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ArchiMed launches second mid-cap fund
Med Platform II will aim to make 8-12 investments in the mid-market, and will be larger than its EUR 1bn predecessor
Mizuho acquires placement agent Capstone
US investment bank intends to strengthen its service offering for financial sponsors
Palatine appoints new partners amid influx of promotions
Richard Thomas and James Gregson are appointed as partners, while Tom Ross-Jones and Gareth Wilson are promoted
Azulis closes MMF 6 on EUR 280m
MMF 6 is already 22% deployed, having invested in four companies in 2021
KKR closes USD 4bn healthcare fund
Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II is the successor to HCSG I, which closed in November 2017 on USD 1.45bn
IK hires 3i's Pete Wilson to launch UK mid-cap strategy
European PE firm simulataneously promotes five new partners across its London, Stockholm and Paris offices
PE activity reaches EUR 392bn in record-breaking 2021
Q4 may have shown signs of a market slowdown, but 2021 nevertheless stands out as a phenomenal year for PE deployment across Europe
Gimv's Oleownik moves to Emeram
Sven Oleownik joins the DACH mid-market GP as partner; he joined listed GP Gimv in 2015
Permira to offload 6.5% stake in Dr Martens
Permira will offload approximately 6.5% stake in Dr Martens via accelerated bookbuild
Earth Capital hires new head of investment
Sustainable private equity firm Earth Capital promotes Avent Bezuidenhoudt to head of investment
Happy Holidays from the Unquote team
Check out a selection of our most impactful recent content, before the team returns on 4 January to resume covering the latest European PE news
Norvestor registers two funds
Nordic-focused GP has registered flagship fund Norvestor IX, as well as Novestor SPV II
2022 Preview: Sponsors toast to incredible year, but remain wary of hangover
Many sponsors are anticipating that 2022 could be just as busy as 2021, in spite of mounting headwinds
Most LPs seek to improve co-investment appeal – Coller Capital
Coller Capital's winter 2021-22 Global Private Equity Barometer covers topics including secondaries
Nordic Capital registers latest flagship fund
Nordic Capital XI's registration follows the final close of its predecessor in 2020 on EUR 6.1bn
Triton secures €1.45bn syndicated ESG-linked facility
Triton is the latest in a string of mainstream GPs to have announced ESG-linked loans this year
KCP hires new investment manager
Private equity house Key Capital Partners hires Sandeep Banga as investment manager in its London office
Q3 Barometer: PE scales new heights
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with abrdn, is now available to download
PE firms study rivals' IPOs as they consider options
Recent slew of peer listings such as Bridgepoint and Petershill inspire key players as they mull options for their own businesses
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: To 12x and beyond
The Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap reveals that average entry multiples broke new records in Q3, on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market
Connection Capital hires Anas Afzal as fund associate
Afzal joins from Aberdeen Standard, where he was a portfolio analyst on the fixed income team
Tikehau fully exits Eurazeo
Asset manager nets a 10.7% IRR on the investment in its listed peer
IK Partners ventures into UK mid-cap deal-making
New team will be staffed by three or four investment specialists based in London
Triton hires new CFO
Matthew Couch is set to join Triton as CFO in December