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Lincoln International hires Heuberger in JV&P team
Claire Heuberger will join the joint venture and partnering group, and will be based in Brussels
Genui-backed Fashionette sets IPO price range
Genui bought a 75% stake in the online luxury fashion platform in 2015, investing via its debut fund
Video: Howden's O'Brien on the latest M&A insurance developments
Unquote interviews Joe O'Brien from Howden M&A, the winner of the M&A Insurance Broker category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: market sentiment is on the up, says CIL's Jon Whiteman
Unquote interviews Jon Whiteman from CIL Management Consultants following their win at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
BFinance hires private markets senior director
Anna Morrison joins from IFM Investors, where she managed the firm's fund-of-funds programme
Sherpa appoints Lahuerta as investment director
Isaac Lahuerta has experience in special situations deals, having worked for Black Toro Capital and Avenue Capital Group
Video: Palladium's James Prebble
Unquote interviews James Prebble from Palladium, winner of the Specialist Due Diligence Provider category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
EQT launches EQT Growth; hires Marc Brown as head
Brown joins from Microsoft where he led 185 acquisitions for the company
Video: Travers Smith's Sam Kay on fundraising's paradigm shift
Unquote interviews Sam Kay from Travers Smith, finalist in the Fund Structuring category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: Frog Capital's Mike Reid on growth equity's chance to shine
Reid recaps a busy year for Frog and shares his experience of dealing with the Covid-19 crisis
VC-backed Homebell sold to Portal United – report
VCs including Lakestar and Index have invested in the online home renovation booking platform
Video: Proskauer's van Zyl discusses fund formation trends
The Proskauer partner recaps the firm's mandates over the past year and how the market reacted to the coronavirus crisis
Video: Alantra's Andy Currie on the outlook for PE
Unquote interviews Andy Currie from Alantra, winner in the Corporate Finance Firm Of The Year category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Deutsche Private Equity announces partner promotions
Six partner promotions follow the final close of DPE Deutschland IV in September 2020 on €1bn
British Private Equity Awards 2020: winners announced
Unquote unveils the winners of the 2020 British Private Equity Awards, hotly contested despite a most challenging market
CVC, Advent, FSI win exclusivity for Serie A
Consortium plans to acquire a 10% stake in a new media company, which will manage Serie A's broadcasting rights
Alantra buys stake in Indigo Capital
Following this partnership, Alantra expects to further consolidate its position in the French market and the rest of Europe
Felix hires Chou and Pizzolato as investors
Felix is currently investing from Felix Capital Fund III, which closed on $300m in January 2020
BVCA summit: fund financing boom necessitates tailoring
Market participants discuss IRR-enhancing tactics, emergency liquidity and negotiations with LPs
Riverside expands acceleration capital team
Christian Stein and Michael Aring join from Coparion as partner and associate respectively
Amundi PEF targets two more 2020 deals following Megatendances II close
Amundi PEF held a first close for its Megatendances II platform at the end of Q2
Insights from the BVCA summit: PE open for business
On general themes, such as fundraising, market participants were positive about the future of the market
GP Profile: Silverfleet eyes fundraising progress, new acquisitions
Firm is currently raising for Silverfleet Capital Partners III, which was registered in July 2019
Omnes hits fundraising trail for Croissance 5 fund
French firm looks to raise €350m for its fifth mid-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle