Industry
ECB lending guidelines turn one with little to celebrate
Volume of highly leveraged deals continues to rise, while aggressive adjustments on financial metrics follow suit
VER seeks portfolio administrator for illiquid investments
Interested candidates can apply by submitting an application in Finnish or English
Push for breakthrough in French renewables
PE players are increasing their focus on the country's renewable energy sector, despite the high profile challenges faced in the space
LDC hires six and announces promotions
Lee Donaldson joins from RBS' structured finance team and Delores Noriega joins from JP Morgan
Alaska Permanent appoints new CIO
Frampton has served as acting CIO since July, following Russell Read's resignation
Herkules spinout Equip prepares fund launch
Former managing partner Sverre FlУЅskjer is leading the spinout under the name Equip Capital
Reed Smith hires Dechert's Deveau as fund finance partner
New recruit joins the London office after three years as counsel at Dechert
Enasarco approves €50m for investments in PE
Pension scheme has decided to back funds investing in the Italian lower mid-market
Goodwin promotes Miranda to partner
Miranda specialises in PE, VC, management incentive schemes and restructuring transactions
Omnes hires and promotes staff
GP announces a series of changes in its mid-cap, small-cap, VC and infrastructure teams
Q&A: GMT Communications Partners' Timothy Green
Managing partner speaks to Unquote about deal-by-deal investing, the impact of Bexit and a trend towards specialisation
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in тЌ1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
APFC announces 2017/18 PE investments
APFC has committed to funds managed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Bain Capital
England's northern PE players move upmarket
North-west England is accounting for an ever-increasing portion of UK aggregate value, while the north as a whole is seeing increased small-cap volume
Kent County pension fund increases allocation to PE
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the quarter to June, returning 10.52%
Tail-end funds fuelling secondaries boom
Recent research shows the proportion of tail-end funds in secondaries transactions has been climbing rapidly, reaching a new record in H1 2018
AP1 seeks to appoint PE investment platform provider
Interested candidates should have minimum 20 years of experience in private equity
Palladium buys Enclude
Deal is expected to expand Palladium's expertise, allowing Enclude to scale efforts and impact
LP Profile: Truffle Invest
Co-founder Proctor speaks to Unquote about the launch of the firm, which seeks to give smaller investors access to high-quality funds
Valar et al. inject €20m into Qonto
Valar, Alven Capital and the European Investment Bank (EIB) back digital bank Qonto
NorthEdge announces promotions
Stenton will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the firm alongside Grant Berry
CalPERS hires new CIO
Meng replaces Ted Iliopoulos, who will leave the organisation by the beginning of 2019
Agilitas appoints new investor relations head
De Pompignan joins from Lyceum, while GP also appoints Rouland as new investment director
SCERS commits $40m to Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V
Fund, launched in early 2018, has a $1.2bn target and invests in the food and agribusiness industry