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PE professionals struggling to meet higher GP commitments - survey
Trend is driven partly by an increase in fund size, but also LPs demanding more skin in the game
Strong LP appetite and creative credit to fuel DACH growth
Despite stiff competition for assets, PE firms in the DACH region hit record deal volume in 2018 and expect further growth in 2019
Goldman Sachs et al. in $20m series-A for Bud
Banking software developer will look to double its headcount to 140 by the end of 2019
Investec hires DC Advisory's Arrowsmith
In his new role, Jonathan Arrowsmith will lead the firm's investment banking advisory offering
Augmentum and Investec in $60m series-B for Monese
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the UK-based challenger bank to $76m
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Investec sells Investigo to BCI
Sale of the professional-services-focused recruitment firm brings to an end a five-year tenure
Investec hires Markova in acquisition finance team
Based in the London office, Markova will be active in managing Investec's European debt platform
Investec launches $100m venture fund
Vehicle will target UK fintech and enterprise software businesses between the seed and series-A stages
Mayfair acquires BGF-backed GCI
Deal for the UK telecoms and IT group brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans
European PE in 2018: beware the bullet
unquote” brings together a group of leading practitioners to analyse industry developments during 2017 and discuss emerging trends heading into 2018
European PE in 2017: fundraising tailwinds and growing leverage
Industry professionals look back on a resilient year for private equity during a period of turbulent geopolitics
Metric Capital-backed JGG bolts on Troika Talent Agents
No management changes are planned, and the firm will be run by the executive team
Tenzing appoints Investec's Murray to investment team
Third recent hire for the investment team after Messer and Reynolds joined last month
Investec leads £8m investment in Propelair
ECP and Universal Partners also took part in the round for the water-efficient toilet producer
Benelux activity picks up in first half of 2017
Following a slow H2 in 2016, dealflow in the Benelux region is on the up with Belgium in particular seeing increasing activity
Perfect fit: The evolving craft of fund financing
GPs are tailoring more complex and plentiful fund finance facilities to their advantage
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
Goût joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Banks and VC firms in $10m series-A for Curve
Santander Innoventures, Investec, Speedinvest, Oxford Capital and Breega Capital also backed the round
CBPE's Allied Glass refinances with £75m Investec package
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP reacquired the glass packaging company
Investec hires Bank of Ireland's Conor McMahon
Former vice-president of acquisition finance at Bank of Ireland, McMahon joins the investment bank's corporate & acquisition finance team