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IAG's Martin Scott joins Sanne
Scott, who was previously director of IAG's PE business, is now head of Guernsey at Sanne
Latour collects €800m for third fund
Vehicle is expected to hold a final close in March 2020, Unquote understands
Livingbridge appoints two investment managers
Mihir Patel and Joseph Evans join the mid-market GP's London team
EIP hires Moosa for Europe expansion
US-based EIP hires VT's Nazo Moosa to work alongside Matthias Dill at EIP Europe
Trea AM raises €120m for second direct lending fund
Fund expects to hit its target in the first quarter of 2020 and has already made six investments
Poland's MCI gearing up for €400m maiden closed-ended fund
Vehicle will keep to MCI's strategy of backing buyouts of mid-cap technology businesses in the CEE region
Paris takes over London as VC capital of Europe
Greater Paris region received €3.1bn between 2007-2015, according to Invest Europe research
NVM sells VCT business for up to £25m
Mercia approached NVM four to five months prior to the acquisition to enter discussions
Ex-Tryg senior vice-president Winther joins Realdania
Winther's appointment comes as current CIO Peter Johansen announced his intention to resign last October
Pantheon appoints Jain to partner, head of private debt
Rick Jain was previously managing director and investment committee member at Star Mountain Capital
EQ targets first close for two PE funds by January 2020
One fund-of-funds will focus on European primaries, and the other on the secondaries market
CDP, Assofondipensione to launch €1bn fund-of-funds
In addition to a commitment from CDP, the vehicle expects to raise €500m from six Italian pension funds
Goldman Sachs mid-market PE team makes hires
Esma Yildiz, who joins from Arma Partners, will head up mid-market sponsor coverage for the team
Pure Gym among final bidders for FSN's Fitness World – report
Final bids for the Danish fitness chain are expected today, according to Mergermarket
Speedinvest promotes Markus Lang to partner
Land joined Speedinvest in 2015 and has acted as a board member in various portfolio companies
Head of global PE to leave Aberdeen Standard Investments
McDonald led the global private equity business as part of the private markets division
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
UK pension partnership BCPP reveals PE investments
BCPP consists of 12 partner funds, but only eight have committed to its first offering
Partners Group outlines 2020 strategy
In its 2020 Private Markets Navigator, the firm eyes sub-sector trends generating top-line growth
Alpha appoints Desplanches as managing director in France
In his new role, Desplanches will report directly to Alpha Associés Conseil president Patrick Herman
ArchiMed appoints three new partners
Berthoux and Desmottes join as operating partners, while Philips becomes a strategic partner
Italian pension seeks alternatives manager
Fondoposte is looking to gain exposure to buyout and growth private equity funds
Fonds Industries et Technologies II to hold final close in H1
Fund, which backs B2B industrial companies, has a €100m target and a €120m hard-cap
EQT gears up for ninth fund launch
Private equity firm registered several EQT IX vehicles in Luxembourg on 21 November
