Industry
Private investor platform Moonfare raises $28m
Moonfare offers investment in six funds, including EQT Middle Market Asia, Oakley IV and Cinven VII
GPs get picky on LP-led secondaries
Approved-buyers lists have emerged as a way for GPs to assert their power, but may not become commonplace just yet
Ciclad, BPI France et al. back Kyotherm
Fresh capital of €18m will help France-based Kyotherm to grow in domestic market and abroad
PE success despite political headwinds in Belgium
Despite concerns related to political instability in the UK and at home, Belgium’s buyout market was in rude health last year
Q&A: Robert W Baird's Terry Huffine
Robert W Baird managing director Terry Huffine talks about the growing appetite for investment in the knitting and yarn industry
BlackFin promotes three to partner
Mathis, Cohen-Sabban and Lestang will help expand the firm's investment activities
New York pension fund hunts for PE consultant
Successful consultant will be in charge for performing annual pacing analysis for PE
European VC catching up to US, says EIF's Grabenwarter
Panellists at the recent Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva extolled the virtues of the European venture ecosystem
Fraser-Allen succeeds Reeve as Albion head
Fraser-Allen will take over the day-to-day running of the business, including investment oversight
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sotheby's to PEbay
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses the evolution in the secondary market
Capzanine opens new office in Italy
Minard will lead a team based in Milan, responsible for the firm's investments in Italian SMEs
Nordic hires co-head for DACH, promotes three
Nordic promotes Christian Gylling, Christof Ratjen and Thomas Vetander to partner
Blockchain heralds crypto's second coming
Following the launch of the first securitised token offering to retail investors in the UK, Unquote explores the potential for future VC involvement
Trajan Capital inks first deal prior to fundraise
French GP Trajan specialises in the financing and managerial transmission of French SMEs
Eurazeo buys stake in Spanish GP MCH
Eurazeo deploys €100m, split between a direct investment in MCH and a commitment to MCH's fifth fund
LP Profile: Flexstone
Eric Deram talks to Unquote about plans to launch a global fund initiative dedicated to co-investment
ICG hires Carlyle's Bain
New recruit leaves her role as managing director at Carlyle after 18 years with the firm
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
Korea Post hunts for secondary PE managers
Korean LP is interested in closed-end commingled funds with a minimum size of $1bn
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Arma appoints JP Morgan's Spahr van der Hoek
Move is intended to grow the firm's activity in tech areas that do not yet enjoy high levels of M&A
CatCap launches in Copenhagen with acquisition of DMC
Dansk Merchant Capital will contribute M&A capabilities and experience in raising equity
FSN gets €50m insurance pay-out, sues Procuritas
Consortium of 12 underwriters led by Liberty GTS announced yesterday that it had paid тЌ50m to FSN
Kirkland hires Fried Frank's Townsend
Townsend was senior associate in the fund formation and secondaries division of Fried Frank