News/GPs
MML hires Bond and Birkin
MML is currently raising for MML Partnership Capital VII, which held a first close in October 2019
Waterland opens office in France; appoints managing director
Louis Huetz will be responsible for establishing and heading the new office
PAI appoints Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Ralph Heuwing joins from his role as CFO of Knorr-Bremse and also has experience at Dürr and BCG
ICG opens Milan office
Office is led by head of ICG Italy Luigi Bartone, who will be joined by managing director Giulio Piccinini
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Eurazeo acquires the remaining capital of Idinvest
This additional purchase is a provision in the agreement struck by the two firms in 2018
J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund
Fund has an open structure, enabling investors to subscribe or redeem any time
HIG hires Jain as managing director
HIG launched its European Capital Partners III fund in July 2020, with a target of €830m
Ambienta opens Paris office, hires two new partners
Gwenaelle Le Ho Daguzan is appointed as partner in France and Hans Haderer in Germany
Inflexion promotes Richards, Edmans to senior partner
Chris Wright has also been hired as a partner in Inflexion's Manchester office
Silverfleet hires Prym as investment executive
Stephan Prym joins from Aplina Partners, marking Silverfleet's second DACH hire of 2020
TA Associates rehires Mahadevan
Benjamin Bold and Daniel Gold also rejoin as vice-presidents in the firm's Boston office
Talis makes three promotions
Beatrice Aliprandi and Kirill Tasilov have both taken the role of principal
Ex-Investec James Stirling joins Westbrooke's debt fund
Stirling spent 14 years at Investec, most notably as head of growth and acquisition finance
Triton launches take private bid for HiQ International
Shareholders of the company have until 1 October to accept the offer
EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in Musti
Shares have been sold to institutional investors for €15.8 a share
Pantheon promotes Barr to head of IR for EMEA
Responsibilities will include leadership of the distribution relationships in France, Italy, the Middle East and Spain1
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020
GP's quarterly results also state that the investment period for DBAG VIII began in August 2020
CapMan to reorganise service business
GP will launch CapMan Wealth Services, which will combine the services of the disbanded Scala Fund Advisory and JAM Advisors brands
Eurazeo NAV down by 12% in H1
Companies in travel and leisure sector have been the hardest hit in the GP's portfolio
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
Apax VIII and Apax IX post higher valuations than Q4 2019
Both funds have valuations of more than 14% higher compared with valuations in March 2020
HV Holtzbrinck promotes Masemann to partner
Jasper Masemann joined the VC firm in 2015 and specialises in software and AI investments
Silverfleet hires Süß as partner
Süß joins Silverfleet's DACH-focused team from TowerBrook Capital Partners
