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Initiative & Finance appoints PAI Partners’ Oliveau
He will be responsible for the operational support of the portfolio of Tomorrow Private Equity Fund
Omnes, Principia, Seventure in €46.3m series-E for Enterome
New investors SymBiosis and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company also take part in the round
Partech, Breega in €10m seed round for Ubble
Investment is an extension to the seed round by angel investors and Partech last year
BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close
Investment period for the GP's €500m predecessor debt vehicle ended earlier in 2020
Baudon to remain Invest Europe chair, EBRD’s Fossemalle named chair-elect
Fossemalle has been the director in charge of equity funds at the EBRD since 2009
Volkswagen in talks to acquire Eurazeo's Europcar stake - report
Car rental business's largest shareholder Eurazeo has owned a stake in the company since 2006
Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund
Fund deploys capital in companies operating across all B2B and consumer software segments
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
PAI Partners appoints Boullier as managing director
In his new role, Boullier will lead IT and digital transformation across PAI and its portfolio companies
Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank
Company also announces it has been given the seal of approval to be a fully-fledged bank
Mediobanca, Russell Investments launch third private market fund
Fund invests in secondaries, distressed assets and opportunities in dislocated industrial sectors
Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile
Company will use the funding to expand internationally, starting with Brazil
Video: Cambridge Associates’ Marcandalli on impact investing moving centre stage
In a new instalment of Unquote's Lockdown series, Annachiara Marcandalli explains why it is unlikely that coronavirus will sideline impact investing
Omnes announces eight appointments in Paris
French GP has made appointments across various divisions
Buy-and-building through the storm
Bolt-ons remain one way of deploying capital and building value, but a tough financing market and pricing mismatches make for a challenging landscape
3i-backed Evernex bolts on Vitruvian's Technogroup
3i deploys €47m in capital, while Vitruvian rolls over a significant investment in the combined group
From PE darling to hard-hit sector: gyms face uncertain post-covid future
As gyms and fitness clubs across Europe gear up to welcome back consumers, Unquote explores their tricky path out of lockdown
BlackRock and ApoBank launch healthcare fund
BlackRock-managed fund aims to give ApoBank's institutional clients access to healthcare investments
Idinvest completes secondaries deal for growth portfolio
Manager has transferred 12 companies into a new fund backed by secondary capital
HLD in exclusive negotiations to acquire TSG
Petrol station and fueling equipment provider was formerly owned by its management
European fund closes slump by 42% amid lockdown
Unquote recorded 44 first or final closes of European PE funds between March and May, a 42% drop on the three-month average seen across 2019
Go Capital taken over by management
As part of this deal, Jerome Guéret is appointed as CEO and Bertrand Distinguin takes on the role of president
Meta Change Capital launches €100m fund
Fund is dedicated to investments in blockchain companies across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs