GPs
NorthEdge founding partner Wright steps down
GP promotes Plumb to head of portfolio and appoints two new partners following the development
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
Portobello promotes Dolz to partner
Announcement follows the first deal for the GP's €600m fourth fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
Bridgepoint registers sixth flagship fund for 2018 launch
Development comes two and a half years after the GP held a тЌ4bn final close for its predecessor
EQT to launch eighth fund, said to target €8bn
GP will formally start raising the fund, its largest to date, in the second half of 2017
Silverfleet promotes three in London, Munich and Paris
Firm promotes Piasecki to head of financial services, and Maurer and ChУЂtillon to partners
General Atlantic promotes Goldman to head of financial services
Aaron Goldman relocates to the firm's London office, having joined the business in 2007
Beechbrook appoints Petty to Manchester team
Petty was previously in Deloitte's debt advisory team
Waterland opens office in Copenhagen
GP appoints Kaspar Kristiansen as managing director and is hiring 5-8 more staff
CapMan appoints Joakim Frimodig as CEO
Joakim Frimodig has been responsible for strategic growth initiatives at CapMan since April 2016
Fundraising – North America weekly edition
A roundup of the latest fundraises in North American PE, courtesy of unquote" sister publication Mergermarket
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of ТЃ100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
DBAG hires Robert Schmidt as partner
Schmidt will provide support to the DBAG investment team in selecting and reviewing investments
Sun European's Bösenberg joins Quadriga
Bösenberg left Sun European Partners in late June, triggering the closure of the GP's Frankfurt office
Maven hires Furlong as investment director
Dave Furlong joins the firm's Manchester office from Infinity Debt Capital Management
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Terra Firma looking to raise $3.4bn fund
Vehicle will be the first institutionally-backed fund raised by the GP in 10 years
Mobeus promotes three
Trio of promotions follows the closing of Mobeus's first institutional fund
Portobello eyes September final close for fund IV, buys five dental clinics
Spanish GP acquires five companies operating in the dental care sector
Livingbridge appoints Stanford as associate director
Susie Stanford leaves her position of investment manager at Lewis Trust Group to join the GP
CDP Equity buys 46% stake in Hotelturist for €20.4m
CDP's holding company acquired a minority stake as part of a capital increase transaction
Apax/EPF merger highlights consolidation trend in French GP landscape
Apax's acquisition of EPF Partners is the latest in a number of consolidation plays within the French market
Azimut completes Futurimpresa acquisition with 45% stake purchase
Asset manager completes the acquisition of the GP three years after the original deal