GPs
Graphite hires five, promotes three
Graphite Capital makes a number of additions to its investment team and promotes a new IR director
Lyceum appoints Chris Rixon as head of digital
Rixon will join the development team and work closely with portfolio companies on digital marketing
Apax France appoints Salinger as chief digital officer
Gregory Salinger joins Apax's MidMarket group, leaving Videdressing
DH Private Equity Partners registers new fund
One of the oldest sponsors is back in the market after a two-year hiatus
Albion Ventures rebrands as Albion Capital
Change follows the acquisition of Olim Investment Managers and the general expansion of the firm's remit
Lonsdale hires Lock as investment associate
Michael Lock leaves Kingsley Capital Partners after two years to join Lonsdale in London
UK general election: private equity and advisory reactions
Lack of an overall majority in parliament creates uncertainty for PE but calls into question Tory threats of a "no-deal" Brexit
BGF appoints Casey as head of Dublin office
Leo Casey leaves his position of director at IBI Corporate Finance to join Business Growth Fund
JCDecaux takes 15.4% stake in Eurazeo
Taking over from Crédit Agricole, JC Decaux becomes the second largest shareholder in Eurazeo
Stirling Square hires ex-Segulah partner Henrik Lif
Lif will join the firm's origination team in London and target the European market
Hannover Finanz announces CEO appointment
Goetz Hertz-Eichenrode will take the lead of the firm from November 2017
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
YFM hires Thomas as investment director
Andy Thomas leaves Maven Capital after four years to join the VC firm's Manchester office
Pollen Street Capital to merge with MW Eaglewood
GP will become a majority shareholder in the group, with the deal expected to complete later this year
Cairngorm appoints McGill as investment director
Neil McGill leaves BDO after seven years to join the UK-based private equity firm
Sofinnova promotes Seghezzi to managing partner
Graziano Seghezzi joins existing managing partners Antoine Papiernik, Denis Lucquin and Monique Saulnier
Caledonia appoints Tizard as investment executive
Theo Tizard leaves Houlihan Lokey to join the unquoted team of the UK-based investment trust
French PE urged to help mend country's social divide
Panellists at the annual Afic confrence agree private equity has a large part to play in helping the country's dispossesed
GP Profile: Palamon Capital Partners
Pan-European mid-market GP has experienced an evolution in the mid-market space and the institutionalisation of PE as a whole
Activa appoints Govare as industrial committee chair
Xavier Govare leaves Labeyrie Fine Foods to join the French GP's industrial committee
Silverfleet hires four in investment team
Johan Boork, Jan Kux, Guntram Kieferle and Constance dтAvout join the firm's offices across Europe
Neuberger Berman hires Patschkowski as principal
Patschkowski worked at Coller Capital as principal between 2008-2017
PSP Investment launches London-based European office
Canadian firm's European PE operations will be overseen by managing director Simon Marc
YFM holds £45m final close for maiden buyout fund
GP launched the fund shortly after regulatory changes to the types of deals permissible to VCTs