Industry
Ufenau to target €800m for next vehicle
Swiss GP plans to launch Fund VII in mid-2022, according to managing partner Ralf Flore
JTC acquires Indos Financial
Staff from the depositary advisory firm will join JTC's institutional client services division
Latour to acquire 33% stake in Charterhouse's Funecap – report
GP reportedly placed the funeral service provider up for sale in 2020, advised by DC Advisory
Video: Healthcare Sector Focus virtual event
Expert speakers discuss the short-term impacts of Covid-19, as well as the longer-term effect on traditional healthcare infrastructure
Argos Wityu announces new hire and four promotions
Olivier de La Guéronnière joins as general secretary in Luxembourg from Atoz Tax Advisers
BlackFin announces equity partner promotions
Kai Franzmeyer heads BlackFin's DACH region activities, while Julien Creuzé heads its fintech funds
Goodwin hires partner O'Dea
O'Dea's appointment follows expansion of the firm's practice in London in 2020
DBAG announces Q1 NAV value increase
GP also says most of its portfolio companies are expecting improved performance this year
Levine Leichtman promotes O'Neill to head of Europe
O'Neill joined Levine Leichtman in 2015 from Graphite Capital, where he was a partner
Prime Fund aiming to close 10 new investments this year
Newly launched Czech technology fund is open-ended and aims to raise CZK 1bn in total
Monterro opens Munich office
Stefan Lehotkay is to join the B2B software investor's team and will head its Munich operations
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn
Harry Ghillemyn began his career at Linklaters as a trainee, later being promoted to associate
Sonntag Corporate Finance, Nachfolgekontor complete MBO
Team MBO of the small-cap advisers will see an eight-person management team head the business
SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021
Managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's expectations for 2021
ICG appoints Laurant as co-head of special situations
Laurant previously worked at Pimco, where he founded and ran the European credit opportunities platform
BayBG appoints Herreiner as managing director
Peter Herreiner had been deputy chairman of the firm's supervisory board since 2017
Foresight prices IPO at £455m market cap
Trading for the UK-based multi-asset fund manager commenced on 4 February 2021
GHO appoints Miller, Hamilton-Fairley as operating partners
GP is currently investing from GHO Capital II, which closed on €975m in November 2019
Borromin announces 3.1x, 37% IRR gross return on Fund III
GP also says it expects to begin fundraising for Fund V in late 2021 or early 2022
VC-backed Auto1 announces IPO pricing
IPO of the used-car trading platform is expected on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 4 February 2021
One Peak promotes Mayer to partner
Mayer joined the firm as an associate and its first investment professional in the London office
How European venture capital weathered a rocky 2020
Q2 reflected a nice uptick in investment activity, and aggregate value continued climbing as the year went on
TEP Capital to build portfolio of six Polish investments
Poland-based TEP Capital was set up a year ago and is funded by German conglomerate Thomas Gruppe
Carlsquare appoints Leckert
Steffen Leckert joins from Houlihan Lokey as a partner and head of industrial technology