Industry
CD&R appoints European portfolio procurement director
Marta Benedek joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice following a 20-year stint at General Electric
Aztec Group appoints new chair to board
Kathryn Purves to succeed Patrick Gale as new board chair from 1 April
GP Profile: 17Capital eyes buoyant NAV financing market
Unquote speaks to managing partner Pierre-Antoine de Selancy about the GP's strategy and market view
Adams Street appoints BlackRock's Mioch as Benelux head
Joost Mioch will aim to build the GP's Benelux institutional client and consultant relationships
Turning to powder: European take-privates take pause
Public to private transactions are off to a slow start this year but lower prices on stock markets could encourage dealmaking again
Nordic M&A to withstand mounting macro and geopolitical pressures - panel
Restructurings, take-privates and US interest on the rise, while Q1 2022 buyouts are likely to drag behind
Dawn Capital eyes two new funds
Software-focused VC makes early-stage deals; its Opportunities funds back its later-stage portfolio
Bogazici Ventures to establish three pre-IPO VC funds
Turkish GP looks to raise a total of USD 17m to deploy in biotech, gaming and fintech late-stage startups
Evoco promotes Sormani to partner
Following Lorenzo Gregory Sormani's promotion, the Zurich-based GP is planning further hires
ESG from ‘nice to have’ to prerequisite for almost all LPs – survey
Adams Street Partners’ 2022 Global Investor Survey gauged LPs’ views of 118 LPs globally
Initiative & Finance eyes EUR 350m fund close ‘as soon as possible’
French GP will seek to expand LP base internationally as travel restrictions ease and meetings in person resume
Sponsors kick off 2022 with buyout volume down 13% year-on-year
Energy costs, inflation and war in Ukraine cloud deal activity but value holds up with average deal size on the rise
Oaktree and 17Capital announce strategic partnership
Oaktree is to take a majority stake in the London-headquartered specialised NAV financing provider
Pamplona Capital announces process to redeem LetterOne investments
Following redemption GP says it will have no direct or indirect exposure to Russian capital
Pollen Street to expand investment strategies in public market foray
UK alternative asset manager will seek to carve out a niche for itself with existing and new strategies after merger with Honeycomb
CapMan seeks event-driven opportunities with Special Situations fund
Expected to close in the autumn, the vehicle has Tesi as anchor investor and could attract some European LPs
Tikehau hires Ricardo Sommer as head of PE Germany
Executive joins from Silverfleet to build Tikehau’s local franchise following the GP's first PE deal in DACH
Gresham House announces five senior promotions
Growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures has made five senior promotions within its investment team.
Pantheon poaches Amyn Hassanally from Coller Capital
Hassanally will join as global head of private equity secondaries
GP Profile: BC Partners looks to steady deployment ahead of next fundraise
Head of IR Alexis Maskell details the GP's plans to lay strong foundations for when it next hits the road, possibly in H2 2023
Montagu bolsters senior leadership team with two hires
Louise Denning and Tim Cochrane join the GP's London office
Hiro Capital launches new gaming and metaverse fund
More than double the size of its predecessor, the EUR 300m vehicle will make its first deals in April
Partners Group set for second PG Life fund
PG Life II is expected to follow the global impact investing strategy of its predecessor
Lincoln hires three for financial services team
London-based Antoine Dupont-Madinier and Max Cornu-Thenard have joined from Panmure Gordon