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Terra Firma appoints ANZ's Géczy as CEO
New recruit Andrew GУЉczy replaces Tim Pryce, who stood down as CEO in March
In Profile: Sovereign Capital
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Denmark increases share of Nordic PE deals
Southernmost Scandinavian country was the busiest country by deal volume in 2015
CVC hires JP Morgan's Petty as head of European healthcare
CVC has hired Cathrin Petty as a partner and head of healthcare in Europe
Marlin closes first European fund on €325m
Hard-cap close was held after two months on the road, exceeding the €200m target
In Profile: Phoenix Equity Partners
unquote" takes a look at the firm's strategy and recent exits as it navigates the fundraising trail
Argos aims at October final close for new €550m fund
Argos has started fundraising for Euroknights VII with a larger target than its previous effort
Astorg sells Metalor to Japanese buyer
Exit comes two weeks after Astorg closed its sixth buyout fund on €2.1bn
I&F-backed Claire-Sainte-Lizaigne acquires Fast
Industries & Finances Partenaires acquired the group as a Veolia spinout in 2012
Capital Dynamics raises $564m secondaries vehicle
Closing $200m above target, the fund is the largest-ever secondaries vehicle raised by the GP
GHO buys Nicox and Visufarma
Newco will hold a combined portfolio of 60 products worldwide
MML promotes three to director
MML Capital has promoted Chivers, Devenshire and Shaw to directors
Vision's Whitaker joins Equistone
Former Vision partner Steven Whitaker joins Equistone as chief financial officer
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Lion Capital-backed Afflelou to acquire Optimil
Bolt-on acquisition will enable French group to further develop Spanish activity
Brexit could boost secondaries market, says Idinvest's Bavière
Idinvest CEO Christophe BaviУЈre calls for a measured approach to evaluating the long-term impact of the British referendum
Cinven's sixth buyout fund holds final close on €7bn
Vehicle will make тЌ150-600m investments across Europe, the US and Asia
Partech closes Partech Growth on €400m hard-cap
Fund was launched in early 2015 and had already hit its €375m target by October last year
Pavilion acquires Altius
Predicted consolidation in funds-of-funds space comes to fruition with Pavilion's purchase of Altius
Brexit: first reactions
Following the announcement that the UK is to leave the European Union, unquote" reports on PE's initial reactions
Advent appoints Gilles Denoyel as industry adviser
Denoyel will retain his role as senior adviser for financial services at Bain & Co
Blackstone's Murphy succeeds Römer as Invest Europe chair
Blackstone senior managing director Gerry Murphy speaks to unquote" in the wake of his appointment
Holding periods lengthening again following 2015 drop
Holding periods for assets exited in so far 2016 have climbed following a drop in 2015, but still sit lower than the 2012-2014 average
Nordic mid-market mezzanine's malaise
Mid-market mezzanine has been all but entirely squeezed out of the Nordic private equity space