News/GPs
GP Profile: EMH aims for three deals per year following close of second fund
EMH co-founder and managing partner Maximilian Kuss speaks to Unquote about the fundraising process and EMH's deal-making plans
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG announces annual results
While 2019-2020 saw DBAG's NAV fall by 5.8%, the GP expects to increase PE investments in the coming years
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG announces supervisory board changes
Tom Alzin and Jannick Hunnecke will join, while Rolf Scheffels is to leave when his term ends
SR One set to deploy $500m fund following GSK spin-out
CEO Simeon George tells Unquote that the firm is seeing early-stage and later-stage opportunities
Klar Partners hires Kuehne
Vera Kuehne joins the GP's London-based team
TA Associates appoints new head of IR
Andrew Harris served in investor-focused roles at Advent International for more than eight years
Initiative & Finance appoints Ardian's Pihan as partner
Pihan joins the firm's mid-cap team, which leads the strategy of Tomorrow Private Equity Fund
Graphite promotes new investment director, hires two
UK mid-cap GP Graphite Capital makes one promotion and two new appointments in its investment team
Sherpa appoints Medina as operating partner
Medina joins Sherpa's portfolio management team, with the role of adding value to the firm's investee companies
Claret Capital takes over Harbert European Growth Capital
Claret secures the GP and its funds, and hires the entire HEGC investment team
CapMan adds €470m in AUM in Q3 2020
AUM bump driven by commitments to CapMan Nordic Real Estate III and CapMan Growth II funds
Ardian bolsters buyout team with five new MDs
Scarlett Omar Broca and Heiko Geissler join in Paris and Frankfurt, respectively
Sherpa appoints Lahuerta as investment director
Isaac Lahuerta has experience in special situations deals, having worked for Black Toro Capital and Avenue Capital Group
EQT launches EQT Growth; hires Marc Brown as head
Brown joins from Microsoft where he led 185 acquisitions for the company
VC-backed Homebell sold to Portal United – report
VCs including Lakestar and Index have invested in the online home renovation booking platform
Deutsche Private Equity announces partner promotions
Six partner promotions follow the final close of DPE Deutschland IV in September 2020 on €1bn
British Private Equity Awards 2020: winners announced
Unquote unveils the winners of the 2020 British Private Equity Awards, hotly contested despite a most challenging market
Alantra buys stake in Indigo Capital
Following this partnership, Alantra expects to further consolidate its position in the French market and the rest of Europe
Felix hires Chou and Pizzolato as investors
Felix is currently investing from Felix Capital Fund III, which closed on $300m in January 2020
Amundi PEF targets two more 2020 deals following Megatendances II close
Amundi PEF held a first close for its Megatendances II platform at the end of Q2
Insights from the BVCA summit: PE open for business
On general themes, such as fundraising, market participants were positive about the future of the market
Verdane expands investment team in Denmark
Bouchet joins the GP from Nordea, where he spent more than two years as an associate director in its investment banking division
Astorg appoints Jacques-François de Prest as CFO
De Prest joins from Millicom-Tigo where he worked as a group financial controller and chief accounting officer
Green Arrow makes two hires ahead of fourth fund launch
Vender is appointed as senior adviser and president of the PE committee, while Massari is hired as managing director
