Direct secondary
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
Balderton, GR invest $20m in McMakler
Balderton has used its VC secondaries fund Balderton Capital Liquidity I for the transaction
Verdane invests in e-commerce portfolio
Verdane and Canica eCom have partnered with the management teams of the four companies
Dyal Capital makes minority investment in Golub Capital
All proceeds from the deal will remain invested in the firm and there will be no change in strategy
Applegreen, Equitix, Arjun to buy NIBC's infra portfolio
Applegreen will acquire a 55% stake in motorway service provider Welcome Break in the transaction
AP Ventures launches two funds with $200m commited
New vehicles will inherit seed investments made by PGM producer Anglo American Platinum
NB Aurora buys stake in FII's portfolio
Stake acquired by NB Aurora is made up of minority holdings in 17 Italian companies
Verdane buys portfolio from Bauer Media Group
Portfolio comprises three German companies including women's fashion brand Navabi
NB Aurora to float and acquire FII's portfolio
Fund expects to raise €150m in a private placement for institutional and professional investors
Augmentum to launch £125m listed fund
New fintech-dedicated vehicle will acquire the GP's stakes in five portfolio companies
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m
Draper Esprit acquires two Seedcamp funds
Deal sees the acquirer take stakes in a number of tech startups, including Transferwise
Newgate to acquire Arle Capital Partners
Development comes five months after Arle announced it was in the process of liquidation
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
GMT liquidates 2006 fund in direct secondary deal
Consortium of investors acquires portfolio, with LPs given the option to recommit to a new vehicle
Rothschild closes direct secondaries vehicle on €451m
Latest vehicle is more than double the size of its 2012-vintage predecessor
JZ Capital sells Winn Group for €21m
Deal marks completion of the two-stage direct secondaries sale of JZ's EMC 2010 vehicle
Verdane holds SEK 3bn final close for ninth fund
Nordic private equity firm closes fundraising after just four months on the road
Verdane Capital raising $200m ninth fund
Nordic-based direct secondaries, growth and buyout private equity firm begins fundraising
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
JZ makes 1.3x money on €96.3m direct secondary
Deal sees firm reap combined €96.3m in proceeds and 1.3x exit multiple
Verdane acquires five-company portfolio from Sequent Invest
Direct secondary deal is second portfolio acquisition by the Nordic specialist GP in 2016
Verdane buys Aggregate Media portfolio in direct secondary
GP’s Verdane VIII fund acquires shares in seven Aggregate-backed companies
N+1 sells 70% of Dinamia’s portfolio to Access for €57.2m
Secondaries deal follows merger between N+1 and Dinamia in July