Ashurst
Ashurst hires Dechert's Hellot
François Hellot spent 12 years as a partner with Dechert prior to joining Ashurst
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its тЌ10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
Ashurst appoints Gütle as partner
Gütle joins from the Munich office of Linklaters where she was a counsel in tax and fund advisory
DBAG backs Karl Eugen Fischer in MBO from Equistone
Deal is the fourth MBO structured by DBAG Fund VII since it began deploying capital in 2016
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
EmergeVest acquires CM Downton in £75m deal
GP will put in place a succession plan for the logistics company's family owners
Credit funds eye opportunity in ECB limits on bank leverage
Draft guidelines from the European Central Bank propose a suggested ceiling of 6x EBITDA for leveraged buyouts
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Ebersberger leaves Linklaters for Ashurst
Ebersberger's departure latest in a series of leavers from Linklaters
Lascelles returns to Ashurst as partner
New partner was associate at the firm between 1999-2002
Herkenroth joins Jones Day
Solicitor leaves Ashurst to join Jones Day
Agilitas acquires MH Gruppen
Enterprise value and working capital facility total nearly тЌ200m
Equistone buys Rhodius
Buyout is second made from GP's €2bn fifth fund
Ashurst appoints new partner in Munich
Thomas Sacher joins law firm after spending 29 years at Beiten Burkhardt
Idea Capital, Nord Est buy Meta-Fin stake
Investors secure 32% stake in the business
Allen & Overy appoints ex-Ashurst corporate head Lloyd
Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
McDermott poaches Ashurst's Nikolaus von Jacobs
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired Nikolaus von Jacobs to lead its Munich-based private equity practice in Germany.
Clifford Chance poaches Ashurst's Xavier Comaills
Ashurst partner Xavier Comaills is set to join Clifford Chance and head the firm's fund structuring practice in Paris.
Quadriga buys Hedrich Group
Quadriga Capital has backed the management buyout of Hedrich Group, a German manufacturer of electrical machinery.
Equistone takes majority stake in Vivonio
Equistone Partners Europe has taken a 67% stake in German furniture maker Vivonio Furniture Group, a newco formed by combining Orlando Management-backed MAJA, Staud and SCIAE.
N+1 makes 3.5x on ZIV sale
N+1 Private Equity has sold its 75% stake in Spanish digital equipment and services provider ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnología to trade player Crompton Greaves for €150m.
AXA PE buys Schustermann & Borenstein
AXA Private Equity has bought German fashion exporter Schustermann & Borenstein in an MBO that reportedly values the company at $370m.
Palero Capital acquires Tesa Bandfix
Luxembourg-based GP Palero Invest has acquired Switzerland-based Tesa Bandfix from its German parent Tesa SE in an all-equity transaction.
Ashurst appoints new partner for corporate practice
Ashurst has expanded its team by appointing Lars Jessen as a new partner it the Munich office.