GPs
UK private equity's northern awakening
North of England is well positioned for substantial PE-backed growth in the coming years, accelerated by infrastructure investment
Private equity must wise up to cybersecurity
Private equity practitioners must act to avoid becoming the newest soft target for cybersecurity attacks, says Nazo Moosa from Riyad Taqnia Fund
Mediterrania launches €250m third North Africa fund
Beside the GP's traditional focus on North Africa, the fund also targets sub-Saharan companies
Stirling Square appoints Hauptmeier to DACH team
Hauptmeier will contribute to the firm's investment activities in the DACH region
GP Profile: Permira
Global large-cap investor closed its latest buyout fund on €7.5bn in February 2016, making three investments from it to date
Lyceum appoints Greensmith to north-of-England team
New recruit will head up the north of England team as the GP looks to boost its presence in the region
LDC reshuffles senior team with six promotions
Grove, Souillard, Lyndon, Hurley, Bell and Gould will all take on new responsibilities
GPs and non-execs: Partners through thick and thin
Recent reports have questioned the logic behind appointing NEDs to portfolio companies, though there is little sign of GPs changing their approach
French Tech initiative launches visa programme
France's new "tech visa" is designed to attract talent and investment into the country's startup space
How many more generalists can the Nordic PE market bear?
Competition for capital and assets in the Nordic region has skyrocketed to the point of possible oversaturation
Arle Capital to close in Q1 2017
Fund manager of listed LP Candover Investments recently divested stakes in two listed portfolio companies
In Profile: Ardian
Celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2016, the GP has differentiated over time with funds covering multiple investment approaches
Maven to manage £58m for Northern Power House fund
Fund will buy ТЃ50,000-2m equity tickets in small-and medium-sized businesses
Bruno leaves Clessidra after eight years
Departure follows the recent depearture of the GP's former chairperson, Francesco Trapani
MBO Partenaires appoints Xavier de Prévoisin to partner
De Prévoisin becomes the French buyout firm's sixth partner
Lonsdale promotes Evans to partner
Ben Evans becomes a partner after eight years at the PE firm
Keensight hires Cohen as partner and COO
Arnaud Cohen joins the French outfit after a long stint in EY's transaction advisory services team
In Profile: Apax Partners
GP closed its ninth fund in 2016 on its hard-cap of $9bn and recently made high-profile exits including the 2015 IPO of Auto Trader
21 Centrale organises succession with Barbier promotion
Founding managing partner Gérard Pluvinet will step down to join the supervisory board in 2019
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market
Draper Esprit bolsters Dublin office with McClafferty
Venture firm hires Irish online entrepreneur Nicola McClafferty as investment director
Paine & Partners rebrands as Paine Schwartz Partners
US agriculture-focused GP has promoted its founding partner and president, Kevin Schwartz, to CEO
United Ventures hires Pirovano and Pasin
Fabio Pirovano will join the GP as investment manager and Alessandro Pasin as chief financial officer
BC launches credit arm to be led by Apollo's Goldthorpe
Firm has also appointed Wingspan's Ederer and Stonerise's Wang to the new credit team