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Evercore establishes PCA business
Evercore Partners is establishing a private capital advisory (PCA) business to expand its global investment banking platform.
Metric acquires Danish lingerie chain
Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has bought a qualified minority stake in Copenhagen-based retail firm Change of Scandinavia, in a deal that values the business at around тЌ70m.
Argos Soditic buys Via Delle Perle
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in womenswear firm Via Delle Perle.
NVM backs Buoyant MBO
NVM Private Equity has supported the management buyout of British upholstering manufacturer Buoyant Holding with a ТЃ7m equity ticket.
Palatine closes second fund on £150m
Manchester-based Palatine Private Equity has held a final close for its second fund on its ТЃ150m hard-cap.
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the companyтs management.
UBS hires two in French mid-cap M&A team
Julien Pascal, UBS
Oakley's intergenia acquires German web hosting company
Oakley Capital Equity Partners’s (OCEP) portfolio company intergenia has bought web hosting provider Internet24.
BDC's Mezzo di Pasta enters safeguard procedure
Mezzo di Pasta, a French portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has gone into "redressement judiciaire", a court-overseen safeguard procedure akin to the UK's receivership.
Carey Olsen appoints two partners
David Crosland, Carey Olsen
Accent acquires Steni from Total Capital
Accent Equity Partners has wholly acquired Norwegian faУЇade panel company Steni from Total Capital Partners.
Idinvest leads €34m round for Crocus
Idinvest Partners has led a €34m funding round for Crocus Technology, a French supplier of magnetic semiconductors and sensors, with participation from a consortium of new and existing backers.
Lloyds' Rablen joins Investec
Paul Rablen, Investec
Casual dining; the proof is in the branding
Casual dining
August invests in Minerva Education
August Equity has invested in Minerva Education, the parent company of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School.
PineBridge appoints managing director
Paul Osborne, PineBridge
Carlyle considering IPO for Applus
After an aggressive acquisition strategy, Carlyle is understood to be considering an initial public offering of Applus, a multi-industry testing, inspection and certification services firm.
CVC to scrap infrastructure fund
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has cancelled plans to raise a тЌ2bn infrastructure fund as part of change in its infrastructure investment strategy.
Terra Firma's Deutsche Annington reattempts IPO
PE-owned German residental real estate company Deutsche Annington Immobilien has renewed its IPO plans.
Van Campen Liem's team expands
Kersten and Wehmeijer, Van Campen Liem
Avedon backs 2theloo
Avedon Capital Partners has provided funding to Netherlands-based 2theloo, a provider of public toilets and hygiene-related products.
SüdKB sells MSC-Gruppe to Avnet
Süd-Kapitalbeteiligungs-Gesellschaft (SüdKB) has sold its holding in MSC Investment to Avnet.
FSN Capital acquires Validus
FSN Capital has acquired a majority stake in Norwegian retail holding company Validus from founder Terje Stykket and Norgesgruppen.