Industry
Catalyst bolsters London and Midlands teams
William Cooke, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Toh join the corporate finance house's deal-making team
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
In Profile: Graphite Capital
Having been active for more than three decades, the GP's senior partners reflect on retail, restaurants and recent changes to the industry
BaltCap promotes four to partners
Promotions are part of the GP’s strategy to increase its focus on the Baltic region
French GPs optimistic over looming elections
Upcoming elections could bring to power the most "business-friendly" government to date, say unquote" France Forum delegates
Ratos loses second deputy CEO with Jungner departure
Bo Jungner will step down, following in the footsteps of fellow deputy CEO Henrik BlomУЉ
Investindustrial hires Karangelen as senior principal
Appointment ties in with the GP’s international expansion strategy for its portfolio companies
In Profile: Electra Partners
Following a tumultuous year behind the scenes for the GP, unquote" explores the firm's recent track record and its future options
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
3i generates £654m from PE realisations in H1
Listed firm saw its net asset value increase 19% during the six-month period, to 551 pence per share
Norvestor makes Svozilik partner amid raft of appointments
Nordic GP promotes Svozilik as one of three promotions and hires a further three
Q3 Barometer: Core mid-market buyouts return to growth
Mid-market deal volume across Europe reached its highest total in five quarters
HarbourVest closes secondaries fund on $4.77bn
Fund-of-funds manager Harborvest's secondaries vehicle has reached a final close above its $3.6bn target
In Profile: MML Capital
GP has left its mezzanine past behind and now has three funds focused on private equity investing
Post-Brexit UK could see increased PE activity
Research finds investors are more positive about the prospects for UK dealflow over EU activity
Mid-market consumer deals drive Turkish PE activity
As geopolitical developments impact the macroeconomic outlook, investors are banking on the resilient demand for everyday consumer goods
Investec appoints four to fund finance team
Investec's fund finance team counts 19 members in total after the latest appointments
Eight Roads appoints Atterwill as talent partner
New recruit marks the third senior appointment by the venture capital firm in three months
KKR, Advent, Apollo et al. endorse ILPA's reporting template
Insitutional Limited Partners Association receives support from major GPs for standardised reporting
In Profile: Exponent Private Equity
unquote" takes an in-depth look at the typical characteristics of an Exponent investment, following its recent buyout of The Racing Post
Palatine hires Electra's Clements as partner
Palatine Private Equity hires Zoe Clements as a partner in its London office
CapMan to acquire Finnish investor Norvestia in €118m deal
Finnish GP lodges bid to acquire publicly listed investment company Norvestia for merger
Turkey gets back to business
Despite geopolitical uncertainty, LP appetite for Turkey-dedicated funds remains strong as activity in the country continues to pick up
Altamar appoints Martínez as managing director
Mónica Martínez will boost the firm’s international expansion across Latin American and European markets