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Quadrivio's Directa Plus to float on AIM
Company backer Quadrivio will exit the business after a seven-year holding period
Quadrivio and Intesa Sanpaolo merge VC activities
New venture capital firm foresees the launch of a new vehicle with a €120m target
3i's Basic-Fit announces intention to float
Company could be valued at up to €1bn for the listing, which could take place by year-end
Grant Thornton appoints Budworth to managing director
Budworth replaces Dave Clark, who steps down after 15 years but will stay with the firm
Cooley hires three new partners for PE team
Rosen, Hopkinson and Schwartzman will join the companyтs London, New York and Palo Alto teams
Bain-backed Maisons du Monde aims for €325-385m IPO
Proceeeds from the transaction will be used to repay debt and increase financial flexibility
Colin Granger joins YFM as investment director
Granger joins from Milestone, where he focused on the UK lower-mid-market segment
Mobeus hires BGF's Hindocha
Hindocha joins from BGF, where he spent three years originating deals
General Atlantic enters exclusivity for £950m Argus buyout
Deal would value the business at 20x EBITDA, according to reports
Equistone director Silvester retires
Equistone Partners director Steven Silvester has retired after 19 years of employment at the firm
Inflexion grows investment team with triple hire
UK GP adds Josh Kaufman, Henry Arundel and Fabrizia Rizzi to its investment team roster
Riverside promotes Schaich to European principal
Patrick Schaich will oversee Riverside's deal origination in the DACH region
StepStone takes over Swiss Capital
StepStone Private Debt and StepStone Hedge Funds will be launched following the merger
3i closes CLO fund on €413m
New vehicle will target senior secured loans for European PE-backed buyouts
Lincoln hires Oakley's Brooks as MD
Appointment comes weeks after the firm hired Freyman as MD of valuations and opinions
Iris Capital makes Gold partner in San Francisco
Gold will incidentally take on the role of managing director of Iris Capital North America
Ebersberger leaves Linklaters for Ashurst
Ebersberger's departure latest in a series of leavers from Linklaters
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong sets summer IPO
Government will retain a 50.1% stake in the national energy company after largest-ever Danish IPO
Marlborough Partners appoints Metzgen as MD
New recruit will oversee the firm's coverage and execution advisory activity
Two more partners leave Linklaters for Kirkland & Ellis
David Holdsworth and Tim Lowe are the most recent partners to join Kirkland from Linklaters
CDC and Mubadala take minority stake in Galileo Education
Investment will help support activities of French subsidiary Studialis
Squire Patton Boggs hires Spirit's Stirling
New recruit will oversee legal firm's private equity strategy across regional markets
Italmobiliare buys Clessidra for €20m
Italian holding company Italmobiliare has wholly acquired the GP
Catalyst hires Shah as partner
New partner will focus on the technology, media and telecommunication sector