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Electra appoints Neil Johnson as chair
Johnson replaces Roger Yates, who stepped down following Bramson's board appointment
Silver Lake in €580m take-private bid for Cegid
GP and UK-based investment firm AltaOne have agreed to buy a 38% stake in the SaaS company
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
American footballers' Northgate Capital changes hands
Deal marks an exit for previous Northgate owner Religare
Lincoln appoints BDO's Freyman as managing director
New recruit will oversee the firm's European energy valuations activities
Daniel Balmisse joins Cathay Capital as COO
French VC professional's appointment will be effective from July 2016
KCP appoints Wilkinson as investment manager
New recruit has joined the Leeds team shortly after the recruitment of NorthEdge's Hall
Solidarietà Veneto invests €10m in Alcedo IV
Alcedo IV eyes a final close on €190-195m, with a €200m hard-cap
Electra commits £19m to CVC’s new CLO
Commitment forms part of the debt element of Electra's investment strategy
Catalyst appoints EY's Mullally as M&A executive
Corporate finance house has undertaken a recruitment drive since opening its new office
Cordet’s first direct lending fund holds first close at €200m
Cordet raises first fund from institutional investors including British Business Bank
Idea Capital Funds promotes Ceretti to CEO
Appointment follows the departure of former CEO Mario Barozzi
BlackFin promotes Sabine Mathis to partner
Mathis is currently BlackFin's CFO, having joined the GP in 2011 from Natixis
Investcorp hires Minoli as director
Minoli will join a 10-strong advisory team as corporate investment advisory director
EQT appoints new director in Netherlands
Arjan Snijders will work within the Amsterdam-based mid-market investment strategy team
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 €1bn and has access to an additional €300m 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