GPs
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role
LDC hires Weston as investment director
Philip Weston joins from Kelso Asset Management, where he worked as a partner between 2002-2017
Palatine hires portfolio operations director
Gareth Wilson will be focused on improving the performance of portfolio companies
Highland promotes former Photobox CEO Laurent to partner
Laurent will be responsible for identifying and investing in fast-growing internet companies
Arcano launches €200m maiden venture fund
Spanish GP launches its first venture capital fund in partnership with Urizen Ventures
Point Nine hires Playfair's Benaich
Benaich's tenure is likely to be temporary as he is in the process of building a new VC firm
Keensight hires Moras as associate director
Javier Lopez Moras previously worked in Montalbán's Madrid office and DC Advisory in London
Portobello IV hauls in €570m, nears €600m hard-cap
Spanish GP eyes a final close on its fourth fund's €600m hard-cap before year-end
Synova opens US office, appoints Summit's Usher
GP is opening a New York office to support portfolio companies' expansion into the US market
AnaCap's Aldermore to recommend takeover offer from FirstRand
Deal would value the UK bank, which listed in 2015 and is still backed by AnaCap, at ТЃ1.1bn
Main Capital hires BDO's Scheurwater
Scheurwater will be responsible for LP reporting, governance and risk and compliance policies
Lonsdale hires new investment associate
Second addition to the team in the past six months also follows the promotion of Evans to partner
Equistone hires investment director for Manchester office
Sebastien Leusch joins the Manchester office after a nine-year stint at Montagu
Maven Capital hires Marsh as investment manager
Marsh will help manage the Durham County Council's ТЃ20m Finance Durham fund, mandated to Maven in March
GPF Capital holds €150m final close for second fund
Spanish fund manager hits the fund's €150m target in a single close after a couple of months
Majority shareholder IDI exploring options for Idinvest stake
Idinvest could add to the wave of consolidation in the PE space as IDI mulls a potential sale
Brockhaus eschews fund model and plans IPO
Firm will raise €50m initially, with a longer-term target of €150m, and is hiring a CFO
Invitalia hits €87m final close with EIB commitment
Fund has already invested €11m in 16 Italian startups and currently has €33m in AUM
Omnes Capital promotes five, hires three
French private equity firm expands its buyout, venture, infrastructure and support teams
Capzanine hires Muller for investor relations team
Frédéric Muller leaves First Avenue after nine years to join the France-based alternative lender
Alto Partners hits €152m second close for fourth fund
GP eyes a final close for Alto Capital IV by the end of the year, on its €200m target
Average entry multiple climbs to 10.8x in Q2
Price inflation has led average European multiples to rise further in Q2, according to the latest unquote" and Clearwater Multiples Heatmap
Paladin and VT Partners join forces on cybersecurity investments
The two firms intend to share resources, knowledge and networks through the agreement
Q&A: Rutland's Morrill and Wardrop on Millbrook and Pizza Hut
Special situations investor's partner and managing partner discuss the strategies behind the two award-winning investments