager between 2011-2018
Edge Investments hires Santamaria and Burge
Both investment managers have a background in early-stage tech investment
Lonsdale promotes two
Andrew Chetwood joined in 2015, while Simon Doherty was hired in September 2017
TA Associates promotes three in London office
Patrick Sader becomes MD, while Max Cancre and Lovisa Lander are promoted to senior vice-presidents
ECI appoints three, promotes two
Daniel Bailey, Isa Maidan and Laura Morrill join the GP's investment team
Eurazeo enters exclusive discussions for Idinvest deal
Rumours of a deal between the two asset managers emerged back in mid-December
Foresight appoints Haywood as investment manager
New recruit previously co-founded biotech company Puridify, which was sold to GE Healthcare
TA buys Old Mutual Wealth's Single Strategy division
As of 30 September 2017, the Single Strategy business had ТЃ25.7bn in funds under management
Maven appoints directors for MEIF Debt Fund teams
Steve Lewis and Jonathan Lowe join Maven in Birmingham and Nottingham, respectively
DACH family businesses open up to private equity
Despite continuing low dealflow in the region, signs are emerging that family-owned businesses are warming to the idea of PE backing
Capzanine hires TCR's Bernez
Former TCR Capital managing partner will focus on managing Capzanine 4 Sponsorless fund
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007