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NorthEdge’s Accrol eyes AIM listing
Listing would mark the first IPO of a NorthEdge-backed company
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong prices IPO at up to DKK 106bn
Energy company will make Danish financial market history as largest-ever listing
Electra Partners on termination notice following Bramson CEO appointment
Activist investor Bramson appointed unpaid interim CEO following campaign against fund manager
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
Bruno Bézard named managing partner at Cathay Capital
Frenchman makes radical career change, moving on from position within France's Public Finances
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car seller’s Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in €275m-332m range
Foresight appoints Inflexion's Cordrey as investment manager
New hire will be working on deal sourcing in the firm's London office
Advent MD Franks leaves firm after 17 years
Current managing director Dawson will oversee the GP's retail, consumer and leisure activity
Northedge adds ex-PwC dealmaker as investment manager
NorthEdge Capital has hired Dan Matkin as investment manager to help deploy its new fund
Aksìa promotes Cottino to chair
Prior to the role, Cottino worked as a member of the advisory board at Aksìa
E.Ventures appoints Hernández as general partner
Hernández is a former entrepreneur and has also worked for Google and Yahoo
August holds first close for fourth fund
August Equity has reached a first close for its newly launched fourth fund, unquote" has learned
HgCapital promotes two to partner and makes two senior hires
Good and Briens are promoted from director in the portfolio projects and TMT teams
DC promotes three
DC Advisory has promoted Neale Marvin, François Prioux and Benoît Thébault to managing directors
Terra Firma hires three new managing directors
Firm has appointed Alex Williams, Michele Russo and Jyrki Lee Korhonen as managing directors
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 company’s 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