Industry
Perwyn opens Paris office, eyes more investment on the continent
Firm has already made two investments in France: Isla Delice in 2018 and Keobiz in 2020
Kramer Levin hires Eversheds team for French PE, financing practices
Law firm adds five lawyers to its private equity and banking/finance practices in Paris
GP Profile: Quadrivio plots busy investment schedule for 2021
Quadrivio co-founding partner and CEO Walter Ricciotti discusses the firm's latest fundraises, portfolio performance and upcoming investment pipeline
Fundraising fortunes: prevailing LP preferences persist
Alessia Argentieri looks at the winning strategies, and gathers insight from placement specialists as to what the rest of 2021 has in store
Tikehau's SPAC Pegasus raises €500m
Tikehau, FinanciУЈre Agache, Jean-Pierre Mustier and Diego De Giorgi commit to invest a total amount in excess of тЌ165m
Dorilton launches venture strategy to target tech companies
Dorilton Ventures will lead significant minority investments in early- to mid-stage data-centric technology companies
Alantra appoints two new operating partners
In their new roles, they will support the investment team in the management of Alantra's portfolio companies
Aurelius announces UK team appointments
Simon Jobson joins the London team as a principal; Shivani Sheth joins as an investment associate
Appetite for DACH tech deals continues apace in Q1
Sponsor demand for differentiated IT services and roll-up strategies remains consistent
EQT's Suse sets out IPO plans
Enterprise software platform intends to generate net proceeds of $500m with its Q2 2021 IPO
Inflexion and Informa combine FBX, Novantas
Inflexion and Novantas will each own a minority stake in the newly formed financial data business
LP Profile: PFR increasingly eyeing funds outside Poland
Polish LP has invested €75m in four private equity firms in recent months, including Apax Partners, PAI Partners and Avallon MBO
Bowmark promotes four
Firm promotes Cheong and Elliott to partners, Keen to investment director and McRae to investment manager
DACH buyouts continue recovery from Q2 2020 low
Both deal volume and value are now back on par with the figures for Q4 2019, prior to the pandemic
NorthEdge announces senior appointments, promotions
A chief operating officer and head of ESG are among the new appointments at the UK-based GP
Paragon-backed Apontis Pharma announces IPO intention
Paragon acquired the pharmaceutical business from its parent company UCB in 2018 via Paragon II
Hg's MeinAuto announces intention to float
Hg invested in the new car sales platform in 2018; prior backers included HV Capital and DN Capital
Patrimonium hires Mogwitz
Ulrich Mogwitz joins the firm's private equity team from impact investor Prorsum
Verdane appoints sustainability expert Osmundsen as partner
Erik Osmundsen will be responsible for strengthening Verdane's capabilities in sustainability
Van den Ende sells stake in Endeit Capital
Partners Hubert Deitmers and Martijn Hamann will now be the sole owners of the firm
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Onwards and upwards for Jersey
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast welcomes back Jersey Finance to discuss what the jurisdiction can offer private equity GPs
Searchlight hires new global head of value creation
Amanda Good joins from Hg as partner; she has prior experience with Bain & Company
PE-backed diagnostics firm Synlab announces IPO pricing
Shares will be priced at €18-23, equating to a €4-5bn market capitalisation and €5.9-6.9bn EV
Aurelius appoints Dränert in Wachstumskapital division
Markus Dränert will focus on software and technology investments, joining from his role at Finleap