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Pontifax holds final close for $105m AgTech fund
GP is headquartered in California but will invest in the food and agriculture sector globally
Hermes raises $620m for co-investments
Firm raises $389m for third co-investment fund and $230m for sidecar and segregated mandates
MUFG Investor Services hires new head of fund financing
Ben Griffiths will lead the fund financing team globally, offering PE and hedge fund financing products
Livingbridge makes suite of new hires
GP has appointed Simone Girardeau and Simon Hollingsworth to its value strategy group
CVC's St John to step down after 19 years
IR-focused partner, who also works at charity Teens and Toddlers, will focus on his philanthropic work
Alantra to acquire Catalyst in £30m deal
Catalyst will rebrand as Alantra UK, with 15 senior team members taking equity in the listed acquirer
EQT-backed IFS bolts on WorkWave
Acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2017
Lexington closes mid-market secondaries fund on $2.7bn
Vehicle holds a final close on its hard-cap, exceeding its initial $2bn target
Artificial intelligence offers smart opportunities for PE
Once the domain of early-stage VC investors, the AI segment is now attracting the attention of private equity buyers
Bridgepoint makes new hire for nascent credit project
Michael Lucas joins from the leveraged finance and sponsor coverage team at ING
BEX Capital holds €120m final close for secondaries fund
Secondaries investor acquires commmitments in funds-of-funds and other secondaries-dedicated vehicles
Avedon Capital buys and merges VisionsConnected, Viju
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €100m in annual revenues
Q&A: Baker Botts' Neil Foster on corporate venture
Law firm's partner speaks to unquote" about the growing prevalence of corporate VCs in Europe and its ongoing evolution
Riverside Europe collects €312m for fifth fund
Vehicle is still raising and currently €110m short of its €450m target, including GP commitments
Guy Hands commits capital to Volpi's debut fund
Terra Firma founder joins Newbury and Members Capital Advisors as LPs in the fund
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
H1 fundraising reaches second-highest level on record
Last three semesters represent a significant increase on the total sums raised for final closes, compared with historical levels
Bridgepoint registers sixth flagship fund for 2018 launch
Development comes two and a half years after the GP held a тЌ4bn final close for its predecessor
Silverfleet promotes three in London, Munich and Paris
Firm promotes Piasecki to head of financial services, and Maurer and ChУЂtillon to partners
Newcomer Essling poaches Amundi funds-of-funds team
Having recruited the four-strong team, Essling will launch its first fund-of-funds within the next few weeks
Beechbrook appoints Petty to Manchester team
Petty was previously in Deloitte's debt advisory team
Beringea leads €5m funding round for Smartassistant
Retailing software platform will undertake international expansion with a particular focus on the US
Dentons hires three new partners
New hires will strengthen the firm's corporate M&A practice in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Fundraising – North America weekly edition
A roundup of the latest fundraises in North American PE, courtesy of unquote" sister publication Mergermarket