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Video: OTPP's Topley discusses liquidity squeeze, GP discipline
Joe Topley, head of European funds at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, shares his LP perspective on the current state of the private equity market
Tikehau hires three in Milan office
Paglia and Girelli join the Italian private equity division, while Pedergnani focuses on fundraising
Dutch court orders Nordian to proceed with J-Club acquisition
Court documents show that the company has an EV of €100m and the GP was seeking financing of €40-45m
Eurazeo increases stake in Idinvest to 80%
Eurazeo acquired 70% of the French asset manager in early 2018
Miura promotes two
Jordi Alegre and Fernando Clúa have led several investments in Spain and international consolidation projects
Eurazeo portfolio's revenues dragged down by travel & leisure assets in Q1
Rest of portfolio revenue remained stable, with updated NAVs not due until mid-year
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Belt & braces
Rowan Bamford and Gareth Rees from Liberty GTS examine the impact of Covid-19 on W&I insurance, and share their take on where the M&A market is headed
McDermott hires two in debt advisory team
Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud join the London office from Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Palatine appoints new partner to Impact Fund team
Palatine held a final close for its debut impact fund on ТЃ100m in September 2017
JTC appoints Dublin leadership team
Appointments follow JTC's recent acquisition of the corporate services business Cornerstone
Travel sector assets: Seeking solutions to long-lasting woes
Unquote explores the challenges ahead, how PE-backed companies are adapting their business models, and how they can bounce back
Mutares' Q1 2020 portfolio review: two exits and three acquisitions
Two of the acquisitions were platform investments and the GP expects to complete two more in Q2 2020
DWS putting secondary capital to work in late-stage co-investments
Secondaries player has found that offering a mid-cycle co-invest can be an option for PE-backed assets to capitalise on opportunities
17Capital hires Sklar as senior adviser
Preferred equity provider is looking to bank on increased appetite for portfolio support products
EQT Venture leads $30m series-B round for Anyfin
Swedish fintech Anyfin has so far raised more than тЌ40m since 2018
3i posts 6% gross return for PE, down from 20% for FY 2019
3i made three new investments in the financial year for a total of ТЃ413m and completed 13 bolt-ons
Piper promotes McAlpine to investment manager
McAlpine has previously worked at strategy consultancy Parthenon-EY and at Oakley as an analyst
GP Profile: Riverside Europe
Karsten Langer discusses how the firm's portfolio is coping with the coronavirus crisis, as the GP raises its sixth-generation fund
Acquisition prices for SMEs decline in Q1 2020 – research
Prices paid to acquire SMEs declined significantly to 9.3x EBITDA in the first quarter of 2020
Video: Ely Place's Roddick on the latest LP/GP trends
Roddick discusses pre-fundraising campaigns, the denominator effect, allocation lessons learned from the GFC, and more
IK hires Aoun as head of capital markets
Aoun joins IK from KKR, where he was a principal focusing on private credit and capital markets
Q1 Barometer: Year of sustained growth finally halted in Q1
The European private equity market cooled in Q1, even before the Covid-19 crisis took hold, after an especially active Q4 2019
Cambridge Associates hires Gunnee
Gunee joins from Mercer, where he was a partner and head of fiduciary management
Weber family in asset deal for Ardian-backed Weber Automotive
Shareholder structure is unchanged and the automotive supplier's self administration continues