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Mezzanine Management seeks €250m for fourth fund
Alternative lender seeking тЌ40m commitment from EBRD for CEE-focused fund
Deal in Focus: NVM injects £2m into Lending Works
Peer-to-peer lending platform is to undertake a recruitment drive
Benelux: alternative lenders to the rescue
With Benelux deals on the wane, could more flexible financing methods unclog the region's private equity market?
CEE exit pace rebounds on strong macro
So far in 2016, unquote” data has recorded the highest volume of exits in H1 since 2013
MML promotes three to director
MML Capital has promoted Chivers, Devenshire and Shaw to directors
German PE develops a growing appetite for startups
VCs including Earlybird's Brandis discuss the growing trend of private equity houses taking part in growth capital deals within the country
Verdane holds SEK 3bn final close for ninth fund
Nordic private equity firm closes fundraising after just four months on the road
EdRip acquires Acto Mezzanine from ACG Capital
ACG had acquired the activity from Groupama Private Equity in 2013
French PE must exploit "momentum", says new Afic chair
Olivier Millet outlines his key priorities in an interview with unquote" following his appointment
Astorg closes Astorg VI fund on €2.1bn extended hard-cap
GP's fourth fund closes above original €1.5bn target and €2bn hard-cap
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Ratos deputy CEO Blomé quits
Deputy CEO to follow recently fired CEO Susanna Campbell and leave listed GP
Brexit could boost secondaries market, says Idinvest's Bavière
Idinvest CEO Christophe BaviУЈre calls for a measured approach to evaluating the long-term impact of the British referendum
Clessidra hires CEO & vice-chair after Bottinelli departure
Following the acquisition by Italmobiliare, Clessidra has appointed a new CEO and a vice-chair
Verdane Capital raising $200m ninth fund
Nordic-based direct secondaries, growth and buyout private equity firm begins fundraising
Pavilion acquires Altius
Predicted consolidation in funds-of-funds space comes to fruition with Pavilion's purchase of Altius
BlackFin Capital Partners launches €120m VC fund
Fintech fund is the financed-focus GP's first venture capital fund
Brexit: first reactions
Following the announcement that the UK is to leave the European Union, unquote" reports on PE's initial reactions
Blackstone's Murphy succeeds Römer as Invest Europe chair
Blackstone senior managing director Gerry Murphy speaks to unquote" in the wake of his appointment
Lack of Nordic exits a sign of weak portfolios, says Altor's Mix
Conditions in the Nordic markets could hardly be better for private equity exits, Harald Mix said at a conference
Holding periods lengthening again following 2015 drop
Holding periods for assets exited in so far 2016 have climbed following a drop in 2015, but still sit lower than the 2012-2014 average
Barker, Barnes step down from Electra board
Kate Barker served as interim chair following Roger Yates's resignation, until the appointment of Neil Johnson
Nordic mid-market mezzanine's malaise
Mid-market mezzanine has been all but entirely squeezed out of the Nordic private equity space
CapMan recruits Ratos's Pålsson as partner
PУЅlssonтs departure for the Finnish buyout house comes a week after Ratos announces CEO change