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Q&A: Nordic Capital's Kristoffer Melinder
Partner Melinder discusses Nordic fundraising, the increasing focus on ESG, and differentiated strategies in high-price environments
UK government intervenes in sale of Better's Northern Aerospace
Better Capital agreed to sell the business to former portfolio company Gardner, now Chinese-owned
AGIC hires former Equistone partner Breuning to lead UK office
Breuning will be responsible for all of AGIC's UK investment activities and future fundraising
Q1 entry multiples drop to lowest level since Q1 2016
PE deal valuations drop for the third consecutive quarter, as the Nordic region continues to see the highest entry multiples
Szymański to leave Waterland's Warsaw office amid departures
Szymański joined the firm in February 2015 to lead Waterland's operations in the Polish market
GP Profile: Mangrove Capital
An early backer in Skype and Wix, Mangrove held a final close on €200m for its fifth fund earlier this year
Abraaj files for liquidation in Cayman Islands
GP is seeking a court-supervised restructuring in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
Triago to expand London presence
Triago first opened a London office in 2016 but has recently moved to a new address
DACH investors turn to value creation to justify high multiples
Three of the five most active private equity firms based in the DACH region last year used non-standard investment models
US investors lag behind Europe on responsible investing – report
Survey finds that 47% of European-based institutional investors have established an RI policy
MCI launches tender offer to wholly own MCI Capital fund
Offer is for 19,003,988 MCI Capital shares in a bid to wholly acquire the fund's shares and votes
Co-investment: Dancing to a new tune
Co-investment has evolved from a value-add into an industry staple, but debate remains as to whether the strategy favours LPs and GPs equally
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future
Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions investment in PE
Swedish Ministry of Finance presents a proposal to ease investment restrictions for pension funds
Apposite promotes Auffray and Meynier
Auffray becomes head of IR and operations, with Meynier promoted to investment director
Video: Mandarin's Inna Gehrt on DACH opportunities
Inna Gehrt, partner and head of DACH at Mandarin, explores why the region is viewed as an LP magnet
Danish pension funds establish DKK 5bn sustainable development fund
IFU will manage the fund, which has a DKK 5bn target, and aims to raise an additional DKK 1bn
Video: Triton's Marcus Brans on operational expertise
Triton's Marcus Brans discusses the most important way that investors can add value to companies
Idinvest hires former Balderton principal Debock
Investment director Debock will follow venture capital investments in France and Europe
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
Ardian, Edmond de Rothschild exit Siaci Saint Honore
Charterhouse takes over, acquiring a minority stake in the insurance brokerage business
Time Partners hires Schroder Adveq's Kimeze
Kimeze is Time Partners' fifth director and will join the private capital division
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
PE-backed UK IPOs outperform, but listings remain slow
Despite a strong track record, PE-backed listings have been few and far between in 2018, but signs of an increase in activity are emerging