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EUROPE - 3i appoints Hogg managing partner, Infrastructure
Following the announcement that Michael Queen will replace Philip Yea as CEO of listed private equity heavyweight 3i, the firm has appointed Cressida Hogg to replace him as managing partner of its infrastructure business.
GERMANY - Siemens Venture Capital invests EUR 10m into Maxxtec
Siemens Venture Capital has invested EUR 10m into Maxxtec AG for a 20% stake.
GERMANY – Bmp backs Motor Entertainment
Bmp AG has acquired an 11% stake in Motor Entertainment GmbH from I-D Media AG.
Buyout outlook - 2009 already written off
Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey. By Mareen Goebel
Restructuring and insolvency - Ominous silence
Advisers agree that times are set to become even grimmer. Restructuring and insolvency, already boom topics in the hard-hit UK, are now top of the agenda even in the DACH region. Mareen Goebel reports
Mid-market stats focus - Everyone needs boundaries
Professionals concur that the mid-market is the true engine of European private equity growth. But what are the boundaries? By Matthew Craig-Greene and Patrick Adefuye, IE Consulting
Allocation concerns dominant among LPs
A new report shows that the declining value of liquid assets and continuing dearth of divestment opportunities is resulting in increasing liquidity worries amongst limited partners. By Ashley Wassall