Industry
Tech and venture lead the way in May's post-Brexit vision
UK government hopes venture and technology growth will ameliorate financial services exit
Stirling Square adds de Barros and Woltz to IR team
Charlotte Woltz and Pascal Monteiro de Barros join GP's investor relations team in London
Guy Hands buys Nordic operations of McDonald's
Hands' buyout fund was not involved in the transaction, according to reports
SL Capital trust goes global, lowers size remit
Strategy changes proposed for the Standard Life vehicle have been approved by shareholders
Veterinary sector proves pedigree with litter of PE deals
Demographic trends underpin PE interest in European veterinary care and adjacent sectors
Keensight hires LBO France's de Bonnefon as IR head
New recruit leaves her role as director at LBO France after five years with the firm
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Connection Capital hires Barham
Scott Barham joins UK-based investor form Hamilton Bradshaw
KWM partner Hill joins McDermott in Frankfurt
Appointment follows the recently begun administration process for KWM's European branch
Ipes hires Gardner as chief financial officer
Gardner has 15 years of experience as a CFO across several industries
BlackFin opens new office in Frankfurt
Following a new office in Brussels, the GP boosts its presence in Germany with Frankfurt office
AlixPartners hires new managing director Brunke
Following senior hire in London office, the advisory firm boosts its Munich team with MD hire
Neovian's Kodituwakku launches Luminii Consulting
Kodituwakku leaves her role at the advisory firm two years after joining to head up its UK operations
Hope hangs on VC deals as Ukrainian buyouts disappear
Positive trends in growth deals driven by interest in the software and IT sectors
Lloyds appoints new head of financial sponsors
Stephen Quinn is named global head of financial sponsors, taking over from Robina Barker Bennett
Accel promotes Lixandru as partner
Lixandru has been promoted as a partner after five years at the London-based VC firm
MCI launches debt fund with $500m target
Debt vehicle structured as evergreen fund supplying diverse financing products to CEE companies
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Lloyds veteran Ian Sale joins HSBC
Sale stepped down from his role at Lloyds Acquisition Finance in September 2016
Pinova hits €180m final close for second vintage
Fund launched with the same €150m target as its predecessor, which closed on €117m in 2010
Langham Hall to open new Benelux office
New office in the Netherlands follows the opening of a New York branch in 2016
Fund in Focus: Citizen closes second fund on €43m
Final close comes after two years on the road for the GP's second venture vehicle
3i appoints ING's Chiche as director in Paris office
New recruit joins GP after a year in its London office, while the firm also announces three additional European hires
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II