Industry
Baird hires Societe Generale's Meyer
Meyer will be responsible for continuing to grow Baird's DACH investment banking business
Dutch finance minister hails mature PE market
Wopke Hoekstra recently addressed parliament to endorse a social impact study by the University of Amsterdam, which was supportive of the impact of PE
Arma Partners hires three
Harvey joins as group business development director, Toor and Zimmer join as directors
Norvestor hires Nordea's Osland Vik-Mo as COO
Currently Osland Vik-Mo is head of strategy and business development at Nordea Wealth Management
DACH GPs consider alternative funding models
With three of the region's top five most active GPs investing from non-standard funds in 2017, some other GPs are also adopting alternative approaches
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Carve-outs return to prominence in Nordic PE
Proportion of Nordic buyouts accounted for by spin-outs rise in Q1 after two years of lower than average activity
PE activity flourishes in Portugal as economy picks up
Companies with strong export focuses and internationalisation strategies are attracting investment from institutional fund managers
Golding hires BlueBay's Das as head of private debt
Das will be responsible for selecting primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities
LBO France hires three for venture, small-cap
Philippe Chambon and Sébastien Woynar join the venture team, while Nicolas Manardo joins the small-cap team
UK and Ireland small-cap soars amid general buyout lag
Overall UK buyout activity in Q1 is down by almost a third year-on-year, though dealflow in the small-cap space remains near record levels
Sofinnova hires in-house counsel from Eurazeo
Bordes will work in Sofinnova's support team alongside managing partner and COO Monique Salnier
Californian pension fund seeks adviser to build PE exposure
Adviser will work on the development of StanCera's diversified private markets portfolio
Ergon hires healthcare specialist Götz
Götz will join a group of senior advisers with experience in the sectors in which Ergon invests
LP Profile: Aberdeen Standard Investments
The LP's global head of private equity speaks to Unquote about new projects, co-investment, secondaries and first time funds
PKA reorganises alternatives arm, invites third-party capital
PKA AIP has so far acted exclusively as an adviser to PKA's own pension schemes
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Coller leads €2.5bn secondaries deal for Nordic Capital VII
Restructuring of Nordic Capital's seventh fund is one of the largest GP-led secondary transactions inked in Europe
GP Bullhound appoints Kindelán as head of Madrid office
In his new role, Kindelán will be based in Madrid and will oversee the firm's activities in Iberia
Fortino hires Gimv principal De Troyer
In his new role, De Troyer will be responsible for sourcing and leading new investments
Turbo-charged: How leverage is powering up secondaries
The use of leverage in secondaries has soared, as funds are continually seeking new ways to boost spending power
Creandum hires in-house general counsel
Walther spent eight years at Vinge, where she worked in transactions and technology
GP Profile: Deutsche Private Equity
GP has deployed 44% of its third fund within 15 months of the vehicle holding its final close on €575m
MJ Hudson promotes Brozyniak and Amos to partner
Brozyniak joined MJ Hudson in 2017 from Macfarlanes and Amos joined from Allen & Overy