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GP Bullhound acquires AdMedia
Following the acquisition, five senior deal-makers will join the VC firm's investment team
Headway targets first close in early Q2
Headway registered the vehicle, Headway Investment Partners IV (HIP IV), in February 2017
Techwald's SPAC Life Care Capital to trade on AIM Italia
SPAC will invest in non-listed medium-sized Italian companies active in the healthcare sector
Seraphim hires Rombaut as general partner
Rombaut will support fundraising efforts as the VC firm plans to launch a new global vehicle
TPG's Prezzo to close 94 restaurants following CVA
Casual dining chain suffered an 8.1% drop in like-for-like sales in 2017 and owes £220m to creditors
CapMan prepares Harvia for IPO in Helsinki
Harvia intends to raise around €45m to strengthen its capital structure and support growth
Perusa to launch third fund
Perusa Partners II held a final close on €207m in November 2011 and is deployed across 10 deals
Idinvest hires Cavalin as legal director
Cavalin will be involved in structuring and raising investment vehicles, as well as all legal concerns
Keensight appoints Van Eynde as CFO
Adrian Van Eynde joins from Ardian after two years in the firm's fund finance department
Macquarie hires Intel Capital's Jorgensen
Jorgensen will support Macquarie's infrastructure technology and growth capital initiatives
Spotify starts listing process with SEC filing
Spotify's direct listing lets the market find a price and cuts out the usual underwriting process
Advent receives board approval for £1bn Laird take-private
GP has also received irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent from 27% of Laird's shareholders
Ardian raises €700m for first European real estate fund
Investors comprise pension funds, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals
BNP Paribas launches venture fund
BNP Paribas Capital Partners' vehicle targets financial services and insurance startups
Bain's Autodis eyeing float in 2018
GP owns 93% of the French auto parts distributor, following the company's fourth buyout
DLA Piper overhauls Paris office's tax team
Paris office hires nine lawyers, including three tax-focused partners and a corporate law partner
VC-backed Move24 enters provisional insolvency
Move24 will try to halt the insolvency process and is currently auditing its financials
Pantheon aims for FTSE 250 as NAV per share rises
Pantheon also announces a share restructuring and the issue of a £200m asset-linked note
Draper Esprit invests in five seed funds
Managers include Berlin-based Join Capital and Helsinki-based Icebreaker
AP7 in negotiations for fourth account manager
Procurement for final account manager is ongoing, with an announcement now depending on lawyers
Livingbridge appoints Jones
Jones joins the firm's value strategy group and will focus on insight and analytics
Enterprise Investors-backed Novaturas readies for IPO
Offered shares represent 50% of the company's total capital, with Enterprise intending to retain a stake
Cairngorm promotes two
Bayliss and Naylor-Leyland are both founding members of Cairngorm's investment team
Abraaj suspends private equity funds as founder steps down
CEO and founder Arif Naqvi passed the fund management reins to two co-chief executives