Industry
Naxicap preps for Fund III with eyes set on DACH, Benelux expansion
Sponsor expected to hit the road “soon” for its new EUR 1bn-plus small mid-cap buyout fund
Verdane makes a series of promotions and hires
Norway-based tech investor bolsters its team in line with ambitious growth plans
ECI sells Imagesound to Livingbridge for 2.6x money
The sale is the eight from ECI's 2015 vintage fund and the third from ECI 10
Eurazeo gears up for Eurazeo Capital V
GP has registered the fund almost three years after the EUR 2.5bn final close of its predecessor
Ermitage Partners announces five new partners
Placement agent has made two new hires, including Tesi's Jan Sasse, as well as three internal promotions
Astorg adds new partner to Paris office
With addition of Jean Raby, Astorg will establish two new functions
Warburg Pincus hires SAP exec to advise on tech
Irfan Khan joins from president of SAP HANA Database and Analytics; will help the GP identify new investment opportunities
Nest mandates Schroders for PE strategy
Defined contribution workplace pension scheme is seeking exposure to growth and mid-market PE deals
Lonsdale acquires Todays Dental
Sponsor plans to add-on over 40 dental practices in England and Wales; CEO managed add-ons for two of Europe's largest dental groups
Squire Patton Boggs makes France and Italy partner hires
Anthony Guillaume and Benjamin Marché join the Paris team, while Sara Belotti joins in Milan
Mayfair promotes two partners
Paul Reading specialises in post-merger integration while Tushar Pabari will retain his role as CFO
Astorg beats sponsors to acquire CordenPharma
The sponsor competed with Advent International in the final round of an auction led by William Blair
LP Profile: Novo Ventures ready for steady deployment amid IPO lull
Danish biotech investorтs Naveed Siddiqi on opportunities arising from larger funding rounds and benefits of a two-pronged investment strategy
Ropes & Gray hires three PE-focused partners in London
Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz, and Angela Becker join from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
GP Profile: Nordic Alpha Partners on hard-tech, hypergrowth mode
Co-founder Laurits Bach SУИrensen tells Unquote about the Danish growth investorтs value creation model and plans for future investments
Houlihan Lokey announces promotion in Manchester office
Adviser intends to expand in the region having made nine local hires
Bowmark announces promotions in management and origination teams
Stephen Delaney and Luca Mastrodonato have both worked across the technology teams
Elkstone Partners holds EUR 75m first close for start-up fund
Vehicle aims to reach EUR 100m hard-cap by November and will back up to 35 companies
Ufenau closes Continuation III on EUR 563m
Swiss GP's new fund is backed by blue-chip secondary investors including StepStone and Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities
Cambridge Innovation Capital raises GBP 225m for Fund II
The VC firm's first closed-end fund will invest in Series A rounds of deep-tech and life science companies connected to Cambridge
Stirling Square gears up for fifth fund
Fund registration comes just over two years after the EUR 950m final close of Stirling Square IV
EY hires new Midlands M&A lead from Houlihan Lokey
Jeremy Harrison joins Birmingham office as a partner to support the firmтs regional growth strategy
Western Balkans PE Fund gears up for debut vehicle first close
With a EUR 15m- EUR 20m close set for October, new SME-focused fund will now look to attract institutional investors from across Europe
A&M makes two transaction advisory hires in Germany
Hinrich Grunwaldt joins the Hamburg team from EY; Andreas Frisch joins in Frankfurt from Deloitte