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DC promotes eight in London, Frankfurt
Carsten Burger promoted to managing director in Frankfurt, seven others promoted in London
Metric Capital to launch €500m fund with Virgin's Branson
Fundraising for the consumer-focused vehicle is expected to officially launch in the coming months
DWS hires Mayfair's Mehta as private equity CFO
Mehta will lead the fund finance and accounting functions at Deutsche Bankтs asset management arm
Montana hires Adveq's Lidén as COO
Lidén resigned from his post at Adveq in September 2017 after it was acquired by Schroders in April
Lithuanian PE association elects BaltCap's Alekna as new chair
LT VCA has elected an entirely new board and members will be appointed for two years
Emeram-backed Bench enters adminstration
Fashion retailer is the latest in a series of UK-based consumer brands to face troubles
Baird hires Societe Generale's Meyer
Meyer will be responsible for continuing to grow Baird's DACH investment banking business
Arma Partners hires three
Harvey joins as group business development director, Toor and Zimmer join as directors
Norvestor hires Nordea's Osland Vik-Mo as COO
Currently Osland Vik-Mo is head of strategy and business development at Nordea Wealth Management
ECM approaches first close for GEP V
ECM targets control positions in DACH-based businesses with enterprise values between €20-80m
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Ardian enters exclusive negotiations to buy Capzanine's Opteven
GP pre-empts auction of French insurance company Opteven and takes over from Capzanine
CVC-backed Avast sets price range for £2.5-3.2bn IPO
Company announces a share price range of 250-320 pence for its upcoming IPO on the LSE
Tikehau Capital in exclusivity for Nexteam Group
GP enters exclusive talks to acquire French metals engineering company Nexteam Group
EI scraps Dan-Wood IPO
Offering did not achieve a price that reflected the GP's valuation of the company
BC-backed Springer Nature sets price range for €3.6bn IPO
Company is targeting proceeds of up to €1.6bn from the primary and secondary offering
Better Capital extends 2009 fund term
BECAP Fund will now run to the end of 2019, with a further one-year extension possible
Golding hires BlueBay's Das as head of private debt
Das will be responsible for selecting primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities
LBO France hires three for venture, small-cap
Philippe Chambon and Sébastien Woynar join the venture team, while Nicolas Manardo joins the small-cap team
Ardian sells 49% stake in Luton Airport to AMP Capital
Previous media reports valued Ardian's stake in the international airport at more than $400m
Sofinnova hires in-house counsel from Eurazeo
Bordes will work in Sofinnova's support team alongside managing partner and COO Monique Salnier
Bowmark, Abry reportedly in second round for LDC's PEI Media
Initial bids for the company, submitted last month, came in at more than 10x EBITDA
Californian pension fund seeks adviser to build PE exposure
Adviser will work on the development of StanCera's diversified private markets portfolio
Ergon hires healthcare specialist Götz
Götz will join a group of senior advisers with experience in the sectors in which Ergon invests