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Omnes launches new funds
Omnes Real Tech, Omnes Expansion III amd Mezzanis III expected to hold closes in 2018
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund reaches $200m
Anterra extends the fund to capitalise on the global food sector and expands its team
Stuart Mills to leave HSBC
Head of mid-market financial sponsor coverage will leave the bank after 14 years
Ekkio hires Accuracy's Boess
Ekkio Capital aims to bolster its operations in Germany with the new appointment
Eight Roads launches $375m third vehicle
Vehicle is almost 60% larger than its 2015-vintage predecessor
Finnish newcomer Maki.vc launches with €70m target
Backers of the fund to date include Skype's founder, the Supercell co-founders, and Nokia's chair
Capman launches infra fund
Manager is currently in discussions with placement agents and legal advisers on the raise
Aberdeen to launch €1bn fund in joint venture with 21 Partners
JV will be based in London and led by 21 Partners' founder and managing partner Alessandro Benetton
BC-backed Springer Nature eyes May IPO
BC Partners owns a 47% stake in the business alongside German publisher Holtzbrinck
Epiris hires 3i's Makani
Makani joins Epiris from private equity investor 3i, where she worked as an analyst
EQT hires Evercore for Sportradar exit
EQT has made final realisations on six of the 18 portfolio companies in EQT VI to date
Abénex to back Silvya Terrade
Abénex joins previous investors backing the French hairdressing colleges group
PE-backed Sok to list on Istanbul Borsa
Listing could comprise up to 35% of shares, with the IPO reportedly set to complete in May
Oakley funds announce €230m of distributions in 2017
OCI announces a year-end NAV of ТЃ502m, representing a 17% compound annual growth rate
FSN hires from Apax and Capvis for new Munich office
Robin Muerer and Justin Kent join as partners to lead the firm's investment effort in DACH
FSN Capital's Bygghemma sets IPO price range
Offering would correspond to an equity value of between SEK 4.85-5.35bn (тЌ477-526m)
European LPs hungry for more co-investment, secondaries
Demand for primary deployment was also positive, with 37% of European LPs expecting to do more
Abraaj CFO leaves firm
Abraaj Group confirmed that Ashish Dave is no longer with the investment firm
Alantra to acquire Unión Martín, also bidding for Hiperbaric
GP is deploying capital from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which was launched in July 2015
Westbridge hires WK's Minton
Minton is joining from WK Corporate Finance and previously worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners
3i hires four for private equity team
3i strengthens its US and European private equity teams with four new appointments
Perusa changes fundraising strategy
Firm has agreed an alternative funding structure with LPs, which it will review after 12-18 months
J Hirsch, Wise to exit Alpitour
GPs received expressions of interest but the sale talks are still in their initial phase
NCL Technology Ventures launches £50m fund
Fund will invest in high-growth SMEs, with a focus on medical technologies and therapeutics