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UK government sells remaining stake in Actis
Emerging markets investor Actis has bought the remaining 40% shareholding held in the company by the UK government for £8m.
Altius adds to infrastructure team
Altius Associates has appointed Reyno Norval to the global infrastructure and real assets team in London.
Permira eyeing Nokia luxury phones
Permira is looking to pick up luxury phone manufacturing business Vertu from Nokia, reports suggest.
JPEL extends credit facility with Lloyds TSB
JP Morgan Private Equity Ltd (JPEL) has extended a $150m multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
ISIS appoints four partners
ISIS Equity Partners has promoted Pete Clarke, Liz Jones, Paul Morris, and Daniel Smith to partner.
McDermott hires Dewey & Leboeuf duo
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has officially appointed Mark Davis and Russell Van Praagh as partners in the firm's London offices.
YFM appoints non-exec chairman
Andrew Marchant has been appointed non-executive chairman of YFM Equity Partners.
PEF raises £1m for disadvantaged young people
Last week’s Private Equity Foundation (PEF) Full Potential Awards dinner was attended by 400 people and raised £1,046,070. The sum is earmarked to help some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in the UK.
Advent International appoints new advisers
Advent International has appointed two new advisers for its business in Norway.
GCP-backed Killby & Gayford goes into administration
Former 3i portfolio company Killby & Gayford – currently backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP) – has gone into administration, according to reports.
ISIS to close latest fund on £350m
ISIS Equity Partners is about to announce the close of its fifth fund on £350m, according to reports.
Hogan Lovells makes new hire
Hogan Lovells has hired Lars Benger to the firm's Dusseldorf office in order to expand its private equity practice.
VCT fundraising remains strong
VCTs raised £330m in the last tax year, according to data published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
Sovereign promotes two
Sovereign Capital has promoted investment team members Jose Rodriguez Cesenas and Neil Cox to directors.
CEE Congress: Growth set to fall in 2012
CEE economic growth is likely to fall to around 2.8% in 2012 warns senior economist at the IMF Rodolphe Blavy at today’s unquote” CEE Congress in London.
Italian Stock Exchange launches PE initiative
The Borsa Italiana has announced the launch of Elite, a platform uniting 15 Italian private equity houses with the shared focus of boosting unlisted Italian SMEs.
Dewey & LeBoeuf loses recently appointed PE duo
The heads of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s private equity team are to leave for rival firm McDermott Will & Emery after only a year in office, according to unquote" sister publication Legal Week.
Marlborough Partners expands team
Marlborough Partners has hired Rodolphe Roch as a transaction director and JP Davidson as an analyst.
Arle Capital hires ex-3i director
Arle Capital Partners has hired Roumyana Boshnakova and Senka Jeremic as investment managers.
FF&P Private Equity expands team
Llewellyn John has joined Fleming Family & Partners Private Equity (FF&P) as investment director.
Swedish carried interest taxation could be dropped
Swedish proposals on the taxation of carried interest are likely to be dropped after opposition parties called for tougher rules.
H.I.G. Europe appoints new managing director
Mid-cap private equity house H.I.G. Europe has hired ex-HgCapital Carl Harring as managing director in its London office.
Alix Partners appoints adviser
Alix Partners has named Frederic Beylier as adviser for the agricultural and consumer sectors.
Nova makes two senior appointments
UK private equity group Nova Capital Management Ltd has appointed a new operating partner and an associate partner.