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Halder overhauls partner group as part of succession plan
Former partners Paul de Ridder and Michael Wahl step back into senior adviser roles
Argos Soditic rebrands to Argos Wityu
Maurice Dwek, the founder of Soditic bank, had previously owned a minority stake in the GP
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
Nordic to acquire Prospitalia from Five Arrows
Nordic was competing with PE firms Ardian, Cinven, Goldman Sachs PE, Hg and TA Associates
BDC in exclusivity with LDC over PEI buyout
Alternative assets information provider is reportedly being sold on the basis of a ТЃ10m EBITDA figure
Draper Esprit to raise £115m via share placement
VC has raised ТЃ61m across its EIS, VCT and secondary funds, giving it an additional total of ТЃ176m
Electra initiates sale process
LP is also exploring the potential sale of its entire portfolio or the sale of individual assets
Bain Capital in talks to rescue CDP Equity-backed Trevi
Trevi appointed a chief restructuring officer in 2017 to negotiate a debt restructuring plan
Idinvest boosts growth capital team with new hire
Guillaume Santamaria joins as investment director in Idinvest's Growth Capital team
Capzanine backs Magix
Firm's first investment in Germany since it opened an office in Munich in September last year
ESO Capital opens Frankfurt office
Team will initially comprise four investment professionals, who will invest in DACH-based SMEs
CVC's Hellenic Healthcare to buy Hygeia
Following the deal, MIG will have the right to acquire a stake of up to 10% in Hellenic Healthcare
Terra Firma mandates Christie & Co for Wyevale sale
GP has secured a 12-month extension to its 2007-vintage fund to enable the sale of remaining assets
Apax France promotes four
GP promotes an HR & ESG director, a principal, an associate and a CIO
21 Centrale Partners hires Cathay's Chatain as principal
In her new role, Chatain will work on the sourcing and investment of 21 Centrale's portfolio
Ambienta appoints Gatti as CFO, promotes two to partners
Gatti, who joined Ambienta in 2012, has worked on the implementation of the firm's best practices
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
BC Partners launches real estate arm
StУЉphane Theuriau, former CEO of Altarea Cogedim, is hired as managing partner
Japan Post Bank targets $76.5bn alternatives portfolio
More than JPY 2tn ($18bn) of the portfolio will be allocated to private equity
Calpers formalises direct investment strategy
Largest US public pension plan announces the creation of a new entity to make direct investments
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
NorthEdge hires two new portfolio directors
Keven Parker has experience from 3i, while Andy Tupholme previously worked at Gresham
Hg-backed Visma and Raet to merge
Visma has launched a тЌ300m term loan add-on financing to syndication to finance the acquisition
Fondo Italiano to launch two funds-of-funds
FoF PE II will target private equity funds that invest in Italian SMEs operating in the tech sector