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Turenne Capital announces raft of hires
French GP hires an investment director, two analysts and two chargés d'affaires
Alantra promotes Cowap and Robertson to directors
Cowap and Robertson joined the firm in 2013 as members of its UK advisory business
Genesis appoints Janovský as CFO
Petr Janovský joins as chief financial officer along with new investment analyst Adam Ruta
Livingbridge to acquire Love Holidays
Proposed deal will reportedly value the UK-based online travel agent at around ТЃ180m
Main Capital to launch €250m private debt fund
Main Capital Fund I will primarily target successful Italian SMEs but also distressed businesses
Calpers seeks new CIO as Eliopoulos resigns
Calpers has commenced the search for a replacement, with Eliopoulos leaving by the beginning of 2019
DeA Capital's Idea CCR I sells stake in Cartiere Pigna
CCR I, which in July 2016 held a final close on €260m, targets financially stressed Italian companies
Five Arrows Direct Lending closes on €655m
Rothschild Merchant Banking's direct lending fund for mid-market firms exceeds its €400m target
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II in takeover offer for Snaidero
Following approval of the deal, Idea CCR II will invest €13m in the company and appoint a new CEO
Bridgepoint preps for first credit fund launch
Firm's first debt vehicle will invest in Bridgepoint's own deals as well as third-party ones
Ardian nets $800m for US infrastructure fund
Fundraising was completed in less than six months, according to Ardian
Neuberger Berman exits Surgital, Brugola
Neuberger Berman acquired Fondo Italiano's portfolio, which included Surgital and Brugola, last year
ESO acquires Core Capital
Consolidated group will provide a range of equity, debt and hybrid products of up to тЌ40m
Silver Lake agrees to de-list Zoopla parent ZPG for £2.2bn
Proposed de-listing has unanimous backing from ZPG's board and comes four years after its ТЃ920m IPO
Aberdeen Standard buys fund finance outfit Hark Capital
New York's Hark Capital supplies loans to mid-life and end-of-life PE and VC vehicles
Bowmark promotes Masters and Mastrodonato, hires Lyceum's Keen
GP is currently deploying capital from its ТЃ375m fifth fund, which closed in January 2014
Nord Holding hires Bösenberg
German investment company appoints the former Quadriga Capital partner as head of direct investment
Golding announces nine promotions
Matthias Reicherter has been promoted from partner to the newly created role of CIO
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
BC-backed Springer Nature pulls IPO
Company was expected to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with a market cap of up to €3.6bn
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity to launch six new funds
PE branch aims to raise €3bn over the next three years, to reach €5bn of AUM by late 2021
VC-backed NFon lowers IPO price range
IPO would now result in an expected market capitalisation of €165-185m, down from €200-239m
VC-backed iZettle gearing up for IPO
Card payment business posts strong gross profit but EBITDA is still negative
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability