Industry
Morgan Stanley equity solutions MD departs
Gautier Martin-Regnier has left after nine years at the bank; expected to join sovereign wealth fund
Montagu to exit Arkopharma for EUR 450m
Sale of French supplement maker leaves two unrealised assets in 2010-vintage Montagu IV
SwanCap plans October first close for Fund VI
German GP has a EUR 350m target for co-investment vehicle, which will follow the strategy of 2019-vintage predecessor
Goodwin hires Shearman's Carli for Munich PE team
Leveraged finance partner Winfried Carli had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than 20 years
Eurazeo's NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
Deutsche Bank head of EMEA equity-linked departs
Xavier Lagache is no longer in the role after more than a decade; replacement not announced
GP Profile: MCP steps up DACH and international focus ahead of next fundraise
ESG and continued expansion of its international LP base also on the agenda, managing partner Inna Gehrt tells Unquote
Bridgepoint Europe VII in final stretch of EUR 7bn fundraise
GP’s latest flagship fund held a EUR 4bn close in mid-May, with a final close expected in H1 2023
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: final week to enter
Submissions for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are open until 29 July at 5pm
Squire Patton Boggs poaches Gateley's head of corporate
Tom Durrant joins the US-headquartered law firm after 15 years at Gateley
SHS nears EUR 250m hard cap on sixth fund
Healthcare fund’s EUR 200m target exceeded in first close with commitments from around 60 LPs
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Ben Cole promoted to investment director at the software and services growth investor
Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires
Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard join the firmтs European offices
VC Profile: Vektor Partners backs tech mobility transformation with new fund
VCтs debut fund has a EUR 175m hard-cap and aims to back startups with initial tickets of EUR 3m-EUR 5m
Nest mandates HarbourVest for PE investing
Workplace pension scheme has made its second PE mandate following its partnership with Schroders
BGF announces changes in leadership
CIO Andy Gregory to head UK growth investor as Stephen Welton is made non-executive chair
Astorg, Epiris to split Euromoney in two in GBP 1.6bn agreed offer
The deal will see Astorg carve out the Fastmarkets commodity pricing brand, with the remaining business controlled by Epiris funds
Waterland names van Cauwenberghe as next group managing partner
Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen in 2023 and will head the GP's day-to-day running
Sponsors brave the storm amid drop in financial services M&A
GP buyouts in the financial services space reached a two-year high in H1 2022 as rising financing costs and a brewing recession cloud the sector's M&A outlook
Optimism prevails as PEs expect step-up in deal-making – research
Third Bridge's Joshua Maxey speaks to Unquote about the findings of the Mid-market PE Forecast: 2022
Keyhaven bolsters team with six promotions
Secondaries specialist's promotion include Sarah Brereton's advancement to partner
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: deadline extended
Submissions for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are now open until 29 July at 5pm
The Bolt-Ons Digest – 13 July 2022
Unquote’s selection of the latest add-ons with Ardian's Aire, Kester's Rephine, Arta/KKR's Alvic, Capiton's Dec Group, and more
PE fundraising pipeline offers hope amidst slowdown in H1 2022
Final closes down by almost half so far this year, but a number of "mega-cap" vehicles in coming months could still bolster 2022 fundraising