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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: High-water marks and PE larks
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, wherein the team discusses the 2019 Annual Buyout Review, Nordic PE's record year and more
Miami pension plan backs three PE funds
$1.5bn Trust has invested 4.8% of its portfolio in private equity as of September 2018
Apposite's Swanton Care bolts on Courtyard Care
Acquisition of the specialist childcare company comes 18 months after the GP's primary investment
Houlihan Lokey appoints two new managing directors
Christian Keller will be based in Frankfurt, while Ann Sharkey will join the London team
Aliter promotes three
UK-based firm fills the positions of head of legal, investment manager and investment director
WestBridge promotes Whittard to director
Company also promotes Minton to investment manager after joining nine months previously
Franklin Templeton appoints new head of EMEA alternative sales
Szemere is in charge of growing Franklin Templeton’s alternative business in the EMEA region
Coller backs $1bn secondaries deal for Investcorp
Investcorp will transfer six deals that were completed on a deal-by-deal basis into a new vehicle
Multiples Heatmap: DACH deals, mega-buyouts drive inflation
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Investcorp transfers companies worth $185m to secondary fund
Deal will provide the companies with fresh capital and HarbourVest's active support
BGF invests in Red Industries to fund ERG acquisition
Addition of ERG will broaden Red Industries' customer reach and service offering
Hilco-backed HMV enters administration
Group's 125 stores will continue to trade while a buyer is sought for the business
Taking stock of 2018: a year of contrasts
Tallying up investment activity and fundraising levels over the past 12 months reveals two contrasting trends at play
Partners Group promotes five to partner
Asset manager promotes five team members to partner, and another five to managing director
Alantra makes strategic investment in Access Capital
Investment bank is making inroads in the asset management space with a 49% stake in the fund-of-funds manager
French PE market overtakes UK
With a stark drop in H2, the UK's buyout volume looks certain to finish the year short of 2017's total
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: From Brexit fears to record years
Listen to the very first edition of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, where the team discusses 2018's hot topics across European PE
European PE in 2019: Paying a premium
Leading industry practitioners discuss private equity developments throughout 2018 and analyse emerging trends for the year ahead
Livingbridge hires Alantra's Richards
Richards joins Livingbridge's Manchester office after leaving his role at Alantra
Pantheon promotes two to partner and names COO
Richards and Dunwoodie both held the role of investment team principals prior to the promotion
Adams Street closes Global Fund 2018 on $824m
Adams Street held a first close on $125m in December 2017 and had raised $225m by April 2018
ICG backs spin-out of Standard Chartered Private Equity
New firm Affirma Capital (with the former SCPE team) will continue to manage the portfolio
Balderton appoints B Capital's Yang as head of IR
Yang will work closely with the firm's investment team to support investor relations and fundraising
Q&A: Sebastien Canderle
Unquote catches up with Sebastien Canderle to discuss his latest book and his views on private equity