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Triago to expand London presence
Triago first opened a London office in 2016 but has recently moved to a new address
Ardian's Gaillard takes over as France Invest chair
Dominique Gaillard will chair the French PE trade body for two years, taking over from Olivier Millet
US investors lag behind Europe on responsible investing – report
Survey finds that 47% of European-based institutional investors have established an RI policy
Alpha PE hires Quinn as IR and fundraising director
Helena Quinn was previously private equity leader at fund services firm SGG
MCI launches tender offer to wholly own MCI Capital fund
Offer is for 19,003,988 MCI Capital shares in a bid to wholly acquire the fund's shares and votes
New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions investment in PE
Swedish Ministry of Finance presents a proposal to ease investment restrictions for pension funds
Apposite promotes Auffray and Meynier
Auffray becomes head of IR and operations, with Meynier promoted to investment director
Danish pension funds establish DKK 5bn sustainable development fund
IFU will manage the fund, which has a DKK 5bn target, and aims to raise an additional DKK 1bn
Idinvest hires former Balderton principal Debock
Investment director Debock will follow venture capital investments in France and Europe
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
PE firms back record $14bn funding round for China's Ant Financial
Round comprises renminbi and US dollar tranches, reportedly values the company at $150bn
Time Partners hires Schroder Adveq's Kimeze
Kimeze is Time Partners' fifth director and will join the private capital division
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
KKR's Smidt steps down
Head of industrials and energy Smidt left at the end of May, and has been replaced by Edouard Pillot
Rutland boosts deal team with two hires
Will Southgate joins Rutland from PwC, while Gessica Howarth previously worked at Goldman Sachs
Core Equity shelves Hema acquisition talks – reports
E-commerce platform of Hema is not deemed profitable enough, sources told the Dutch press
PE-backed Wagamama mandates Goldman Sachs for funding options
Restaurant chain backed by Hutton Collins and Duke Street has withstood the UK casual dining downturn
Investec hires Markova in acquisition finance team
Based in the London office, Markova will be active in managing Investec's European debt platform
Adyen sets price range for €6-7bn IPO
General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Temasek have all previously backed the business
Abraaj seeks standstill deal with creditors
Firm has been embroiled in an investor conflict since the beginning of 2018
Elysian's Tekmar announces intention to float
Offshore wind cable protection supplier has grown its EBITDA by 28.5% per annum since 2016
CVC’s Delachaux sets IPO price range
Final price will be announced on 14 June, with share trading due to begin on 19 June
LP competition heats up for stakes in GP management companies
One in six LPs is taking stakes in GP management companies via specialist funds
VC-backed ViroGates readies for Copenhagen IPO
Offer price is DKK 91 per share, which equates to a market capitalisation of DKK 276m