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BNP Paribas launches UK SME lending fund
Fund will provide senior loans to SMEs with an annual turnover of less than ТЃ50m
Livingbridge appoints Wathen
Following a raft of hires, the investment team at Livingbridge now stands at 90 people
Campbell Lutyens appoints six new principals
In its London office, the firm appointed Annabelle Judd and James Sladden as principals
Cabot Square to launch sixth fund in 2019
Financial-services-focused GP's new vehicle is understood to have a target in the region of ТЃ300m
Calpers to hire legal advisers for PE
New counsel contracts are due to begin in January 2019 and would be five years long
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund
Highlander Partners opens Romania office
GP has opened its inaugural office in the region after entering the Polish market in 2008
Turkven-backed Alpha Flexibles to invest in Elif
Alpha Flexibles is controlled by a group of international investors that are advised by Turkven
Seventure nears final close for Digital Opportunities Fund
Seventure is also currently fundraising for its Health For Life II and AVF vehicles
Genesis hires two for investment team
New hires will reinforce the investment team and will be active in planned fundraising
Aurelius expands management team
Albrecht will be responsible for acquisitions and sales across all business areas in his new role
Calpers generates strong returns from PE programme
Pension fund's entire portfolio generated an 8.6% return for the financial year ending June 2018
Carlyle abandons bid to wrest control of Prezzo
Credit arm of the GP acquired a 33% blocking stake in the company earlier this year
ICG approaches first close for seventh European fund
ICG Europe VI held a final close on тЌ3bn in July 2015 and was 60% invested as of September 2017
AP4 eyes sustainability-focused PE funds
Public pension fund has an appetite for co-investments in unlisted direct investments
Partners Group's private equity AUM increases 7%
Switzerland-based firm announces тЌ2.37bn new commitments for its private equity strategy
SGG Group buys Augentius in fund admin consolidation play
Transaction would make SGG the fourth largest investor services firm worldwide with $400bn AUM
Mandarin Capital looking to kickstart new fundraise in Q4
Italian private equity house is planning to start fundraising for its new fund, MCP III, in October
Bridges hits £50m mark for evergreen vehicle
Permanent capital vehicle was launched in December 2016, with initial commitments of ТЃ23m
British Private Equity Awards: final call to enter
Time is running out to enter the 2018 BPE Awards: entries are due by 4pm on Friday 13 July
SWFs consider reducing PE allocations – survey
Private equity remains among the most popular asset classes in the alternatives space
Capital Dynamics acquires Advanced Capital
Advanced Capital currently manages generalist private equity, real estate and energy funds-of-funds
Quilvest reshuffles management
Alexis Meffre takes over from Stanislas Poniatowski as Quilvest's executive chairperson
EIF seeks manager for Croatian fund-of-funds
Selected fund managers will be expected to attract private capital to be co-invested