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Warburg Pincus hires Jacques Aigrain as senior adviser
Jacques Aigrain, Warburg Pincus
AA downplays flotation talks
Acromas confirms approaches, but no firm plan yet
HMRC withdraws Oxford Tech’s VCT status
Removal could be devastating for the investor
VC-backed King prices IPO, valued at $7.5bn
Company to net up to $612.72m from offering
HIG Capital loses Nürburgring race
€100m offer by Capricorn wins out
Albion launches new VCT offer
Offer reflects strong investor demand for VCTs
Bridges expands with four new hires
Includes three hires for Sustainable Growth Funds team
Vodafone makes revised Ono offer
Vodafone is understood to have made a revised offer to buy private equity-backed Spanish broadband operator Grupo Ono.
Partners Group elects Peter Wuffli as chairman
Peter Wuffli, Partners Group
HIG Capital aiming for Nürburgring acquisition
Deal expected to be valued at €60-70m
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Cinven looks to sell Spire
Asset expected to fetch more than £1.5bn
Altor-backed OW Bunker plans flotation
Altor finds exit after seven-year holding
Allen & Overy appoints partner in PE practice
Law firm Allen & Overy has hired Karan Dinamani as a partner in the private equity practice of its London corporate group.
Phoenix hires Warwick Nash as operating director
Warwick Nash, Phoenix
Apollo and CVC seek IPO of Brit Insurance
IPO expected to value the business at around £1bn
PE-backed eDreams nears IPO
eDreams, the Spanish online travel agency backed by Permira and Ardian, is nearing an initial public offering.
Idinvest promotes three in private debt team
Idinvest Partners has promoted Eric Gallerne to partner as well as Maxime de Roquette Buisson and Nicolas Nedelec to investment directors within the firm’s private debt division.
Carlyle hires Maguire as MD for energy vehicle
Robert Maguire, Carlyle
Dinamia trading discount narrows
Dinamia Capital Privado Sociedad de Capital Riesgo, the listed fund managed by N+1 Mercapital, has seen its trading discount narrow from 49.4% to 27.3% over the course of 2013.
VC-backed Horizon Discovery plans £25m IPO
Horizon Discovery Group, a Cambridge-based biotech backed by DFJ Esprit and Roche Venture Fund among others, is planning to raise £25m in its IPO on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
KKR’s Pets At Home IPO to value company at £1bn
KKR-backed Pets At Home has set the price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at more than £1bn.
NVM appoints 3i’s Karl Cockwill
Karl Cockwill, NVM
Simmons & Simmons hires new funds partner
Law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired Dale Gabbert as a partner in its London-based funds practice.