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Silver Lake closes global tech fund on $10.3bn
Silver Lake Partners has held a final close for its latest large-cap technology investment fund on $10.3bn.
CVC Credit Partners hires two
CVC Credit Partners has hired Stuart Levett and Julia Agafonova as managing director and director of fund administration respectively.
Fidelity's Akram joins DN Capital
Early-stage and growth capital investor DN Capital has appointed Imran Akram as principal.
HgCapital hits £2bn hard-cap on European buyout fund
HgCapital has held a final closing of its latest fund at its £2bn hard-cap.
LP interview: The secondaries saga
Founded in 1991, London-based Paul Capital has decades of experience in secondaries and fund-of-funds investments. unquote" talks to secondaries specialist and partner Elaine Small about the drivers behind the market's unprecedented growth.
Charterhouse could pull Ista and Elior sales
Charterhouse could put the sale processes of German energy-metering firm Ista and French catering company Elior on hold in the face of lacklustre bids, according to reports.
Riverside promotes two in Europe
Riverside has promoted two members of staff in its European offices, as part of a nine-strong promotion flurry across the global firm.
Sofinnova's Omthera raises €48.8m in IPO
French investor Sofinnova Partners has completed the IPO of US-based portfolio company Omthera Pharmaceuticals on the Nasdaq Global Market in New York, raising €48.8m.
Nordic private equity market undergoes cautious evolution
The Nordic market is changing. Long dominated by the powerhouse economy of Sweden and seemingly impervious to the crisis gripping Europe, 2012 was a tougher year and saw many new developments.
Portfolio companies hungry for improved exit advice
Portfolio companies consider exit advice as the most important contribution to value generation that their private equity backers make, yet performance falls short of expectations, according to a recent PwC survey.
BVCA chief Florman resigns
BVCA chief Mark Florman has resigned after just over two years in the post.
Altius appoints senior associates
Funds-of-funds manager Altius Associates has appointed Jeffrey Kopocis and Arnaud Garel-Galais (pictured) as senior associates in its global investment team.
UAE eases rules on private equity fund marketing
United Arab Emirates (UAE) rules have relaxed, making it easier to market private equity funds to investors there.
Family offices keen on bypassing GPs?
Nearly 60% of family offices polled in the Investec Family Office Intelligence Survey are considering investing in private equity. The headline figure is not the whole story, though.
Record dry powder to expire in 2013, says Triago
Despite an expected increase in capital calls this year as GPs put more money to work, nearly $15bn worth of LBO commitments could be left unused and returned to investors in 2013, according to placement agent Triago.
CEE private equity: undervalued?
CEE: undervalued?
Idinvest appoints partner in Paris
Idinvest Partners has promoted Olga Koulechova to partner in its Paris office.
DLA Piper survey highlights rise of unitranche
Unitranche financing is predicted to be the most popular form of debt funding after senior-only provision in 2013, according to a new DLA Piper survey.
IPO activity dwarfs 2012 after first quarter
Private equity-backed IPOs are making a major comeback and could be set to reach their highest level since 2010, according to figures from unquoteт data.
Family offices set to increase PE allocations
Family offices
Cécile Mayer-Lévi leaves Axa Private Equity
Cécile Mayer-Lévi, the co-head of Axa Private Equity's private debt operations, has left the firm.
Gap narrows between trade sales and SBOs
Trade sales and SBOs have posted remarkably similar figures in the past six months indicating a narrowing of the historic gap between the two types of exit.
Apax, Blackstone, Permira and Providence fully exit TDC
The sale of TDC shows that not all investments made during the heady days leading up to the crisis were bad eggs.