Industry
DC Advisory appoints Guarino as managing director
Guarino has experience in both cross-border and domestic transactions across a variety of sectors
HSBC expands alternatives team with Huitron
New hire joins from Aon Hewitt, where he was advising pension funds on private equity investments
Investors debate fund-size and specialisation at Nordic Forum
Panellists tackled fund diversification, portfolio company digitalisation and gender parity in management teams
LP Profile: Saranac Partners
Established in 2016, Saranac Partners is a multi-family office and financial advisory firm
Investindustrial appoints Gatti as managing principal
In his new role, Gatti will focus on the firm's sourcing activities and business development
StepStone launches private markets platform for HNW individuals
Conversus is set to leverage StepStone's expertise across private equity and other private markets
PKA to start raising third party capital for PE
PKA receives approval from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority to act as fund manager
French institutional LPs urged to nurture late venture
As president Macron pledges to unlock €5bn from institutional investors, Unquote looks at the current state of French late-stage venture
MBO Partenaires rebrands, hires Chaton and Petracco
3i's Alexandre Chaton and Five Arrows' Louis Petracco join MBO & Co as directors
Danish pension funds set out green investment ambitions
Danish pension funds are set to commit DKK 350bn ($50bn) to green investments
Q&A: Liberty Global's Simon Radcliffe on W&I claims
Radcliffe talks to Unquote about the W&I market, the drivers behind the increase in claims being made, and more
Aztec Group strengthens private equity team
Aztec hires Detournay as director, and Khan and Lombardo as associate directors
H1 Review: Deal volume steady in southern Europe; value drops
Region recorded 70 buyouts worth an aggregate value of €11.2bn in the first six months of the year
MJ Hudson opens NY office
New office will help the cosultancy better assist its European clients that needs US representation
Nordic Capital sells stake in itself to Opac
GP said the deal will facilitate further investment in the development of Nordic Capital
KKR appoints Piacentini as senior adviser
In his new role, Piacentini will support KKR's technology, media and telecoms investment activities
Tikehau appoints Mauroner as private debt director in Italy
Mauroner will be in charge of private debt in the country and lead the private debt team in Milan
Bridgepoint appoints BCG's Kratz for DACH
Kratz will work alongside Chris Brackmann who was appointed head of DACH investment this year
Lahoud becomes executive board chairman of Ace management
Marwan Lahoud succeedes Thierry Letailleur, the founder of French GP Ace Management
Unigestion opens Copenhagen office
Per Lawӕtz Hansen is responsible for leading Unigesiton's new Copenhagen based office
LP Profile: Polish Development Fund
The Polish Development Fund's private equity programme has kicked into gear this year, making three fund investments with more in the pipeline. Oscar Geen speaks to Annemarie Dalka about PFR's formation and investment strategy
Investcorp adds Townsend to international advisory board
Frances Fragos Townsend has 25 years of experience in international policy, law and business strategy
Clearwater acquires Milan-based Brera Financial Advisory
Brera's team will join Clearwater's structure, which has 16 offices across nine countries
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in
Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019
