Industry
CEE fundraising landscape in flux
Despite strong activity in 2017, the fundraising landscape means smaller fund managers are struggling to reach their targets
Finncap acquires Cavendish Corporate Finance
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays in the financial services advisory space
Tikehau acquires Ace Management
Ace Management is specialised in the aerospace, defence and cybersecurity sectors
IFM sets up office in Switzerland
Swiss public and corporate pension funds have already invested close to CHF 500m with IFM investors
Amadeus Capital appoints two new UK-based partners
Kingsbury and Hirsch will join the firm's team of early-stage venture capital investors in the UK
Southern Europe heats up with record levels of mega-deals
Volume and value of €1bn+ buyouts in the region reached their all-time peaks in the first nine months of 2018
Blackstone's Dowler joins Greenbrook
Dowler will support Greenbrook's alternative investment industry activities in his hew role
GVC CFO Bowtell to join Alchemy Partners
Paul Bowtell will step down on 5 March 2019 and will be replaced by Ladbrokes Coral's Rob Wood
BBVA and Anthemis launch London-based fintech incubator
Project will look to support companies from start-up thorugh to their seed funding rounds
Tikehau and DWS enter strategic alliance agreement
Alliance encourages cross-investment in reciprocal products as well as co-investments
Houlihan Lokey hires Baird’s Harrison as MD
While at Baird, Harrison worked on a number of high profile deals for PE clients
SCERS considers private equity fund-of-funds exposure
SCERS's staff, along with Cliffwater, contemplate an overall commitment of up to $100m
German PE finds breath of fresh air in ventilation sector
Private equity practitioners in the country are looking to capitalise on increasing demand for cleaner air
Velliv hires chief strategist
Henriksen joins from PFA Pension, where he has served as head of strategy since 2009
Lacera makes new commitments to European PE
Market value of the pension scheme's private equity portfolio has grown to $5.7bn
Apax France hires Vigier
French mid-market specialist GP Apax hires associate Arnauld Vigier to strengthen its TMT team
GP Profile: PAI Partners
Partner Yvan Massonnat speaks to Unquote about the firm's strategy and GP consolidation in the French market
Impact investing: making a splash
As high-profile GPs launch impact-dedicated funds, progress is being made in efforts to identify metrics by which to measure performance in the space
French PE market in rude health
French VCs and GPs invested €6.1bn in startups, SMEs and mid-market firms in H1 2017
Secondary buyouts back on the scene in CEE
H1 2018 saw the second highest half-year volume of SBOs since the financial crash, rebounding from two consecutive semesters of low activity
BTPSM hires new CEO
Firm provides investment management services to the trustee of the BT Pension Scheme
GP demand remains strong for Luxembourg's RAIFs
Launched two years ago, the fund structure has been well received by the PE community as almost 500 such vehicles have registered in two years
LP Profile: Skandia Insurance Company
Head of private equity and infrastructure Jonas Nyquist talks to Unquote about the LP's investment programme
Downing appoints new COO
James Weaver joins Downing after four years as chief operating officer at Amicus Finance