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Nordic Capital to list Bufab
Nordic Capital’s Bufab, a supplier of components to the manufacturing industry, has applied for a listing on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
Riverside to scale back Spanish operations
Following the recent departure of Juan Barnechea, Riverside is to downsize its Madrid office.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
Metric Capital Partners hires two
Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has made two new appointments, taking its total headcount to 11.
VC-backed Circassia to float on LSE
Circassia, a UK allergy treatment developer backed by several investors, has announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month.
HIG hires two
HIG Capital has appointed Johannes Huttunen from Silverfleet Capital as senior associate and Johan Pernvi from Ratos as director.
Gresham's Bull to head up Barracuda's private equity efforts
Anthony Bull, former co-head of the London team at Gresham Private Equity, is to head up the newly created private equity division at recruitment firm Barracuda Group.
EVCA appoints senior public affairs manager
Anna Lekston, EVCA
VC-backed Crossject to list on NYSE Alternext
French medical device company Crossject, backed by a consortium of local venture capital firms, is hoping to raise up to €12.9m in its IPO on the NYSE Alternext Paris.
Swedish minister called to parliament over VC fund allocations
Swedish minister for enterprise Annie Lööf has been called in front of Riksdagen, the Swedish parliament, to clarify allocations made by state-backed venture fund Inlandsinnovation.
AnaCap buys €700m UniCredit loan portfolio
AnaCap Financial Partners is understood to have acquired a €700m portfolio of non-performing loans from UniCredit Credit Management Bank (UCCMB), the debt collection unit of UniCredit.
EIF appoints new CEO
Pier Luigi Gilibert, EIF
HIG Capital appoints MD of new Italian office
Raffaele Legnani, HIG Capital
MML promotes Jones to partner
MML Capital Partners has promoted investment director Luke Jones, making him the fifth UK-based partner at the firm.
TPG’s Lenta to float on LSE
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta, backed by TPG Capital and VTB Capital Private Equity, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange.
Mid Europa promotes six
CEE-focused firm Mid Europa Partners has promoted six team members.
KKR opens Madrid office
After months of speculation, KKR has opened a Spanish office in Madrid.
Argos Soditic promotes two in Paris office
Mid-market GP Argos Soditic has promoted Frédéric Quéru and Raphaël Bazin to investment manager positions in its Paris office.
Waterland appoints new German MD
Dutch firm Waterland Private Equity Investments has appointed Carsten Rahlfs as a principal and managing director of the German office.
Carlyle considers SBO of Applus
Several private equity firms are understood to have expressed an interest in Spanish certification company Applus, backed by Carlyle, which could see the firm abandon long-standing plans for an IPO.
Vitruvian’s Petty joins JP Morgan
JP Morgan Chase has appointed Cathrin Petty from Vitruvian Partners as co-head of its healthcare investment banking team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Marson-Smith leaves Gresham
Gresham Private Equity chairman Paul Marson-Smith has confirmed his decision to retire.
Grupo Ono files IPO documents with Spanish regulator
Spanish broadband operator Grupo Ono is to pursue a listing and has filed documents with the Spanish regulator CNMV.