Industry
HarbourVest delists from Amsterdam stock exchange
As part of the strategy, the GP will consolidate its listing on the London stock exchange
OpCapita hires Coleman and Pouzin
Over the last two years, the GP has increased its team from eight to 15 people
Luxembourg launches Reserved Alternative Investment Funds
New vehicles will increase flexibility and open up opportunities for private equity houses, real estate investors and hedge fund managers
Vaaka Partners adds EQT’s Koskenvuo
Ville Koskenvuo joins the Finnish buyout firm as a partner from EQT
NorthEdge opens Birmingham office
New location to be managed by Freer and Skinner, formerly of EY and Better Capital respectively
CEE could arrest exit flow decline in 2016
Region is seven exits short of exceeding 2015’s total for PE- and VC-backed exits
Nordic exits facing slump in 2016
Market needs strong fourth quarter numbers to surpass last year’s exit volume and avoid a five-year low
Idinvest appoints Julien Princi as general counsel
Princi joins Idinvest from French asset manager Amundi, where he was deputy general counsel
Ropes & Gray hires leveraged finance partner
Law firm hires finance lawyer Malcolm Hitching as a partner in its London office
In Profile: CBPE Capital
unquote" takes an in-depth look at the GP behind nine fundraises and discusses strategy with managing partner Sean Dinnen
Octopus Ventures adds Zihao Xu to investment team
European venture capital investor is best known for backing Secret Escapes and Zoopla
HarbourVest clinches £807m SVG deal
Acquisition will see SVG wound down and £1.12bn returned to its shareholders
Private equity’s public market problems
Despite strong investor appetite for listed private equity houses, life on the public markets brings with it numerous challenges
Ardian launches first North American buyout fund, targets $500m
Private equity firm aims to hold a final close for the fund in mid-to-late 2017
HarbourVest further extends deadline for SVG share offer
Extension will enable the parties to continue negotiations around an alternative asset-based offer
Electra Private Equity to move to corporate structure
LP's strategic review concludes it will discard its listed investment trust status
Ratos takes SEK 1.7bn hit to portfolio
Norwegian oil services company Aibel sees book value written down by SEK 1.1bn
LP Profile: ATP
Danish pension fund is among Europe’s largest but does not prescribe asset allocation targets
France eyes corporate venture boost
Recent changes to regulation should encourage more of the country's corporate players to ramp up their venture activity
In Profile: NorthEdge
unquote" takes an in-depth look at the northern GP, which scored Best Fundraise at the British PE Awards last week
UK mid-market funds: Higher tiers risk overload
UK core mid-market may have to deal with the risk of LP fatigue and rising valuations, as the space becomes increasingly competitive
UK lower mid-market fundraising: Making the leap
Low levels of secondary buyout opportunities will intensify challenges for private equity firms raising increasingly larger vehicles
HarbourVest makes new £783m SVG bid
Proposed deal would be similarly structured to a rival bid by Goldman Sachs and CPPIB
HarbourVest extends deadline for SVG takeover
Offer lapsed on 6 October, with SVG's board urging shareholders to accept a competing offer