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Hogan Lovells hires Linklaters' Livesey in London office
John Livesey takes up new partner role after a 14-year stint advising PE clients at competitor
Northzone raises EUR 1bn-plus for Fund X
New vehicle is the largest raised by the Nordic VC and will target deals at all funding stages
Vitruvian starts fundraising for VIP V
New vehicle registered this month; presented to Los Angeles-based LPs
ECI reaps 6.1x return on MiQ sale to Bridgepoint
New sponsor to continue international expansion of data analytics business alongside management team
Hiro eyes EUR 400 hard-cap for metaverse and gaming fund by year-end
New vehicle has raised the "bulk" of its EUR 300m target and made six deals investments to date
Levine Leichtman bolsters London team with former Charterhouse director hire
US-based GP appoints William Trevelyan Thomas as director for London office
Investindustrial aims for EUR 1bn close with third lower-mid cap fund
Lower-mid market strategy has sealed one first investment ahead of expected closing in coming months
Mayfair gears up for third flagship fund
Technology and consumer-focused GP raised GBP 650m for its previous fund in 2019
DC Advisory launches GP Secondaries practice with hire from Elm Capital
Michael Wieczorek will head the new practice, leveraging synergies with DC's other sponsor mandates
Thoma Bravo opens London office, hires Inflexion's Hemmers
Office opening comes amidst the GPтs takeover talks with UK-based security software platform Darktrace
YFM backs MBO of SOS Leak Detection
GP plans to focus on organic growth for the water damage repair business but has also lined up potential bolt-ons
Cairngorm names new MD in green push, mulls fundraising in 2023
UK-based GP makes three new appointments; fundraising for fourth larger fund expected next year
Oakley buys TICC assets Phenna, CTS; PE owners reap 5x-plus money
Sale by Inflexion set to generate 5.5x return, while Palatine will reap 5.8x
Zetland holds EUR 620m close for second special situations fund
Vehicle already 80% deployed; pre-marketing for new fund underway, source says
GRO Capital opens London office
Specialist software investor hires Johan Olsson to lead UK team; Mayfair office is GP's third location
Inflexion gears up for third Partnership Capital fund
GPтs previous vehicle dedicated to minority investing held a final close in 2018 on GBP 700m
LDC invests in IWS Group to support acquisition plans
Minority stake deal aims to help UK-based warehouse specialist with complementary buys across Europe
FPE Capital invests in Global App Testing
UK-based testing platform marks the third investment of the GPтs GBP 185m third fund
Earth Capital expects 2024 launch of new fund
UK-based sustainability-focused GPтs next vehicle will have a growth technology focus
Earth Capital merges four assets to form bioenergy plant SEHL
The new company is made up of four plants already held in the GP’s fully deployed Nobel Sustainability Fund
Montagu gears up for seventh fund
GP has made a legal filing for the fund, having held a EUR 3.3bn final close for its predecessor in 2020
Alderwood Capital mulls significant stake sale in bid to kickstart PE fund
London-based GP was formed in 2020 and aims to raise a fund to take minority stakes in boutique asset managers
Kindred Capital heads for first close of third fund
Alongside fundraise, VC plans to make three more sector-agnostic investments from its second, EUR 100m fund
Literacy acquires fragrance products maker Ashleigh & Burwood
Deal marks the fourth platform investment completed since the fund listing in the LSE last year