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EBRD appoints new regional director for Romania, Bulgaria
Mark Davis joined the bank in 2013 as head of Armenia, after stints at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs
L Catterton partially exits Steiner via $900m Elemis sale
Sale of the skincare brand to L'Occitane is worth marginally less than the original deal for its parent
Franklin Templeton appoints new head of EMEA alternative sales
Szemere is in charge of growing Franklin Templeton’s alternative business in the EMEA region
Inflexion opens Boston office
GP chooses the same city as its rival UK mid-market player Livingbridge for its US base
Keensight Capital hires de Tinguy and Kinsky
Senior director de Tinguy joins from BNP Paribas CIB’ s TMT investment banking team
Investindustrial acquires Jacuzzi Brands
Nottingham Spirk co-invests alongside Investindustrial by acquiring a minority stake in the company
Alantra promotes Peacock to partner
Prior to joining Catalyst, Peacock was finance manager at snacks manufacturer United Biscuits
Value Enhancement Partners buys Actos – report
Special situations specialist buys a stake in Netherlands-based staffing agency Actos
Waterland promotes Hengst in Munich
In addition to his responsibilities in Germany, Hengst will also head Waterland's Zurich office
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
Pantheon opens Dublin office
Pantheon Ireland is ready to assume the role of EU AIFM and investment manager for the firm's funds
Apiary bolsters team with four appointments
GP's team grows by 66% a few months after the final close of its maiden fund on ТЃ200m
Cavu Corporate Finance opens new office in Leeds
Office will be led by managing director Stephen Moore, who joined Cavu last October
PE-backed bank HSH's bondholders file lawsuit against it
Investors are seeking a write-up to par of the tier 1 instruments and monetary damages
Investindustrial puts in €142m offer for chocolate maker Natra
Investindustrial made its offer through World Confectionary Group, a new acquisition vehicle
Debevoise names new international counsel in London funds team
Delphine Jaugey advises sponsors of PE, VC, debt, real estate and infrastructure funds
EQT increases offer to take Karo Pharma private
Offer increases from SEK 36.90 to SEK 38.00 per share and is recommended by the board
CVC in exclusivity over €900m deal for April Group
KKR, BC and Advent were also reportedly involved in the bidding for the listed insurance group
Partners Group promotes five to partner
Asset manager promotes five team members to partner, and another five to managing director
Alantra makes strategic investment in Access Capital
Investment bank is making inroads in the asset management space with a 49% stake in the fund-of-funds manager
Livingbridge hires Alantra's Richards
Richards joins Livingbridge's Manchester office after leaving his role at Alantra
Horizon to hold a close for $200m fund
Emerging Europe Growth Fund III was launched in June 2016 with a target of $150m
Pantheon promotes two to partner and names COO
Richards and Dunwoodie both held the role of investment team principals prior to the promotion
ICG backs spin-out of Standard Chartered Private Equity
New firm Affirma Capital (with the former SCPE team) will continue to manage the portfolio