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Disruption case study: Apperio
Real-time legal fees tracking platform Apperio is trying to disintermediate PE legal services market
Invest Europe CEO Höppner to depart
Invest Europe CEO Dörte Höppner departs after five years at the association's helm
VC-backed SumUp and Payleven to merge
Newly merged mobile payments company will have a presence in 15 countries
In Profile: HgCapital
Following an active start to the year, unquote" delves into the firm's sector-focus-approach and looks at its portfolio highlights
Ares holds final close for fifth fund on $7.85bn
Fund will make a mixture of debt and equity investments across Europe and the US
Backed VC closes on €30m
Backed VC aims to bring a community approach by offering carry to anyone who brings forward investments
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
Linklaters appoints new partners
PE-focused Will Aitken-Davies and Jann Jetter are promoted to partners
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
American footballers' Northgate Capital changes hands
Deal marks an exit for previous Northgate owner Religare
Invoice discounting attracts growing private equity investment
As GPs become increasingly comfortable with alternative lending, those serving the small-cap market are gaining attention too
PE-backed IPO activity failed to ignite in Q1
Europe should see an uptick in IPOs throughout Q2 following one of the quietest first quarters on record, in terms of PE-backed flotations
BlackFin promotes Sabine Mathis to partner
Mathis is currently BlackFin's CFO, having joined the GP in 2011 from Natixis
Private equity continues to shy away from renewables
Declining dealflow confirms the industry's move away from alternative energy, despite two large deals inked in 2015
PAI names four new partners
The promotions are part of PAI's investment of its €3.3bn sixth fund
Not covered: insurance, fraud and private equity liability
As GPs increasingly take out M&A insurance, can protection be offered against sellers acting maliciously?
EQT closes mid-market credit fund on €530m
Close exceeds the €500m target and marks the latest addition to the GP’s credit division
KKR closes second special situations fund on $3.35bn
The newly-raised vehicle will target credit-orientated and distressed situations globally
Charme Capital hires three
Appointments follow CCPтs aim to expand its team in London and Spain
Value the individual: investing in people-led businesses
With an uptick in the number of people-led business investments, how does PE overcome the risks?
Eurazeo in talks to buy chocolate brands from Mondelez
As part of the deal, Eurazeo will buy five manufacturing plants in France
How private equity is dealing with the debt deluge
Despite jitters in the large-cap space, the European mid-market continues to be flooded with financing options
Unigestion's Direct Opportunities Fund holds first close on €100m
Unigestion is targeting €200m for its new private equity buyout fund
Comment: The shifting debt landscape
Christopher McLean of Grant Thornton discusses the impact of the changing debt market on private equity