Industry
UK activity taking hit in 2018 despite mid-market resilience
Buyouts valued at more than £500m fell by 56% in aggregate value terms in 2018, and by 43% in terms of volume
Altor launches DACH office
Altor recently held the final close of its Altor Fund V on its hard-cap of €2.5bn
US investors eye European first-time funds
Maiden fundraises are maintaining momentum, with US institutional investors increasingly drawn to such vehicles
Private investor platform Truffle Invest offers first PE fund
Platform launched in September last year and has already backed a VC fund with private funds
ATP records loss despite strong PE returns
DKK 785bn fund’s performance took a hit from investments in the global equity markets
Ardian hires Friedrich to join buyout team
Alexander Friedrich joins from Quadriga Capital, where he led the services and software sector teams
Adams Street hires de Beau for primary investments team
Responsibilities include managing private equity fund manager relationships throughout Europe
SEB Investment Management appoints new CEO
Ragnartz joins from pension company AMF, where she worked as head of asset management
Q4 Barometer: European deal volume sets new annual record
Despite a slowdown in the final quarter of the year, private equity activity reached an all-time high over the course of the year
Freitag promotes Prüfer to managing partner
Prüfer spent time at Macquarie and HBA-Consulting before joining Freitag & Co in 2011
Ex-AP6 exec Erik Nobel launches LLCP Stockholm office
Erik Nobel is in charge of establishing and managing the newly established office in Stockholm
Advent hires former TPG partner Taylor as head of tech
Taylor previously co-founded Symphony Technology Group and was a consultant at Bain & Company
Video: catching up with Pantheon's Helen Steers
Steers shares her insights on emerging managers, the current fundraising environment, Pantheon's focus on secondaries, and more
Fondazione Enasarco seeks new CIO
Unquote understands that Enasarco is seeking an external candidate to fill in the position
Tenzing recruits Inflexion's Healy, makes two further hires
GP has hired former Inflexion TMT partner Healy, as well as Phoenix's Sims and Deloitte's Nicholson
Q&A: 3i’s Alan Giddins and Isabelle Hemington
Managing partner and senior associate speak to Unquote about ongoing growth in the travel sector and the firm's approach to investing in the space
OIC set to commit to Blackstone fund
One third of the fund would be allocated to Western Europe and Asia, but it invests primarily in North America
Video: LP insights from Hermes GPE's Elias Korosis
Partner Elias Korosis talks to Denise Ko Genovese about specialist funds, emerging managers and much more
HIG hires Pamplona's Noé-Nordberg as MD
New recruit will head up the firm's recently launched European mid-market division
French buyout value climbs to post-crisis peak
Total deal value comfortably surpasses 2017's figure in a market driven by fierce competition, high prices and easy access to debt
MJ Hudson opens new office in Milan
Italian branch MJ Hudson Alma will focus on fund formation and financial regulatory mandates
Video: EIF's Panier talks fundraising, succession
Denise Ko Genovese interviews EIF's head of European lower-mid-market equity investments at the IPEM conference in Cannes
Main Mezzanine spins out as Pride Capital
As Pride Capital, the rebranded mezzanine provider will maintain the same investment strategy
DC hires Luycx from Torch Partners
Luycx joins from Torch Partners, where he worked for 10 years, latterly as managing director