GPs
Doctor's orders: Addressing Europe's healthcare shortfall
France, Germany and southern Europe are emerging as the continent's most active markets for PE investment in healthcare provision
SEP promotes Robison and Davidson to partner
Growth capital investor has also recruited Roughead as director and Rathgeber as principal
Ireland primed for dawn of new buyout age
Increased understanding of the PE model combined with growing interest from international investors point to an evolution of the local buyout market
NorthEdge hires Clearwater's Hales as head of origination
New recruit joins the firm's newly formed deal origination team after seven years with Clearwater
In Profile: Livingbridge
Wol Kolade talks to Denise Ko Genovese about plans to open an office in the US on the back of success in Australia and the scarcity of online expertise
Livingbridge holds final close on £660m for eighth fund
UK mid-market GP launched its eighth fund in May with a £600m target
GP Profile: August Equity Partners
UK mid-market GP is currently out fundraising for buy-and-build opportunities in the healthcare sector
Inflexion promotes Williams to partner
VC simultaneously announces the appointment of Octopus's Neville as assistant director
BlackFin hires Creuzé and Mandin to head fintech fund
BlackFin Capital Partners hopes to raise €120m for its maiden fintech vehicle
Gilde promotes van de Paer to head of investor relations
Van de Paer will also be in charge of the firm’s portfolio enhancement programme
Segulah co-managing partner Henrik Lif departs
Lif leaves the Swedish GP just two years after joining and months after the firm raised its fifth fund
Beyond capital: winning over Germany's Mittelstand vendors
Increased competition for family-owned assets means investors must be flexible and willing to veer away from textbook strategies
HgCapital hires Luckock as partner
Nick Luckock, previously a partner at Actis, will be joining the firm in October
17Capital fully realises first fund
Mezzanine financing vehicle for the secondary market reaches full realisation in six years
In Profile: Dunedin
With its latest fund surpassing target, unquote" catches up on the firm's strategy and recent CitySprint exit
Apollo pays SEC $53m for misleading investors
Settlement also relates to allegations related to a partner's expenses
Baltic VCAs band together to form regional association
The three Baltic countries’ lobbying organisations have joined forces to promote the industry
NorthEdge hires Livingbridge's Raj as CFO
New hire leaves Livingbridge after a total of nine years with the firm
Spanish fundraising offers hope amid lacklustre dealflow
Spain’s private equity activity suffered from political uncertainty in H1 but nevertheless managed to attract its fair share of international dry powder
Octopus Investments’ Paul Stevens joins BGF
Former Octopus team member joins BGF’s Quoted product, which targets AIM-listed companies
Endless appoints Deloitte's Padmanabhan as portfolio director
New recruit leaves his role at Deloitte after 10 years with the advisory firm
Main Capital opens DACH office in Düsseldorf
New office will be base for investments in the region and help Benelux-based companies expand in DACH
PE firm Tenzing adds Ian Armitage to board
Industry veteran Armitage joins as non-executive director, coming over from HgCapital
Are PE houses too slow on the digital uptake?
While the industry is reluctantly modernising its digital approach, software improvements and transparency requirements are accelerating the transformation