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CVC, EQT Credit in second refinancing round for Paymentsense
Debt package follows a first refinancing deal in November 2016 by the debt providers
Amundi launches €300m LBO debt fund
Vehicle will select issuers primarily from the portfolio companies of major private equity firms
PKA reorganises alternatives arm, invites third-party capital
PKA AIP has so far acted exclusively as an adviser to PKA's own pension schemes
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Coller leads €2.5bn secondaries deal for Nordic Capital VII
Restructuring of Nordic Capital's seventh fund is one of the largest GP-led secondary transactions inked in Europe
GP Bullhound appoints Kindelán as head of Madrid office
In his new role, Kindelán will be based in Madrid and will oversee the firm's activities in Iberia
VC-backed NFon aims to raise €50m in Q2 IPO
Company targets gross proceeds of €50m, which will be used for further European expansion
IK to acquire Domia
Deal will be made via the investor's IK Small Cap I Fund, which recently held a final close
Creandum hires in-house general counsel
Walther spent eight years at Vinge, where she worked in transactions and technology
Bain's Autodis announces intention to float
Autodis may implement a capital increase in the range of €350-400m as part of the IPO
MJ Hudson promotes Brozyniak and Amos to partner
Brozyniak joined MJ Hudson in 2017 from Macfarlanes and Amos joined from Allen & Overy
EQT lines up Tampnet sale process
Several private equity funds and infrastructure investors are expected to pitch bids
Federated Investors buys Hermes from BT Pension Scheme
Vendor BT Pension Scheme will retain a 29.5% stake in the manager after the deal
France's Pragma Capital rebrands, eyes new fund launch
Pragma, which underwent a succession plan in 2016, will now be known as Sparring Capital
NB Aurora to float and acquire FII's portfolio
Fund expects to raise €150m in a private placement for institutional and professional investors
Apollo's take-private bid pre-emptively rejected by FirstGroup
Transport group's board reject an approach for the company, which has a market cap of ТЃ1.3bn
CVC-backed Avast to float on London Stock Exchange
Listing would result in a free float of approximately 25% of Avast's issued share capital
BC-backed Springer Nature announces intention to float
BC Partners may make a secondary placement of shares and will provide shares for a greenshoe option
Orlando Italy to sell Favini
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Orlando Italy, which acquired the company in 2009
Axa Strategic Ventures rebrands to Axa Venture Partners
Rebrand reflects approach of establishing partnerships with portfolio companies and VC investors
Norway's government steers sovereign wealth fund away from PE
Investing in unlisted assets poses challenges to cost effectiveness and transparency, ministry says
PE-backed Varo shelves IPO
Fuel supply company, backed by Carlyle, announced its intention to float in March
DLA Piper hires Vandenbussche and Pinkham
Law firm hires partner Vandenbussche and senior counsel Pinkham to strengthen PE arm
C5 appoints Cooke as managing partner
In his new role, Cooke will take responsibility for all aspects of fundraising and IR