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VC Profile: Isai reaches 1st close in lockdown
Founder Jean-David Chamboredon discusses the challenges of raising a fund in lockdown, and plans to deploy capital in an uncertain environment
Axa Venture holds €200m first close for Diversified II
AVP Diversified II is the second vintage of AVP's fund-of-funds strategy
CapMan Growth hires partner for new growth fund
New vehicle will succeed CapMan Growth Equity Fund, which closed on a hard-cap of тЌ86m in 2017
KKR reports 12% Q1 loss in PE portfolio
GP cited $58bn dry powder, cheaper asset prices and steady management fees for being optimistic
E-scooter startups feel brunt of lockdowns but anticipate future upside
The coronavirus lockdown in Europe has put a brake on the transport sector - should e-scooter startups and their investors be worried?
YielCo hires new director
Volker van Rüth joins from his role as CEO of BayerInvest and has prior experience at Warburg Invest
DC Advisory promotes five in UK and Germany teams
Promotions are across the infrastructure, debt, Asia access, and consumer, leisure and retail teams
BGF releases 2019 results, reports operating profit of £133m
BGF invested more than ТЃ200m in 45 new companies and provided a further ТЃ144m in follow-on funding
Spanish GPs navigate tough fundraising, deal-making environment
Unquote rounds up notable funds delayed or postponed, and gathers dealflow updates from managers
Andera hires Argos Wityu's Jay
Andera is currently deploying a series of funds, including BioDiscovery V and Winch Capital 4
Dawn Capital appoints Inflexion's Brown
Hannah Brown is joining from her position as assistant director at Inflexion Private Equity
2010-vintage funds: what is still in UK portfolios
PE managers now have a number of options available to them when funds near the end of their lifespan
Thyssenkrupp Elevator consortium seeks additional equity investors – report
Advent, Cinven and RAG Stiftung agreed to buy the company in February in a deal valued at €17.2bn
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Carlyle has $74bn in dry powder to deploy
GP also says that its fundraising is likely to slow down amid the coronavirus outbreak
Tech, IT and software valuations remain stable – survey
Report from GCA Altium tracks the effect of the coronavirus crisis on listed technology companies
Eurazeo delays fundraising by up to nine months
GP's Growth Fund III was previously due to hold final close at the end of 2020
VGC appoints Read as director
Alex Read joins from Alantra, where he spent three years as an origination associate
Aksìa hires two
Edoardo Peroglio Longhin is appointed as investment manager and Guglielmo Orsatti as senior analyst
US pension fund pulls back private equity commitments
Milwaukee County reduces commitments to four private equity funds, from $79.5m to $63.5m
Lincoln International appoints two managing directors
Christian Schwarzmueller will join the DACH team while Florus Plantenga joins the London office
DBAG announces 20% fall in portfolio NAV
Portolio NAV has fallen by around 20%, but the GP's telecoms companies are largely unaffected
Stirling Square hires two
Stirling Square is currently investing from its fourth-generation fund, which closed on тЌ950m
Silver Investment Partners appoints two partners
Promotion of Matthias Loos and Daniel Schmitz brings the Germany-based GP's partner team to five