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EU agrees new rules to foster venture investments
Proposals extend the range of eligible managers, tweak the scope of investments and limit host country fees
EQT closes mid-market fund on €1.6bn hard-cap
Northern Europe-focused vehicle adds to the firm's AUM following the close of its infrastructure fund in February
VC-backed Delivery Hero acquires Carriage
German food ordering website operator expands into the Middle East with its latest purchase
European leveraged loans rocket in Q1 on back of favourable terms
Opportunistic recaps and refinancings, with borrowers taking advantage of lower pricing, led to a 140% uptick in loan volume in Q1
Epiris returns £1.5bn to Electra over eight-month period
Recent exits bring to an end Epiris's remit as investment portfolio manager for the listed LP
Muzinich holds €180m first close for private debt fund
Fund will lend to lower-mid-market firms across a range of industries
GP Profile: Palamon Capital Partners
Pan-European mid-market GP has experienced an evolution in the mid-market space and the institutionalisation of PE as a whole
Silverfleet hires four in investment team
Johan Boork, Jan Kux, Guntram Kieferle and Constance dтAvout join the firm's offices across Europe
Oakley reaches €750m hard-cap
GP is understood to have asked investors for approval to raise the vehicle's hard-cap further
Foraging for opportunities in the food production sector
Though not typically a segment synonymous with private equity, the food sector is attracting increasing attention from the asset class
Chequers Capital closes Fund XVII on €1.1bn
French GP breaks the €1bn barrier for the first time with its latest vehicle, raised in a few months
ADM Capital holds $100m first close
Agriculture-focused vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in Europe and Australasia
Unigestion hires Kosowski as head of quantitative research
Robert Kosowski maintains his position at Imperial College Business School
Eurazeo backs Dominion with $680m in GP's first US deal
Transaction is the first North American investment by Eurazeo since launching its New York office
PSP Investment launches London-based European office
Canadian firm's European PE operations will be overseen by managing director Simon Marc
17Capital closes latest fund on €1.2bn
Fourth fund comfortably exceeds €800m target after less than a year on the road
83North hires Just Eat's David Buttress as partner
Buttress will be working with 83North portfolio companies on the operational side of their business models
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
Doughty Hanson rebrands as DH Private Equity Partners
Firm will exclusively focus on private equity investments as fundraising efforts continue
Alaska Retirement increases PE allocation
US LP with $29.6bn under management has approved an increase in commitment pacing for 2017 to reach its revised PE allocation
New LP Essling Capital spins out from Massena Partners
PE-focused entity manages €1bn across primaries, secondaries, co-investments, real estate and debt
Tikehau appoints Cirenza as London office head
Peter Cirenza leaves his teaching role at the London School of Economics to join Tikehau
Schroders acquires Adveq
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays within the European LP landscape
Ardian strikes $2.5bn secondary/primary transaction with Mubadala
Ardian takes majority stake in an existing PE portfolio and becomes lead investor in a new $1.5bn fund