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Norton Rose appoints David Marshall as partner
New partner will join the firm’s London-based private equity team
CVC and Summit’s Avast in $1.3bn deal for TA’s AVG
Bolt-on is first major acquisition for Avast since being bought by CVC in 2014
Rede Partners hires Sivanithy for new role
Dushy Sivanithy will become head of origination and due diligence for the placement agent
Stage Capital spins out from NBGI Private Equity
Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs back the creation of a new independent firm with €300m in AUM
SVG confirms talks with Goldman Sachs and CPPIB
Fund-of-funds in talks with Goldman Sachs and Canadian pension fund for alternative bid
SVG in talks with other bidders, says board
SVG board holds position over HarbourVest bid in a public back-and-forth between the two firms
Amundi launches platform for real and alternative assets
Firm is looking to double its €34bn alternative assets under management by 2020
Permira holds final close for latest CLO fund on €275m
New vehicle is the first CLO-dedicated fund raised by the firm in four years
Squire hires Siddiqui as partner
Siddiqui joins the firm from Trowers & Hamlins, where he was corporate partner for one year
Lyceum makes six new hires
UK mid-market GP has appointed two directors, alongside four other new recruits
N+1 rebrands as Alantra
Spanish advisory and asset management firm merges its brands and renames company Alantra
Dow Schofield Watts hires EY's Saleem
New recruit will provide financial due diligence to PE houses and other investors
Pemberton launches £500m UK direct lending fund
New vehicle has received the backing of two LPs including Legal & General
Pension fund Lacera increases exposure to non-US funds
LP has previously made investments in CVC's European funds, as well as many mid-market funds
Albion acquires Close Brothers' OLIM
Firm is looking to diversify its activities in the aftermath of changes to VCT regulations
IR partner Caroline Huyskes-van Doorne leaves Egeria
Huyskes-van Doorne joined the Dutch private equity firm as a fund director in 2003
NorthEdge promotes Pickering to head of Manchester office
Pickering will oversee investment operations in the north-west and lead a six-person team
Black Pearls hires Pągowski as venture partner
VC hopes the appointment will strenghten its potential in the IT projects field
TCA appoints Fickling as portfolio manager
New recruit will work on small-cap senior secured debt investments in European and US private equity
HarbourVest buys extra €42m commitment in Indigo Capital V
LP almost quadruples commitment to mezzanine debt provider's 2007-vintage vehicle
Eaton hires D'Angelo as head of Europe
New managing director is based at Eaton Partners' London office
British Business Bank supports Active's ECF with £24m
GP is targeting £40m to invest in UK founder-led early-stage companies
Damien Lestang joins BlackFin as managing director
BlackFin recently launched its first VC fund with a €120m target
Mobeus appoints Garland as investment manager
Danielle Garland joins UK mid-market firm to strengthen its buyout team