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Florida SBA commits to European PE
US pension fund has decided to commit $200m to ASF VIII and $250m to Hellman Friedman IX
Omers PE appoints Musselwhite as head of Europe
Musselwhite's appointment also simplifies the structure of the private equity arm
Oxx recruits Danilina as associate
Appointment comes five months after the VC hired former Torch Partners VP Bob Thomas as senior associate
CVC to partially exit Elsan to trade
CVC's hospital operator Elsan to sell division Clinique Toulouse-Lautrec, say press reports
Hadean Ventures appoints Liberium's Franklin
In his new role, Franklin will focus on investment opportunities in the therapeutics sector
LAFPP to reappoint RVK
Current contract with RVK – formerly RV Kuhns & Associates – expires in February 2019
Clearwater promotes Loudon to partner
Corporate finance house has made numerous senior appointments since the start of 2018
Pera targets €100m for second fund
New fund will follow the strategy of its predecessor, investing in the Turkish lower-mid-market
VC-backed Themis announces IPO price range
Size of the offering for Austria-based Themis is €55.3m – at the high-end of the price range
Sofindev to sell House of Talents
PE house hires advisers to end holding period of two years for its €107m Sofindev IV Fund
EQT to take Karo Pharma private for SEK 6bn
Offer of SEK 36.90 per share is unanimously recommended to shareholders by the board
Omnes to launch fourth Capenergie fund in Q3 2019
Energy-transition-focused Capenergie IV has a €500m target, double the size of its predecessor
PIF commits $500m to RCIF
RCIF is currently considering investing in more than 20 projects, valued at $1bn
HarbourVest to open Dublin office
LP says it will not reduce the size of its London office but will base fund managers in Dublin
Connection hires Caird's Coupland
Asset manager Connection Capital hires Coupland as portfolio manager for PE team
PE drives Elo's performance
Finnish occupational pension company has allocated 8.3% of its portfolio to private equity
Marlborough hires Lloyds' Welsh to lead fund finance efforts
Welsh leaves his role in Lloyds' financial sponsors division after 14 years at the company
I&F makes governance changes
Sophie Pourquéry and Edouard Thomazeau take the helm of the French GP founded in 1998
Finncap acquires Cavendish Corporate Finance
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays in the financial services advisory space
Tikehau acquires Ace Management
Ace Management is specialised in the aerospace, defence and cybersecurity sectors
IFM sets up office in Switzerland
Swiss public and corporate pension funds have already invested close to CHF 500m with IFM investors
Amadeus Capital appoints two new UK-based partners
Kingsbury and Hirsch will join the firm's team of early-stage venture capital investors in the UK
KKR's Calsonic bolts on Magneti Marelli in €6.2bn deal
FCA will enter into a supply agreement with Magneti Marelli to support its operations in Italy
Blackstone's Dowler joins Greenbrook
Dowler will support Greenbrook's alternative investment industry activities in his hew role