Industry
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market
Draper Esprit bolsters Dublin office with McClafferty
Venture firm hires Irish online entrepreneur Nicola McClafferty as investment director
Deal in Focus: Wise backs Tapì's SBO
Italy-based bottle cap producer will adapt its expansion strategy to account for geopolitical developments in Central and North America
Paine & Partners rebrands as Paine Schwartz Partners
US agriculture-focused GP has promoted its founding partner and president, Kevin Schwartz, to CEO
United Ventures hires Pirovano and Pasin
Fabio Pirovano will join the GP as investment manager and Alessandro Pasin as chief financial officer
BC launches credit arm to be led by Apollo's Goldthorpe
Firm has also appointed Wingspan's Ederer and Stonerise's Wang to the new credit team
Modern TMT managers challenge traditional skin-in-the-game incentives
Private equity investors face a challenge to hold onto business managers for a 3-5 year holding period
SL Capital hits £516m final close for maiden infrastructure fund
Fund launched in June 2014 with a ТЃ400m target and already has four portfolio companies
Unigestion acquires Akina in $6bn AUM merger
Merged group will have $6bn in assets under management and will trade under the Unigestion brand
Waterland opens UK office to capitalise on Brexit
Dutch GP will look to expand UK companies into Europe as part of a currency-related investment thesis
Placement agent Amala Partners to close later this year
Industry veteran Ian Simpson, who founded the firm in 2008, points to Brexit regulatory uncertainty as a factor in the decision to close shop
Oakley adds Charterhouse partner Mornington to string of hires
New partner will focus on deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Building bridges between France and Africa
New BPI France and AfricInvest fund could incentivise French funds to increase investments on the African continent
CapMan launches infrastructure arm
Division adds new asset class to firm's buyout, debt and real-estate operations
Mourant Ozannes adds six new partners
Law firm has promoted three of their employees and hired three new people
Deal in Focus: Hannover Finanz backs PWK's MBO
An in-depth look at the GP’s acquisition of the German auto parts producer market
Azimut holds €120m first close for IPO Club fund
Fund targets Italian SMEs to list on the AIM segment of Milan stock exchange
BC Partners appoints Ismail as managing partner
New recruit joins the firm as it begins deploying capital from its €7bn 10th fund
KKR Capstone hires Benkert as head of Europe
Former McKinsey executive will boost KKR’s investment activity in Europe
Italy aims to close the tech-transfer investment gap with Europe
As part of the Juncker Plan, EIF and CDP launched a €200m fund-of-funds to help finance Italy’s tech transfer
Impetus-PEF Private Equity Triathlon: registration now open
2017 event will add Olympic distance races for PE professionals aiming to test their limits
In Profile: Duke Street restructures Fund VI
Restructure and cornerstone fund paves the way for a new hybrid model
Amadeus's Anton and Johnsson leave firm to launch new VC Oxx
New firm will be based in London and Stockholm and will focus on B2B software growth capital investments