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LGT hits $2.5bn first close for Crown Global Secondaries IV
According to a statement, the GP is eyeing a final close on the $2.8bn hard-cap in H1 2017
Demeter Partners merges with Emertec Gestion
Agreement follows Paris climate agreement COP21 and will see the firm branded as Demeter-Emertec
BGF sells APSU to CSI Group
Deal comes two years after the GP's investment and follows expansion into the US market
Unigestion announces two new hires for London team
Unigestion expands its London PE team with the appointments of Joana Castro and Vivien Blossier
Siparex appoints Golder and Tremblin as partners
Olivier Golder and Alexandre Tremblin will be joining the firm's mid-market team
Verdane invest €5m in web tools developer Vaadin
Nordic growth investor joins a group of three previous backers for the Finnish company
Deal in Focus: Finint bets on green with BP-CVS merger
An in-depth look at the GP’s strategies to cope in a highly fragmented sector following the merger of BP and CVS
Socadif, Brie Picardie, Idia in €15m round for Acrelec
Socadif, Brie Picardie Expansion and Idia Capital Investissement are all Crédit Agricole subsidiaries
Pillarstone hires in London and Athens
GP boosts its Greek office with new partner and a non-executive director
Total Capital hires Investec's Buttler as partner
New Leeds-based recruit will oversee deal origination in the north of England
Mandarin Capital partner Solibieda leaves for BASF Venture Capital
Solibieda has left the Milanese GP after three years as head of private equity in its German office
Omnes and BPI support Ducatillon's €7.6m BIMBO
Omnes Capital's small-cap investment team led the GP's efforts in the deal
YFM, 3i sell Go Outdoors to JD Sports in £128.3m deal
Exit comes 18 years after YFM's initial investment and five years after 3i's
Karmijn Kapitaal leads €10m round for Five Degrees
Karmijn invested via its €90m vehicle Karmijn Kapitaal Fund II
GHO holds €660m final close for maiden fund
Healthcare-focused GP will target European and North American assets with international growth plans
Fondo Italiano commits €85m to 3 Italian private debt funds
Following announcements, Quadrivio holds €120m first closing for its maiden debt fund
Swiss PE optimistic despite concerns over investment conditions
GPs and LPs discussed the state of Swiss PE at the Mergermarket Swiss M&A and PE event in Zurich
BayBG in €6m AMW round
AMW recently acquired an additional site in order to build a new production facility
Daphni and Kima Ventures in €4m round for Agricool
Daphni prodived half the round and was joined by Kima Ventures and business angels on the round
Growth Capital Partners backs AMG
AMG's senior management team invested alongside Growth Capital Partners
LL Berg appoints Jabbour Gédéon as senior associate
Lawyer joins private equity and M&A team from role at law firm Gide Loyrette
Abris to de-list Graal from Warsaw bourse
Following a bidding process begun in August, CEE-focused Abris will take the Polish fish processor private
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Equistone's Unither for €675m
Deal for French pharmaceuticals company will see the buisness enter its fourth consecutive period under PE ownership
Casual dining: Still private equity's plat du jour?
Taylor Wessing's Ed Waldron and Ed Story discuss the challenges and opportunities facing a sector traditionally highly prized by private equity