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Travers Smith names new head of PE and financial sponsors group
Lucie Cawood's appointment follows poaching of Ian Shawyer by Cleary Gottlieb earlier this month
Equistone to exit Bulgin to Infinite Electronics
UK sealed connectors manufacturer set to accelerate US expansion under trade owner
Imbiba holds GBP 70m first close on new growth fund
Leisure, lifestyle and entertainment vehicle has GBP 90m target; first investment completed
KBW bolsters European investment banking team
Financial services bank promotes Alistair McKay to head; hires Alex Smith from Santander and Gonzalo Smolders from HSBC
IK launches mini-cap strategy in UK and Benelux with robust pipeline
With a focus on deals of up to EUR 50m EV, the GP's Development Capital team is in advanced negotiations with several potential targets in the new markets
Gatemore eyes larger stakes in listed SMEs as path to take-privates
With its first closed-end fund in the making, the activist investor will use larger stakes to drive value creation and direct small-cap targets towards PE sales
Northedge sells majority stake in CTS to Marlin Equity
Deal for cloud infrastructure group marks partial exit for vendor, which will reinvest
VGC on the road for GBP 150m fund; appoints former Nike exec
Brands-focused firm eyes first close for new flagship vehicle in coming months; Dan Rookwood joins as head of brand
Blue Owl poised to revive Dyal IPO plan in H2 2023
Listing of GP stakes specialist could take place in London as early as September
GLP Capital Partners taps Kirkland & Ellis PE partner
Michael Steele to join investment manager in secondment likely to lead to permanent role, sources say
Equistone makes three ESG manager hires
London, Paris and Munich appointments will assist with ESG in the investment and portfolio management processes
RJD Partners sells Babington to Unigestion
Acquisition of the UK apprenticeship provider marks the last deal from Unigestion Direct II
Kester to reap 4.8x return in Vixio exit to Perwyn
Sale of regulatory intelligence provider marks the first divestment from the GPтs second fund
ICG plots sale of hedge fund data platform With Intelligence
Formal auction penciled for 2023; Houlihan Lokey among frontrunners for sale mandate
Thoma Bravo raises USD 32.4bn across three strategies
Fundraising includes USD 24.3bn for ‘largest technology buyout fund ever raised’ Fund XV
One Peak closes new fund on USD 1bn hard cap
Tech GPтs third vehicle will back fast-growing B2B software companies in Europe and Israel
KKR buys Clinisupplies to build chronic care medical devices platform
GP installs former Atos CEO as chairman; deal is partial exit for Apax Partners' India-based Healthium
AlbaCore Capital Group holds EUR 2.2bn final close for third flagship fund
Fundтs recent focus has been senior secured deals for companies seeking financing amid a tough credit market
IK exits Studienkreis in sale to edtech unicorn GoStudent
German centre-based tutoring provider will operate independently and under its current management while synergies with new owner are identified
H2 turns to bilateral talks to get Optegra sale over the line, sources say
Deal with MidEuropa sealed after auction for ophthalmology group went quiet earlier this month
AgriBriefing sale draws bid from Five Arrows-backed Mintec
Vendor Horizon collected offers for the agricultural information services provider last week
LP Profile: Stonehage Fleming anticipates largest ever PE programme in 2023
Multi-family office talks about doubling down on manager selectivity, opportunities in secondaries, and family offices' increasing interest in PE
Marsh Specialty appoints new global head of PE and M&A
Paul Knowles, currently head of Continental Europe, will relocate to New York office in Q2 2023
MidEuropa takes majority stake in Optegra
H2 Equity reinvests with minority share; sale saw interest from Partners, HIG, CapVest