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Blackstone and CVC to buy PaySafe in £2.96bn deal
Transaction would value equity in the digital payments company at around 13x its 2016 EBITDA
Goodwin promotes Luxembourg specialist in London funds practice
Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine joins Goodwin’s PE and funds practice as a partner in London
Azimut completes Futurimpresa acquisition with 45% stake purchase
Asset manager completes the acquisition of the GP three years after the original deal
Akina to launch sixth fund-of-funds, targeting €550m
Akina Partners has registered its sixth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice VII
Newgate to acquire Arle Capital Partners
Development comes five months after Arle announced it was in the process of liquidation
Linklaters hires Kellett from Clifford Chance
Kellett will be working on transactions in the DACH region, operating out of Munich and Frankfurt
Alantra hires Vukovich to head new Vienna office
Investment banking and asset management firm hires the former co-head of corporate finance at Unicredit
PAI Partners mulls €4bn fund launch by year-end
GP plans a quick return to the fundraising trail, following a busy 24 months in the wake of its previous close
Maven opens Durham office
Maven will manage the £20m Finance Durham Fund from its new office in the city
Target Partners hires Wolter as partner
Target hires TestHub founder and Applause EU managing director Jan Wolter as venture partner
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
McGuireWoods hires Vaz as partner
Ex-King & Wood Mallesons partner Lorraine Vaz joins McGuireWoods' London office
May to leave Silverfleet by year-end
Partner Guido May joined the London-based GP in 2001 after three years at 3i
Tenzing introduces entrepreneurs panel
Six-strong panel to support portfolio includes founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs
McGuireWoods hires Davis as partner
Jeremy Davis joins the law firm after spending around 20 years in M&A
BNP Paribas emerges as investor in 3i's Formel D
3i also introduced Citic Capital China Partners III as an investment partner in the deal
Three Hills Capital hires three
Joe Jefferies, Arjan Blok and Ravi Savjani strengthen the GP's investment team
Swiss commerce minister announces CHF 500m VC fund
Schneider-Amman states between CHF 200-300m has already been committed by Credit Suisse, Mobiliar and UBS
Bain, Cinven in increased bid for Stada
Following a failed bid in June, the GPs launch a new offer with a 25 cents increase
Apax France acquires EPF Partners
Acquisition will immediately be followed by the launch of a €200-250m vehicle
Lexington to commit up to €600m to new BC fund in stapled deal
Lexington Partners agrees to buy €1.2bn of LP stakes in BC IX, while committing to fund X
Canopia appoints Boussac to investment team
Firm also appointed Olivier Quenardel to its investment team and advisory board in late 2016
unquote" British Private Equity Awards 2017: more tips for entering
Entries are due in less than a week - here are some helpful tips if you are still working on your submission
Exponent gears up for fourth fund
GP filed registration documents for Exponent Private Equity Partners IV on 30 June