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Partners Group's private equity AUM increases 7%
Switzerland-based firm announces тЌ2.37bn new commitments for its private equity strategy
SGG Group buys Augentius in fund admin consolidation play
Transaction would make SGG the fourth largest investor services firm worldwide with $400bn AUM
Private debt picks up steam in Italy
Debt fundraising activity has been vibrant in Italy in recent months with the launch of several vehicles
Allocate 2018: Risk-return for maiden managers and spin-outs
First-time vehicles have enjoyed historically good fundraising conditions over the last two years
British Private Equity Awards: final call to enter
Time is running out to enter the 2018 BPE Awards: entries are due by 4pm on Friday 13 July
SWFs consider reducing PE allocations – survey
Private equity remains among the most popular asset classes in the alternatives space
Capital Dynamics acquires Advanced Capital
Advanced Capital currently manages generalist private equity, real estate and energy funds-of-funds
Quilvest reshuffles management
Alexis Meffre takes over from Stanislas Poniatowski as Quilvest's executive chairperson
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
EIF seeks manager for Croatian fund-of-funds
Selected fund managers will be expected to attract private capital to be co-invested
Marlborough opens office in Madrid, hires head of Iberia
PwC's Pedro Manen de Sola-Morales will become managing director and head of Iberia
Lacera to appoint Greenhill as secondaries adviser
Other firms that responded to the RFP include Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Elm Capital
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Pantheon opens Japan office, hires three
New operation based in Tokyo, Japan will be Pantheon's seventh international office
Achleitner joins Investcorp advisory board
Career academic sits on the advisory board of several other financial institutions
Investors report data concerns for ESG in alternative investments
ESG is a relatively new topic for pension funds in the UK, they are interested in understanding its impact on them, finding out the best practises, adapting to the relevant regulation
Italian PE back in fashion
Despite a drop-off in 2017, total Italian PE value last year is still almost double that of the €4.1bn invested in 2012
Allocate 2018: ESG gains traction with European LPs
Numerous reports and studies have shown that LPs are increasingly concerned about their GPs' environmental, social and governance policies
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
Epiris appoints Brent as investment manager
Appointment comes shortly after the newly independent GP promoted Wilson and Wood to partners
HQ Capital signs joint venture with China's Yuanju
Yuanju is a multi-strategy fund manager set up by Chinese state-owned asset manager Everbright
Adcuram hires Brickenkamp and Feldt
Brickenkamp leaves his post at Frankfurt-listed Technotrans to join as head of operations
Bolt-on activity flourishes in CEE region
As the region continues its convergence with the west, a decrease in perceived risk is paving the way for increasing buy-and-build activity
GP Profile: Gimv
Investor relations and corporate communications manager De Leenheer discusses the firm's history of public backing and current strategy