GPs
SL Capital hits £516m final close for maiden infrastructure fund
Fund launched in June 2014 with a ТЃ400m target and already has four portfolio companies
Unigestion acquires Akina in $6bn AUM merger
Merged group will have $6bn in assets under management and will trade under the Unigestion brand
Waterland opens UK office to capitalise on Brexit
Dutch GP will look to expand UK companies into Europe as part of a currency-related investment thesis
Oakley adds Charterhouse partner Mornington to string of hires
New partner will focus on deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management
CapMan launches infrastructure arm
Division adds new asset class to firm's buyout, debt and real-estate operations
Azimut holds €120m first close for IPO Club fund
Fund targets Italian SMEs to list on the AIM segment of Milan stock exchange
BC Partners appoints Ismail as managing partner
New recruit joins the firm as it begins deploying capital from its €7bn 10th fund
KKR Capstone hires Benkert as head of Europe
Former McKinsey executive will boost KKR’s investment activity in Europe
In Profile: Duke Street restructures Fund VI
Restructure and cornerstone fund paves the way for a new hybrid model
Amadeus's Anton and Johnsson leave firm to launch new VC Oxx
New firm will be based in London and Stockholm and will focus on B2B software growth capital investments
Tech and venture lead the way in May's post-Brexit vision
UK government hopes venture and technology growth will ameliorate financial services exit
Stirling Square adds de Barros and Woltz to IR team
Charlotte Woltz and Pascal Monteiro de Barros join GP's investor relations team in London
Guy Hands buys Nordic operations of McDonald's
Hands' buyout fund was not involved in the transaction, according to reports
Veterinary sector proves pedigree with litter of PE deals
Demographic trends underpin PE interest in European veterinary care and adjacent sectors
Keensight hires LBO France's de Bonnefon as IR head
New recruit leaves her role as director at LBO France after five years with the firm
Connection Capital hires Barham
Scott Barham joins UK-based investor form Hamilton Bradshaw
BlackFin opens new office in Frankfurt
Following a new office in Brussels, the GP boosts its presence in Germany with Frankfurt office
Hope hangs on VC deals as Ukrainian buyouts disappear
Positive trends in growth deals driven by interest in the software and IT sectors
Accel promotes Lixandru as partner
Lixandru has been promoted as a partner after five years at the London-based VC firm
MCI launches debt fund with $500m target
Debt vehicle structured as evergreen fund supplying diverse financing products to CEE companies
Pinova hits €180m final close for second vintage
Fund launched with the same €150m target as its predecessor, which closed on €117m in 2010
3i appoints ING's Chiche as director in Paris office
New recruit joins GP after a year in its London office, while the firm also announces three additional European hires
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II
Bowmark promotes Torbet as senior partner Salter departs
GPтs 10-year veteran David Torbet joins the senior management committee