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SwanCap plans October first close for Fund VI
German GP has a EUR 350m target for co-investment vehicle, which will follow the strategy of 2019-vintage predecessor
Aliter Capital readies Ipsum for post-summer auction
DC Advisory to lead on sale of UK-based utilities and infrastructure services provider
Goodwin hires Shearman's Carli for Munich PE team
Leveraged finance partner Winfried Carli had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than 20 years
Eurazeo's NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
Deutsche Bank head of EMEA equity-linked departs
Xavier Lagache is no longer in the role after more than a decade; replacement not announced
Bridgepoint Europe VII in final stretch of EUR 7bn fundraise
GP’s latest flagship fund held a EUR 4bn close in mid-May, with a final close expected in H1 2023
StepStone Group gears up for next Tactical Growth Fund
Predecessor primary, secondaries and co-investment vehicle held a final close in 2021 on USD 690m
DBAG prepares Cloudflight for sale launch late this year
GP aims for 20x EBITDA valuation for German IT services and software consultancy
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022: final week to enter
Submissions for the 2022 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are open until 29 July at 5pm
Ergon readies Opseo for exit advised by Goldman Sachs
German outpatient intensive care clinics to be marketed off EUR 60m-70m EBITDA
EQT to target trade players in Kfzteile24 auction
Houlihan Lokey is advising on sale of German car parts e-retailer held in the GP's Mid Market Fund
Squire Patton Boggs poaches Gateley's head of corporate
Tom Durrant joins the US-headquartered law firm after 15 years at Gateley
CBPE in exclusivity to acquire Palatine-backed Veincentre
UK varicose vein treatment clinic was put up for sale in a Grant Thornton-led auction
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Ben Cole promoted to investment director at the software and services growth investor
Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires
Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard join the firmтs European offices
LDC mandates Houlihan Lokey for MSQ Partners exit
Formal auction for the UK-based marketing communications group has not yet been launched
Nest mandates HarbourVest for PE investing
Workplace pension scheme has made its second PE mandate following its partnership with Schroders
Cinven plays long game with financials fund in hunt for 3x returns
With a life of 15 years, the new vehicle has closed above target, with insurers making up about a quarter of its LP base
BGF announces changes in leadership
CIO Andy Gregory to head UK growth investor as Stephen Welton is made non-executive chair
Charterhouse expected to launch Optima's sale by early 2023
Owner is yet to appoint advisors to guide it on exit of Italian food ingredients producer
Waterland names van Cauwenberghe as next group managing partner
Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen in 2023 and will head the GP's day-to-day running
DPE-backed building service provider Calvias files for insolvency
GP had placed the technical building service provider up for sale in late 2021, according to Mergermarket
Bridgepoint picks Macquarie for sale of Cambridge Education Group
Auction of UK-based pathway programme provider slated for late this year, early 2023
Optimism prevails as PEs expect step-up in deal-making – research
Third Bridge's Joshua Maxey speaks to Unquote about the findings of the Mid-market PE Forecast: 2022