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UniCredit and Anthemis set up fintech partnership
The partnership sees UniCredit committing €200m, to be invested in fintech startups
IK Investment Partners returns to small-cap with €277m fund
Vehicle features a €27m GP commitment and marks a return to the segment for the buyout firm
Advent International closes GPE VIII fund on $13bn hard-cap
Advent scores the largest fund close of the year so far, following in the footsteps of Blackstone and Warburg Pincus
Partners Group closes sixth secondaries fund on €2.5bn
Its previous vehicle, Partners Group Secondary 2011, reached a final close on €2bn in 2012
Student lender Future Finance raises £119m from Blackstone et al.
Future Finance provides lending for students who need additional funds on top of their government loans
SVCA chair Thand Ringqvist on global crises impacting Nordic PE
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist discusses concerns for the Nordic PE industry, including the migrant crisis
Clearwater expands into France and Germany
Clearwater has merged with @visory in Germany and Easton Corporate Finance in France
Secondary buyouts reach new heights
Europe sees new record for SBOs, with 40% of European buyouts sourced from other GPs in 2015
Comment: The gender diversity issue
On International Women's Day, Grant Thornton's Mo Merali says more needs to be done on boosting diversity
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Lonsdale Capital backs MBO for Global Yachting Group
Deal marks third investment in 12 months for Lonsdale Capital Partners
KWM's Aller joins MJ Hudson to open Paris office
Aller joins MJ Hudson after 14 years at King & Wood Mallesons
Terra Firma CEO Pryce steps down
Chief executive Tim Pryce will remain with the buyout firm as managing director and member of senior management team
The perfect LP base: A taste of traditional investors
Part three of our LP selection series assesses traditional investors' relationship with the asset class
The perfect LP base: All new flavours
Part two of our LP selection series reveals new investors keen to invest in PE funds
The perfect LP base: Diversification or concentration?
Part one of our LP selection series assesses how diversified an LP base should be, and why
PAI's Labeyrie taps high-yield market for double bolt-on
Fine foods producer issues fresh €80m notes to finance purchases in the Benelux region
Multiples Heatmap Q3 update: prices heat up in France, CEE
Download the latest instalment of our ongoing project tracking average multiples paid by private equity
In Profile: Vendis Capital
Vendis co-founder Cedric Olbrechts discusses the advantages of being a sector specialist
CVC closes tech growth fund on $1bn
Fundraising for the Europe- and US-focused vehicle started in mid-2014 with a $750m target
Chequers' Idverde acquires Quadron
Deal marks second bolt-on for Idverde since being acquired by Chequers in 2014
Partington joins Sanne
Justin Partington joins the fund administrator almost a year after leaving Ipes
Isomer launches €150m early-stage fund-of-funds
Vehicle will co-invest alongside backed managers including Hoxton Ventures and Felix Capital
Deal in Focus: Endless acquires struggling Brabant Alucast
An in-depth look at the first Benelux deal for turnaround specialist Endless