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Octopus raises £100m for VCTs
Increased consumer appetite for VCTs follows the introduction of new UK pension laws
Belardi and Papetti leave Clessidra
Step-down follows the death of key-man Sposito and uncertainty about the firm's ownership structure
Dunedin promotes Hoare and Rowan to partner
Davidson and Chung are also promoted following an active first quarter for the UK firm
PAI names four new partners
The promotions are part of PAI's investment of its €3.3bn sixth fund
Aster Capital names Hervé Touati as venture adviser
Energy expert's appointment is in line with the firm's investment strategy in the US
Clearwater makes raft of promotions
Corporate finance outfit Clearwater has promoted seven people across its UK offices
Park Square closes third subordinated debt fund on €1.2bn
The vehicle surpassed its target of тЌ1bn and has access to an additional тЌ300m in leverage
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento reorganises FII
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento will now manage one fund and four funds-of-funds
EQT closes mid-market credit fund on €530m
Close exceeds the €500m target and marks the latest addition to the GP’s credit division
KKR closes second special situations fund on $3.35bn
The newly-raised vehicle will target credit-orientated and distressed situations globally
Nordic Capital to list Resurs in Stockholm
Intention to float announcement follows that of GPтs Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni
PE-backed Parques Reunidos and Telepizza eyeing May IPOs
IPOs will mark the first flotations in the Spanish market for 2016
Charme Capital hires three
Appointments follow CCPтs aim to expand its team in London and Spain
Goodwin Procter appoints PE lawyers to new Paris office
Maxence Bloch, Christophe Digoy, Jérôme Jouhanneaud and Thomas Maitrejean join from KWM
Livingstone names Carberry as partner
Carberry has worked in Livingstone's industrial team for 11 years
Nordic Capital to float Tokmanni in Helsinki
Goldman Sachs and Nordea tapped as bookrunners for Q2 IPO on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Krumm joins HQ Equita as senior partner
Torsten Krumm, former managing director at Odewald, joins HQ Equita as a senior partner
Italy's CDP rebrands as FSI
Restructuring sees CDP rename the evergreen fund and launch a closed-end vehicle
Blum named new head of M&A for EY Switzerland
Oliver Blum joins EY from CMS, where he headed the company law and M&A team
Eurazeo in talks to buy chocolate brands from Mondelez
As part of the deal, Eurazeo will buy five manufacturing plants in France
Capvis, Partners Group set price range for VAT listing
GPs seek to exit after less than three years and hope to earn CHF 635m in the IPO
Lone Star set for £450m Forterra IPO
US GP will list the British brick maker on LSE after a six-month holding period
Apollo offers to buy Italian bank Carige
Offer comprises the acquisition of €3.5bn of bad loans and a €550m capital increase
Activa Capital adds four to partnership
French mid-cap GP promotes Pierre Chabaud, Alexandre Masson, Benjamin Moreau and Jean-François Briand