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Demeter Partners merges with Emertec Gestion
Agreement follows Paris climate agreement COP21 and will see the firm branded as Demeter-Emertec
Unigestion announces two new hires for London team
Unigestion expands its London PE team with the appointments of Joana Castro and Vivien Blossier
Siparex appoints Golder and Tremblin as partners
Olivier Golder and Alexandre Tremblin will be joining the firm's mid-market team
Pillarstone hires in London and Athens
GP boosts its Greek office with new partner and a non-executive director
Total Capital hires Investec's Buttler as partner
New Leeds-based recruit will oversee deal origination in the north of England
Mandarin Capital partner Solibieda leaves for BASF Venture Capital
Solibieda has left the Milanese GP after three years as head of private equity in its German office
Fondo Italiano commits €85m to 3 Italian private debt funds
Following announcements, Quadrivio holds €120m first closing for its maiden debt fund
Swiss PE optimistic despite concerns over investment conditions
GPs and LPs discussed the state of Swiss PE at the Mergermarket Swiss M&A and PE event in Zurich
LL Berg appoints Jabbour Gédéon as senior associate
Lawyer joins private equity and M&A team from role at law firm Gide Loyrette
Advent makes £221.5m bid for Brammer
Industrial components company's board recommends approval of the offer valuing shares at 165 pence
UK government to invest £400m in venture
Chancellor of the exchequer's Autumn Statement focuses government's attention on supporting startups
Draper Esprit acquires Elderstreet
Merger comes in response to VCT regulatory changes made over the past year
Inflexion appoints Daryl Cohen as investment director
New investment dirtector is joining from Vision Capital where he served as partner
BGF hires KPMG's Dolyniuk and Bureau van Dijk's Beckett
New recruits will join the GP's Manchester office and focus on northern England deals
Former Permira head to chair UK government review panel
Ex-Permira managing partner Damon Buffini will chair a panel to support the growth of startups
Caledonia hires Mills as investment manager
Alex Mills joins from Graphite Capital, where she spent two years as investment manager
Verlinvest buys 24.5% of Mutti
Investor will boost the company's internationalisation and is understood to target an IPO
NorthEdge appoints McQuaid and Holmes
McQuaid and Holmes join the firm's Leeds and Manchester teams from JLA Group and PwC respectively
unquote" LP and secondaries round-up
US and European LPs bring PE investments in-house in our latest round-up of LP and secondaries news
Better Capital in exclusivity over £326m Gardner sale
Sale price would be above the figure sought for the aerospace company when it was first put up for sale
Ratos sets date and price range for Arcus IPO
Norwegian spirits group sets NOK 39-45 price range for shares ahead of 1 December listing
Accenture and Partech form strategic partnership
Accenture will invest in two Partech Ventures funds as part of the agreement
Catalyst bolsters London and Midlands teams
William Cooke, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Toh join the corporate finance house's deal-making team
BaltCap promotes four to partners
Promotions are part of the GP’s strategy to increase its focus on the Baltic region