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Altor launches DACH office
Altor recently held the final close of its Altor Fund V on its hard-cap of €2.5bn
Private investor platform Truffle Invest offers first PE fund
Platform launched in September last year and has already backed a VC fund with private funds
Apollo acquires stake in Bene Assicurazioni
Transaction is part of Apollo's acquisition of NYSE-listed company Aspen Insurance Holdings
ATP records loss despite strong PE returns
DKK 785bn fund’s performance took a hit from investments in the global equity markets
Ardian hires Friedrich to join buyout team
Alexander Friedrich joins from Quadriga Capital, where he led the services and software sector teams
Adams Street hires de Beau for primary investments team
Responsibilities include managing private equity fund manager relationships throughout Europe
SEB Investment Management appoints new CEO
Ragnartz joins from pension company AMF, where she worked as head of asset management
Experienced Capital to launch second fund in 2019
Experienced Capital's maiden fund held a final close on €78m in 2016 and is now fully deployed
Freitag promotes Prüfer to managing partner
Prüfer spent time at Macquarie and HBA-Consulting before joining Freitag & Co in 2011
Ex-AP6 exec Erik Nobel launches LLCP Stockholm office
Erik Nobel is in charge of establishing and managing the newly established office in Stockholm
Advent hires former TPG partner Taylor as head of tech
Taylor previously co-founded Symphony Technology Group and was a consultant at Bain & Company
Fondazione Enasarco seeks new CIO
Unquote understands that Enasarco is seeking an external candidate to fill in the position
Tenzing recruits Inflexion's Healy, makes two further hires
GP has hired former Inflexion TMT partner Healy, as well as Phoenix's Sims and Deloitte's Nicholson
Vala launches EIS fund with alternative fee structure
Newly launched firm will replace standard administrative fees with a performance-related model
Pride Capital provides first mezzanine loan after spin-out
Mezzanine loan provided to Coyo is Pride Capital's first since its spin-out from Main Capital
OIC set to commit to Blackstone fund
One third of the fund would be allocated to Western Europe and Asia, but it invests primarily in North America
VC-backed Sequana Medical sets IPO price range
Offer range of €8.50-9.00 gives the medical equipment maker an implied market cap of around €120m
Idinvest's, Cherry Tree's Molotov in exclusivity with Altice
Deal will reportedly value the online video streaming company in the hundreds of millions of euros
HIG hires Pamplona's Noé-Nordberg as MD
New recruit will head up the firm's recently launched European mid-market division
EMZ Partners to launch ninth fund
After closing EMZ8 on €815m in 2017, EMZ plans to officially return to the fundraising trail in Q2
MJ Hudson opens new office in Milan
Italian branch MJ Hudson Alma will focus on fund formation and financial regulatory mandates
DC hires Luycx from Torch Partners
Luycx joins from Torch Partners, where he worked for 10 years, latterly as managing director
Goodwin hires Latham & Watkins' Klenk
Goodwin hires private equity and M&A lawyer Gregor Klenk as a partner in its Frankfurt office
Private equity drives returns for ABP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class though the year, followed by infrastructure