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New rules for Italian debt create opening for alternatives
Italy opens up its credit market to European alternative investment funds
Hamilton Lane holds $210m final close for credit fund
Vehicle surpassed its $150m target and will offer short-term returns for LPs
Lyceum's Briefing Media acquires GDS
The deal marks Briefing Media's first bolt-on since being acquired by Lyceum in July 2015
Entry multiples still in double digits for most popular European markets
The latest unquote” and Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap Report, now available for download, neatly reflects the ever-challenging environment for private equity investors.
Marlborough Partners and STJ Advisors join forces
Firms set up a joint venture to pitch integrated equity and debt services to clients worldwide
Q&A: Private Equity Partners' Fabio Sattin
Fabio Sattin says Italy is opening up to alternative lenders and hybrid instruments
Terra Firma withdraws EMI suit, pays Citi's legal costs
Hands and his firm will pay Citiтs legal fees following the withdrawal after two days in court
Abundant dry powder fires secondaries prices sky high
This second installment of our secondaries focus takes an in-depth look at pricing trends
Serena Capital leads €6m round for iContainers
Existing shareholders Kibo Ventures and Vitamina K take part in the funding round
Prime-time for secondaries
The secondaries segment has clearly been popular with LPs, but can it cope with mounting levels of dry powder?
3i promotes Salmon to partner
Promotion comes alongside a series of European appointments for the GP
AnaCap holds final close on €595m for third credit fund
Fund marks a 30% increase in commitments compared to its predecessor
Equistone hires Briault-Hutter and Hegglin
Richard Briault-Hutter and Roman Hegglin join the buyout firm's investment team
Ex-Doughty chief Marquardt joins Coller
Former Doughty Hanson CEO announced his plans to leave the GP in December last year
Rutland's Walstead picks up Let's Print
Rutland-backed Walstead expands further into Europe with the тЌ175m acquisition of Let's Print
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
Kirkland & Ellis names Stuart Boyd partner
Boyd joins from the London office of Linklaters, following in the footsteps of Holdsworth and Lowe
In Profile: IK Investment Partners
Having recently returned to the small-cap space, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the firm's overall strategy, fundraising, deals and team
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund
VC financial engineering fuelling tech bubble?
Downside protection in later VC-backed funding rounds is increasingly presented as justification for growing valuations
Advent MD Franks leaves firm after 17 years
Current managing director Dawson will oversee the GP's retail, consumer and leisure activity
E.Ventures appoints Hernández as general partner
Hernández is a former entrepreneur and has also worked for Google and Yahoo
E.Ventures closes early-stage fund on $150m hard-cap
E.Ventures is also currently raising a US fund and has an active growth vehicle
HgCapital promotes two to partner and makes two senior hires
Good and Briens are promoted from director in the portfolio projects and TMT teams