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Perwyn hires CFO from Silverfleet Capital
James Gavey joins the sponsor's London office after 21 years at Silverfleet
Superangel targets up to EUR 50m hard cap for second fund
Estonian VC firm seeks further institutional investors; SmartCap to make EUR 15m anchor commitment
Apax heads for second small-cap fund with EUR 350m target
French GP seeks private and institutional investors with a minimum commitment of around EUR 100,000
Mayfair exits Talon in SBO to Equistone
UK-based out-of-home advertising agency is looking to expand globally and invest into technology
Carlyle closes in on acquisition of water fountain group Ocmis
US sponsor to beat Ambienta-NB Renaissance consortium with EUR 270m offer for Italian asset
Corporates best placed for autumn IPO window as sponsors sit out
GPs expected to continue to ditch listings in the short term in favour of sale exits, longer holding periods
Curiosity VC eyes EUR 75m fund close in 2023
Dutch investor has commitments from 55 LPs for fund launched last year
Investec builds on private equity, growth equity focus with new appointment
Younger companies in focus with appointment of Kate Gribbon as sponsor coverage head
Levine Leichtman Capital inches closer to first German deal
Planned transaction follows US investor's opening of Frankfurt office in January
Unigestion holds EUR 900m final close for fifth secondaries fund
Fund is more than three times the size of its predecessor and is more than 50% committed
Inflexion acquires Irish CMO SteriPack
GP will deploy equity from Buyout Fund VI, which closed in March at GBP 2.5bn
Hg appoints advisers for IRIS Software auction
Business software provider could reach EUR 2bn valuation; unclear whether ICG will sell minority stake
August reaps 8x money on Amtivo exit to Charterhouse
GP will reinvest in accredited certification group as minority shareholder alongside management
Adagia in exclusivity to buy Motion Equity's Minlay
GP beats out Apax, Naxicap in auction final round; deal marks second transaction from its debut fund
Algebris holds EUR 200m first close for debut Green Transition Fund
Fund has a EUR 400m target and is headed by three former executives from Italian utility company A2A
Deft deployment, creative exits drive PE agenda into H2 2022
Take-privates, bolt-on opportunities and demand for resilient healthcare and technology assets offer hope for challenging second half of the year
Apax Partners launches sale of network performance group Infovista
Jefferies and SocGen advise on auction; indicative bids due before summer break
AlpInvest leads Equistone's Sicame continuation fund deal
The deal is Equistone's inaugural continuation vehicle in process first reported by Unquote
William Blair poaches peers in European advisory boost
Five senior hires announced across technology, services, industrials, and debt advisory teams
Waterland invests in tax and audit advisor Cooper Parry
GP is deploying capital from Fund VII, where many other business support services companies sit
Howden hires KPMG's O'Connor, launches capital advisory business
New group aims to address its clientsт need for complex insurance and investment solutions
Apax Partners hires head of Italy to bolster local presence
Marco Conte joins from Trilantic to support the French GP’s work in its pipeline of Italian SMEs
Levine Leichtman Capital appoints head of Europe
Promotion of Josh Kaufman comes as GP looks to grow its nascent German investment capabilities
Capza launches SME decarbonisation fund with EUR 1.3bn target
Second vintage of the SME-focused strategy will aim to support its portfolio companies with decarbonisation