Industry
Essling founder sells business to private investors
Frank-Noël Vandenberghe exits the business he co-founded with Michele Mezzarobba, who left last year
Buyout rankings: who invested the most in Europe in Q1 2021?
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the European buyout space in the first quarter
Alantra appoints UBI's Ferrari as head of investment banking Italy
Ferrari has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, strategy consulting and private equity
Cathay Innovation buys minority stake in Seaya Ventures
Cathay and Seaya expect to build synergies and further develop their complementary expertise
PE players seek opportunities in minority deals, differentiated strategies
Minority investments, co-investments and other creative deals made via differentiated strategies could become even more relevant post-pandemic
Capza hires France Invest's Gaillard as partner
In his new role, Gaillard focuses on the structuring and international development of Capza's platforms
Zubr Capital to start raising $100-150m fund in mid-2021
Firm will review placement agent pitches from early 2022, ahead of second closing
Q&A: Debevoise's Bet-Mansour and Scoville on Spacs' relevance for PE
The partners share their thoughts on why Spacs are so attractive, what sponsors should be wary of, and whether they expect a similar uptake in Europe
3i's Carnimolla and Howard on investing in naturality businesses
With a significant increase in the number of people focusing on their physical and mental wellbeing, 3i sees growing opportunities for PE
Future Planet Capital acquires Midven
Midven was founded in 1990 and focuses on West Midlands-based science and technology investments
Quiet market for final closes in Q1, as backlog of funds on the road grows
The number of final closes for European PE funds was down by 22% year-on-year in Q1 2021
Montana Capital completes US venture secondaries deal
Transamerica Ventures spinout HighScale Ventures will manage the assets following the sale by Aegon
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Register for the Growth Equity virtual event
Leading industry participants will discuss the outlook for growth equity on Thursday 22 April
GP Profile: Capza
Unquote discusses the firm's latest launches, and its outlook on the post-pandemic landscape, with founding partner Christophe Karvelis Senn
PE-backed Synlab announces IPO intention
Cinven, Novo Holdings and OTTP hold stakes in the Germany-based laboratory diagnostics group
Q&A: do not give up on the lower-mid-market, says Monument's Karl Adam
Monument partner Karl Adam tells Greg Gille how an opportunity to break through still exists for lower-mid-market managers in a very top-heavy market
Deutsche Handelsbank expands growth finance team
Firm aims to strengthen its venture debt offering via two promotions and a director appointment
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Ravenous for recurring revenue
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast is back to its regular format this week, with the team looking at PE's appetite for recurring revenue models
Q4 Barometer: How European activity returned to pre-pandemic level
European PE deal value staged an impressive recovery over the course of 2020, capped by a busy Q4
Balderton hires Ahluwalia in DACH team
Shikha Ahluwalia has experience as a co-founder of India-based online women's fashion retailer SBL
Astorg Mid-Cap anticipates summer final close
Fund will make pan-European investments in mid-market companies and has a €1bn target
European GPs get top ESG marks, but diversity remains sore point - survey
Only 23% of Aberdeen Standard Investments' GPs have clear diversity targets in their portfolio companies
Gyrus bolsters team
Christian Wipf from GCA Altium Switzerland and Mattias Terribilini from Rothschild join the executive team