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NORDIC - Roschier appoints new chairman
Law firm Roschier has appointed senior partner Axel Calissendorff as chairman of the firm, succeeding Thomas Lindholm, who will leave later this year.
GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD
International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.
NETHERLANDS - Gilde leads $11m ProFibrix funding
Gilde Health Partners has led a $11m series-B financing round for biotechnology business ProFibrix BV, alongside existing investor Index Ventures.
GERMANY - IBB and Wellington invest in SMS Guru
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Wellington Partners have provided a second round of financing for text messaging services company SMS Guru GmbH.
FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser
Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.
FRANCE - PAI loses two execs
French buyout giant PAI Partners has been shaken by the resignation of two senior executives, as chief executive Dominique Mégret and executive committee member Bertrand Meunier both step down.
A law of unintended consequences
Adam Levin, partner at international law firm Dechert LLP, discusses the potential implications of the EU Commission's proposed directive
Leading the way
LDC's Darryl Eales talks to unquote's Emanuel Eftimiu about the challenges of investing in a disrupted market
The forgotten market
Debt markets have re-opened. Pity so few know
A new model of investing
These days deals are about patience and graft with a view to de-risking and monetising old-fashioned value-add, writes Deborah Sterescu
A woman's job
Most private equity black-tie dinners resemble penguin colonies: hordes of uniformly dressed men walking about, increasingly clumsily as the champagne flows. Even when this sea of black is very occasionally broken up by a more colourful ensemble, this...
EUROPE - KKR closes European annex fund
US-based buyout giant KKR has closed a EUR 400m annex fund to support additional equity investments for portfolio companies of its second European fund, which closed in 2005 on approximately EUR 4bn.
AUSTRIA - CVC circles Constantia Packaging
According to reports, CVC is interested in acquiring a 90% stake of Constantia Packaging from Constantia BV, with the price tag thought to be around EUR 510m.
EUROPE - Candover reports further NAV decline; Buffin steps down
Bealeagured buyout firm Candover today released its interim management statement, which reveals a further 12% decline in NAV and sweeping changes to the firm's management.
SWEDEN - Chalmers supports SEK 3.5m Smoltek funding
Swedish seed investor Chalmers Innovation has, alongside existing backers, backed nanotechnology business Smoltek with an investment of SEK 3.5m.
UK - Warburg may up Premier Foods stake to 18%
Warburg Pincus has been given consent to increase its stake in AIM-listed food manufacturer Premier Foods plc by 2%, bringing its shareholding in the company to almost 18%.
EUROPE - Gimv appoints new technology adviser
Belgian-based investor Gimv has appointed Richard Seibt, chairman of the Open Source Business Foundation, to its Technology Advisory Board.
GLOBAL - Advent appoints operating partner
Buyout house Advent International has hired Richard Baker as operating partner.
GERMANY - Advent and Marcol acquire Median
Advent International and Marcol have jointly acquired independent rehabilitation care provider Median for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - ENEX-backed Louise raises EUR 3m
ENEX Group-backed cosmetics business Louise Enterprises has raised a further EUR 3m in financing from a private investor.
DENMARK/US - SLS supports $8m AdvanDx funding
Returning backers SLS Ventures and Danish pension fund LD Pension have contributed $8m in the second part of a series-C funding round for biotechnology business AdvanDx.
GERMANY - HTGF, DuMont and Draper back Plista
New backers High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture and existing investor Draper Investment Company have invested an undisclosed seven figure sum into internet business Plista, alongside business angel Peter Schüpbach provided.