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VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around ТЃ100m
Wonga set to appoint Grant Thornton as administrator
Britain's largest payday lender closes its doors just a month after a ТЃ10m cash injection
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
Abris appoints Stanculescu as head of Romania office
Stanculescu will assume responsibility for the supervision and operation of the Bucharest office
PE drives returns for ATP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the fund in H1, returning DKK 1.8bn
F2i in late-stage acquisition talks for Farmacrimi
Deal is part of the GP's buy-and-build strategy aimed at creating a group of pharmacies across Italy
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a ТЃ5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange
PE second best asset class for PensionDanmark in H1
Entire portfolio returned DKK 1.1bn in H1, with regular premiums amounting to DKK 6bn
Electra fails to find buyer
Development comes at the end of a formal sale process seeking buyers for the firm or its portfolio
AP3 increases allocation to PE
SEK 353bn state-owned pension fund announced a total return of 3.3% from its entire portfolio
Maples and Calder appoints seven new partners
Firm also appoints three counsel in its Cayman Islands and Dublin offices
Northern Pool launches £720m PE vehicle
Pooled fund is designed to reduce fees and reliance on funds-of-funds, while boosting co-investment
Alternative investments deliver strong returns for AP2
Private equity represents roughly 5% of pension fund's portfolio, up from 1% in 2008
Genesis hires senior investment analyst
Tomáš Sýkora will be responsible for finding investment opportunities and overseeing portfolio companies
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Summa Equity hires Anna Ryott as chair
Board of directors will include several newly elected members with backgrounds in sustainability
Aurelius opens new London office, appoints two
GP launched its London office five years ago and has since grown it from five to 20 employees
Weinberg eyes Realease Capital
Andera invested in Realease Capital, a professional equipment leasing company in 2015
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
Jadeberg Partners goes deal-by-deal
Jadeberg will invest the proceeds of divesting its second fund on a deal-by-deal basis
BC-backed Keter buys Adams Manufacturing
Adams Manufacturing's shareholders will reinvest a portion of the proceeds into a stake in Keter
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation