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Record turnout for Impetus-PEF Private Equity Triathlon
Charitable foundation is more than halfway to surpassing 2015’s total fundraising
Iris Capital appoints Pesqué and Nitlech as partners
Parisian VC hires Pesqué as partner and promotes Julien-David Nitlech from within
21 Centrale promotes Voituron and Vigneron to partners
Paris-based 21 Centrale has promoted Fabrice Voituron and Antoine Vigneron to partner
HIG promotes Mundassery to head of European direct lending
Promotion comes seven years after Mundassery joined the firm from Highland Capital Management
Macquarie, Prime's Takeaway.com valued up to €1.1bn in IPO
The PE-backed company expects to raise €350m from public offering
SVG board hits back at HarbourVest's unsolicited takeover bid
Fund-of-funds' board says the recent offer undervalues the company and its assets
Apax France promotes three, appoints senior associate
Promotions are aimed at reinforcing the technology, media and telecoms team
Italmobiliare nears full Clessidra ownership
GP appoints Pesenti as chair and Fera as CEO as part of the acquisition
Eight Roads hires Virgin's Moorhead as chief operating officer
Moorhead joins from Virgin Group where he worked as chief financial officer
Houlihan Lokey hires van Asselt in Amsterdam
Van Asselt will support the firm's power, environmental and infrastructure efforts in Benelux
L Catterton hires Barade as partner
L Catterton has appointed Jean-Philippe Barade as a partner and head of its London office
SEP promotes Robison and Davidson to partner
Growth capital investor has also recruited Roughead as director and Rathgeber as principal
BPI France launches €140m private debt fund
Fund will mainly be used to provide growth capital to French SMEs
HarbourVest makes £1.02bn final offer for SVG
Fund-of-funds acquirer is on track to secure a 51.2% stake and is aiming for a full takeover
McDonald joins Taylor Wessing from Olswang
Duncan McDonald joins the law firm’s private equity practice in London as a partner
Cavendish appoints EY's Hay as partner
New recruit leaves his role at EY after just one year on the capital and debt advisory team
Reminder: vote for your unquote” British Private Equity Awards winners
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Dentons hires Abbas as partner for Rome office
Appointment follows the opening of the firm's Rome office in July 2016
LPEQ appoints Mark Florman as chair
Mark Florman is the former CEO of BVCA and the founder of private equity firm 8 Miles
NorthEdge hires Clearwater's Hales as head of origination
New recruit joins the firm's newly formed deal origination team after seven years with Clearwater
Takeaway.com announces intention to float
Dutch company has been backed by Prime Ventures and Macquarie Capital over the last few years
Arnulf Keese joins E.Ventures as partner
New partner is a former PayPal executive and was hired for his fintech expertise
Advent appoints Sébastien Veil as director
Veil joins from PAI Partners, where he served as principal for eight years
Corvm Capital becomes Canopia Capital Partners
Corvm Capital was set up in late 2014 by former HIG senior associate Arthur Dessenante