Industry
Genesis appoints Janovský as CFO
Petr Janovský joins as chief financial officer along with new investment analyst Adam Ruta
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
France Fundraising Report 2018
The first quarter of 2018 has set the tone for what is likely to be a busy year for fundraising in the region
Main Capital to launch €250m private debt fund
Main Capital Fund I will primarily target successful Italian SMEs but also distressed businesses
Calpers seeks new CIO as Eliopoulos resigns
Calpers has commenced the search for a replacement, with Eliopoulos leaving by the beginning of 2019
GP Profile: Baird Capital
Partners from the firm's three regional teams discuss Baird's new global approach to capital deployment and its future plans
Local GPs rule the roost in Turkish mid-market
International investors struggle to gain a foothold in the Turkish mid-market as local networks provide domestic firms with a headstart
ESO acquires Core Capital
Consolidated group will provide a range of equity, debt and hybrid products of up to тЌ40m
Aberdeen Standard buys fund finance outfit Hark Capital
New York's Hark Capital supplies loans to mid-life and end-of-life PE and VC vehicles
Bowmark promotes Masters and Mastrodonato, hires Lyceum's Keen
GP is currently deploying capital from its ТЃ375m fifth fund, which closed in January 2014
LP Profile: Hamilton Lane
Firm's managing directors Strang and Lei Ortiz discuss the merits of smaller relationship pools and how ESG is at the heart of its activities
Nord Holding hires Bösenberg
German investment company appoints the former Quadriga Capital partner as head of direct investment
Golding announces nine promotions
Matthias Reicherter has been promoted from partner to the newly created role of CIO
Berlin mulls stricter rules on foreign takeovers
Bundesrat suggests that the government expands its powers for reviewing foreign investments, with likely implications for PE activity in the country
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity to launch six new funds
PE branch aims to raise €3bn over the next three years, to reach €5bn of AUM by late 2021
Q1 Barometer: Mega-deals propel value to post-crisis record
Deal volume reached the second highest quarterly level in two and a half years, while aggregate value climbed to тЌ54bn
Weekly round-up: Alternative funding models, Leverage on the rise, and more
Catch up on essential news and features from this past week with our round-up of industry analysis
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability
DC promotes eight in London, Frankfurt
Carsten Burger promoted to managing director in Frankfurt, seven others promoted in London
Sino-French PE relations move forward
Chinese trade buyers, GPs and LPs are increasingly active in the French market as the number of funds with Sino-French strategies increases
Metric Capital to launch €500m fund with Virgin's Branson
Fundraising for the consumer-focused vehicle is expected to officially launch in the coming months
DWS hires Mayfair's Mehta as private equity CFO
Mehta will lead the fund finance and accounting functions at Deutsche Bankтs asset management arm
Montana hires Adveq's Lidén as COO
Lidén resigned from his post at Adveq in September 2017 after it was acquired by Schroders in April
Mid-market leverage continues upward creep
High price tags, limited assets and cheap debt are helping to push up leverage boundaries in the European mid-market once again