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Mercia appoints Mike Hayes
Mike Hayes, Mercia Fund Management
VC-backed Criteo files for $190m IPO
Criteo, a French advertisement targeting solutions provider for e-commerce sites backed by a number of venture capital firms, has filed for its IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
bm-t hires new general manager
bm-t Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen has appointed lawyer Udo Werner as its new general manager.
BVCA hits back at Alexander tax attack
Following Danny Alexanderтs call to close loopholes used by private equity at the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday, the BVCA has hit back.
Aztec Group appoints new COO
John Gavey, Aztec Group
Lazard hires Anchorage's Christian Fritsch
Global investment bank Lazard has appointed Christian Fritsch as new managing director and head of restructuring at its German office.
Private equity firms eye Versace
Several buyout houses have expressed an interest in buying a stake in Versace, according to Reuters.
Tax crackdown on UK PE firms
Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander will declare that he is closing tax loopholes used by accountants and private equity firms in the UK at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow today.
AlpInvest's Royce leaves after six years
AlpInvest Partners’ fund investment co-head, Elliot Royce, has resigned from the firm to focus on working with potential new entrants to the US market.
BC Partners secures Phones4u dividend recap
BC Partners is to receive a dividend payout after phone retailer Phones4u issued bonds worth ТЃ200m.
Bowmark loses investment director
Dylan Bourguignon is understood to have stepped down as investment director at Bowmark Capital.
Altius appoints Pfister as partner
Private equity advisory firm Altius Associates has appointed Peter Pfister as partner and head of Asia-Pacific.
Strategic buyers close in on Grohe
German bathroom manufacturer Grohe, backed by TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm, has received bids of less than €3bn from strategic buyers, according to reports.
Private equity vies for Mergermarket
HgCapital, Exponent and Advent International have all been linked to the sale of Mergermarket by parent group Pearson.
BVCA halves senior council
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has seen eight of its senior council members step down following an internal review into governance.
Debt provider Kreos funds PE-backed Kreditech
Data technology provider Kreditech, backed by private equity firms such as Blumberg Capital, Point Nine Capital and H2 Investments, has secured a $7m credit line from Kreos Capital.
Uniqa sells private equity portfolio
Austrian insurance group Uniqa has sold its entire private equity portfolio to international investors.
SJ Berwin's Gold joins Electra's board
SJ Berwin funds partner Josyane Gold has joined Electra Private Equityтs board as a non-executive director.
3i closes €310m CLO
3i Debt Management has closed its first European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) vehicle, Harvest VII, on €310m.
Eversheds hires DLA's Beardmore as senior corporate partner
Eversheds has appointed Mark Beardmore as corporate partner in its Company Commercial practice group.
Partners Group to sell non-private-equity businesses
Partners Group has announced the sale of its remaining stakes in two non-private-equity-affiliated firms.
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners loses de Montgolfier and Fouque
Managing partners Eric de Montgolfier and Erick Fouque have left French GP Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP), to be replaced by Bertrand Demesse and Louis-Antoine Roullier.
Holtzbrinck hires new managing partner
German venture capital firm Holtzbrinck Ventures has hired Christian Saller as managing partner.
Lloyds Bank hires HSBC and RBS directors
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Dave Furlong of HSBC and Kate Grimoldby of RBS to its north of England acquisition finance team.