News
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
Terra Firma's Four Seasons agrees interest payment standstill
Major creditor H/2 has agreed to the measure in order to facilitate a consensual restructuring
Magnum to acquire Indiba in SBO
GP to buy the Spanish electro-medicine manufacturer Indiba from Minerva for around €60m
Capzanine hires TCR's Bernez
Former TCR Capital managing partner will focus on managing Capzanine 4 Sponsorless fund
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
Epiris expands team with Atwal hire
Atwal joins from Bain & Company, prior to which he spent four years at Morgan Stanley
Eurazeo in talks to buy Idinvest
Investment company Eurazeo looks into buying majority stake in French GP Idinvest
US pension fund to commit $325-350m to PE in 2018
Lacers will place special emphasis on mid-market and lower-mid-market buyout funds
Crescent-, Viridian-backed Fusion Antibodies to list on AIM
Northern Irish biotech company will use the capital to invest in its laboratories and manufacturing
CapMan raises €86m for Growth Equity Fund
Finland-based GP intends to hold a final close for the fund to be held on 19 December
Tenzing appoints Investec's Murray to investment team
Third recent hire for the investment team after Messer and Reynolds joined last month
Passion Capital files for third fund
Second fund targeted equity investments of up to ТЃ2m in very early-stage businesses
LDC promotes two, hires one
GP simultaneously announces that director Aston will move from Birmingham to London
Astorg hires Permira's Einsfeld to head new Frankfurt office
GP simultaneously announces the hiring of Veber from Nomura and promotion of de Mitry
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its тЌ5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
BPI France to launch medtech fund
GP announces the launch of a €50m fund supporting healthcare tech startups at seed stage
University of Calgary hiring PE investment adviser
Investment committee recently approved the inclusion of PE and infrastructure in its portfolio
Bregal Freshstream hires de Graauw from Bain & Company
In his new role, de Graauw will be responsible for overseeing portfolio development
CapMan promotes Simula to head of IR
Simula will be responsible for group-level fundraising and fund investor relations
Eurazeo to buy C2S from Bridgepoint
Eurazeo Patrimoine enters talks to buy French private clinics operator C2S from Bridgepoint
General Atlantic appoints Samec as operating partner
Appointment is part of a raft of worldwide promotions at the firm, including two others in Europe
Terra Firma calls on H/2 to accept Four Seasons proposal
Development comes a month after the GP proposed to hand over its stake for a nominal sum
Hughes Armstrong makes changes to management team
Founder Steve Lord takes charge of a portfolio company as the firm faces "excessive headwinds"
Aurelius promotes two to board
Investment company prepares for further growth after the most successful year in its history