News/GPs
Turkven expects Turkey Growth Fund IV final close in mid-2022
Previous fund held a final close in 2012 with capital commitments of USD 840m
LBO France in EUR 500m Franco-Chinese venture with Haixia Capital
MoU marks LBO France's first foray into the Chinese market, with plans to open a local office
Summa Equity hires three new partners
Christoph Waer, Tim He and Matthias Fink join the firm in three different geographies
ECI wraps up fund 9 with 3x overall return
Fund made 15 investments, including two tech unicorns with ATG and Wireless Logic
One third of LPs plan to increase PE allocation within a year – survey
Schroders' Institutional Investor Study surveyed 750 investors in February and March 2021
Lifeline Spac IPO oversubscribed, nets EUR 100m in proceeds
Lifeline will now start looking at high-growth technology companies to find a suitable target
EQT sets science-based emissions targets
GP has set forward-looking targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030
Ufenau on track for Q1 2022 fundraise
Switzerland-headquartered service-focused GP is planning to raise its seventh flagship fund
Jasmin Capital promotes new partner
Placement agent and secondaries adviser also promotes three and hires a new associate
VC firm 212 to deploy EUR 32m in two years, gears up for exits
Sponsor has already deployed EUR 17m in 13 investments from its EUR 49m second fund
Ambienta eyes larger size for fourth fund
Depending on the deployment of the current vehicle, Ambienta could start fundraising in 2022-2023
Finberg to raise USD 25m for new IFR fund
Turkish corporate VC firm backed by Fibabanka and Fiba Group moves toward third-party funding
HealthCap makes raft of senior appointments
Nordic-headquartered life sciences and healthcare VC is deploying equity via HealthCap VIII
Women in PE continue to earn less than male counterparts – survey
Survey by Heidrick & Struggles found that female principals in the UK are an exception to the trend
Verdane names new partner, bolsters wider team
Growth equity investor hires three across its investment and investor relations teams
Inflexion hires Pagnotta as partner
Isabelle Pagnotta joins from her previous role as managing director at Omers Private Equity
Calpers, Carlyle lead LP-GP ESG Data Convergence Project
Initiative aims to bring about a standardisation of ESG reporting, with yearly reviews
SGT, Tyrus announce strategic partnership
Collaboration will focus on capital markets-related PE deals in the US and Europe
Tenzing hires Gottås ahead of Nordic expansion
Magnus Gottås will head the London-headquartered GP's sourcing of Nordic technology deals
Mutares set for capital increase to boost deal-making
Listed special situations investor aims to raise EUR 100m to back its future growth and investments
Ambienta makes six senior hires
Sustainability-focused GP has made appointments in areas including sustainability and strategy
Eurazeo increases stake in VC firm Kurma Partners
Firm says it plans to commit nearly EUR 100m to Kurma funds
Kibo Ventures forms continuation vehicle for debut fund
HarbourVest is backing the restructuring of the 2012-vintage fund, which has reported 25% IRR
Stirling makes two senior hires
Toni Gillespie joins as chief of talent, while Elisabetta Ricci joins as chief of staff