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Nordic Capital acquires Excent Tandtechniek
Deal was made as an add-on to Nordic Capital's European Dental Group platform
Riverside promotes Álvarez-Novoa to partner
Firm also appoints Filip Van de Vliet and Philip Rowland as operating partners
Hamilton Lane asset footprint hits record high
Firm plans to keep growing its existing funds across primary, co-investment and secondary strategies
BC to acquire VetPartners from August
Proposed deal for the veterinary business would come three years after the vendor founded the group
US pension plan seeks private equity manager
Candidates should have at least five years' experience in managing private equity funds
MMC appoints three
Morgan will take the role of chairman, having previously held the post of CEO at the Daily Mail
DPE tests LP appetite for fourth fund
DPE III held a final close in €575m in January 2017, up from the €350m raised by DPE II
Dyal Capital makes minority investment in Golub Capital
All proceeds from the deal will remain invested in the firm and there will be no change in strategy
Debevoise hires Kirkland's Dickman
Dickman will be responsible for fund formation, management and reorganisation advice
Ogier promotes two
Delamarre and Elslander earn promotion to senior associate after joining the firm in 2014 and 2016
Alaska Permanent PE returns hit historic high
Private equity portfolio is now valued at $7.3bn, representing 11.2% of total assets
Resilience Partners targets final close for direct lending fund
Spanish direct lender is targeting a February 2019 final close for its maiden fund
Elementis puts sale of Mondo Minerals to Advent on hold
Advent announced the sale of Mondo to listed Elementis in June, with EV amounting to $600m
EQT pre-marketing fourth infra fund
EQT Infrastructure IV was registered in Luxembourg with several filings earlier this month
Private equity boosts returns for Ohio pension fund
SERS generated a net return of 9.17% from its entire portfolio for the same period
Italian pension fund to commit to three PE funds
Potential candidates must have a track record of three years' experience in alternative investments
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
Pemberton targets €2.5bn for second European debt fund
Vehicle's 2016-vintage €1.2bn predecessor is now understood to be fully deployed
Altamar appoints González and Utrera as COOs
González and Utrera will report to the firm's founding partners and co-CEOs Aguirre and Molina
Tikehau holds first close, launches fund
French GP's TGE II backs SMEs across western Europe with EBITDA in the €5-50m range
LDC promotes Smith to investment director
Since joining in 2015, Smith has been involved in a number of transactions in the UK
Green Arrow nears close for two funds
Investment firm Green Arrow Capital wholly acquired Italian GP Quadrivio Capital in November
PE generates best returns for Industriens Pensionsforsikring
Private equity (6.1%) and infrastructure (3.5%) are the best performing asset classes for the LP
Invalda INVL launches buyout fund
New fund will target companies in the Baltic region with turnover between €20-100m