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Downing appoints new COO
James Weaver joins Downing after four years as chief operating officer at Amicus Finance
CDPQ invests in Biogroup-LCD
CDPQ buys a minority stake in Biogroup-LCD, a network of medical and biology laboratories
Skandia raises SEK 180m for fund-of-funds
Vehicle was launched in January 2018, with approximately the same target as Thule Buyout Fund II
Keensight hires new associate director
Theodor Wuppermann joins the mid-market house after a stint at healthcare-focused ArchiMed
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PE-backed LeasePlan prepares for IPO
Consortium of investors including TDR Capital bought Leaseplan for €3.7bn in 2015
Blackstone buys life sciences investment firm Clarus
New business division will focus on developing global products to address medical needs
VER seeks portfolio administrator for illiquid investments
Interested candidates can apply by submitting an application in Finnish or English
Apax Partners' Unilabs to buy Biopath, Polibio, SFMTBio
Switzerland-based Unilabs is set to make bolt-ons, according to French competition authority
BC hires new investor relations principal
Ardian's Yacine Mancer joins BC to do IR work with a focus on the Middle East region
LDC hires six and announces promotions
Lee Donaldson joins from RBS' structured finance team and Delores Noriega joins from JP Morgan
Alaska Permanent appoints new CIO
Frampton has served as acting CIO since July, following Russell Read's resignation
Bain and Cinven offer improved price to de-list Stada
PE firms say they have obtained irrevocable support for the new offer from a 12% shareholder
Herkules spinout Equip prepares fund launch
Former managing partner Sverre Flåskjer is leading the spinout under the name Equip Capital
Reed Smith hires Dechert's Deveau as fund finance partner
New recruit joins the London office after three years as counsel at Dechert
Enasarco approves €50m for investments in PE
Pension scheme has decided to back funds investing in the Italian lower mid-market
Goodwin promotes Miranda to partner
Miranda specialises in PE, VC, management incentive schemes and restructuring transactions
Omnes hires and promotes staff
GP announces a series of changes in its mid-cap, small-cap, VC and infrastructure teams
BC Partners mulling Antelliq exit
BC Partners hires Rothschild and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of its majority stake
VC-backed Green Man Gaming pushes back IPO plans
Online videogame community and marketplace has reportedly reduced its anticipated valuation
Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 100m
Black River Asset Management, Summer Capital and a host of other investors took part in the round
APFC announces 2017/18 PE investments
APFC has committed to funds managed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Bain Capital
Landmark backs single-asset secondaries for PAI's Perstorp
PAI has been invested in the speciality chemicals business, the last asset in PAI IV, since 2005
Kent County pension fund increases allocation to PE
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the quarter to June, returning 10.52%