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Agilitas bolsters team with two new hires in London
Philip Krinks, Arnaud Moreels join pan-European sponsor’s ESG and investment teams
500 Emerging Europe set for EUR 70m fund close by year-end
Turkish VC’s second early-stage vehicle has so far received more than EUR 50m in commitments
Nordic Capital nears EUR 9bn final close for Fund XI
Expected to be 50% larger than its predecessor, new vehicle took six months to raise
BVCA Summit: “smart and ethical decisions” needed from PE, minister says
Economic Secretary Richard Fuller spoke about the industry’s role in the government’s growth plan
Cathay reinforces PE team with a 14th partner for Paris office
French investment firm with USD 5bn AUM has appointed former Somfy VP Jean-Marc Prunet as partner
British Private Equity Awards 2022: winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of this year's British Private Equity Awards, announced last night in London
Capvis bets on LP pivot to ‘traditional’ sectors from venture, growth strategies
GP is in pre-marketing for sixth fund targeting around EUR 1.2bn, according to a source
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters German PE team with Linklaters hire
New partner Sascha Konwalski joins Frankfurt office; US law firm to open new offices in Europe
EQT bolsters sustainability team with hire from Nordea
Ylva Hannestad joins GP’s client engagement around sustainability agenda
AnaCap carves out credit division
New business, Veld Capital, will raise new funds and also deploy via AnaCap's existing credit funds
Vendis ‘very much in business’ with fourth consumer fund in play
Belgian GP expects ‘disruptive scaleup’ consumer investments to weather economic downturn
Assietta Private Equity preps Naturalia Tantum exit
Equita and Houlihan Lokey hired for upcoming sale of Italian natural cosmetics group
Junction Growth seeks EUR 100m for energy transition fund
Belgian VC held first close for debut vehicle on EUR 75m with commitments from PMV, EIF
Corsair-backed IDNow halts sale plans amid valuation gap
Informal talks held with potential bidders in the summer; EUR 60m debt line arranged last month
Blisce eyes USD 250m final close for Fund II by Q1 2023
French VC has received USD 220m in commitments for Europe and US-focused growth vehicle
Astorg gears up for EUR 6.5bn close for Fund VIII next year
French sponsor seeing “good level” of re-ups; tapping retail investors and HNWI money
DPE raises EUR 708m continuation fund for two IT consultancies
German GP’s new vehicle backed by AlpInvest, HarbourVest Partners and Pantheon Ventures
HIG explores sale of Germany-based HCS Group
Rothschild retained to test market appetite for hydrocarbon and specialty solutions supplier
Onex Partners aims for USD 8bn target with sixth flagship fund
New generation fund to remain similar in size to the USD 7bn fifth fund, with operational improvement a key focus
Adams Street launches private credit platform in Europe
Investor hires James Charalambides from Sixth Street to lead new strategy out of London
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Triago expands primary directs strategy to Europe
Adviser plans to build on existing US practice, supporting sponsors raising primary capital deal-by-deal
Cathay to close latest small-cap fund in early 2023 on up to EUR 350m
Vehicle will target companies with EVs of EUR 40m-EUR 100m and has so far made six acquisitions
GENUI explores Labor Team W exit just a year after labs group buyout
Rothschild hired to assess options after Swiss asset attracted inbound interest from trade