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HgCapital to list Manx Telecom on AIM
HgCapital has appointed Liberum Capital and Oakley Capital to prepare for an AIM listing of Isle of Man telecoms group Manx Telecom.
Hill joins Aztec board
Stephen Hill, Aztec Group
Travers grabs major new client as Apollo reviews UK roster
US private equity house Apollo has carried out a review of its UK legal advisers, with Travers Smith on the roster for the first time alongside Slaughter and May, Ashurst and the London arm of Sullivan & Cromwell.
HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partners’ fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
IK’s Attendo rumoured to list this year
IK Investment Partners could list Swedish elderly care provider Attendo on the Stockholm exchange this year, according to media reports.
Permira, Ardian take first steps towards eDreams IPO
Permira and Ardian are considering an initial public offering of online travel company eDreams Odigeo this year in Madrid.
Duke Street’s Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
AnaCap buys Monte dei Paschi loan portfolio
AnaCap Financial Partners has acquired a €551m portfolio of performing salary-secured loans from Italian banking group Gruppo Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Asante's Chandra joins Puma
Parik Chandra, Puma Investments
Vision’s Van de Steen joins SVP
Johan Van de Steen, Strategic Value Partners
Miguel Rona joins Altamar as partner
Miguel Rona, Grupo Altamar
Adveq promotes three
Funds-of-funds manager Adveq has promoted Viswanathan Parameswar, Sasha Kugler and Patrick Küntscher to the role of executive director.
VC-backed Lombard to leave AIM for Nasdaq
Lombard Medical Technologies, a London-based medical devices company backed by Abingworth Management and MVM Life Science Partners, is planning to delist from the London Stock Exchange’s AIM and relist on the Nasdaq.
Barclays goes direct with BlueBay
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management have teamed up to provide acquisition finance for UK private equity deals.
Palamon promotes three
Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-Noël Noth and Gary Pritchard to partners.
EdRip hires new life sciences partner
Edmond de Rotschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has hired Dr Naveed Siddiqi as a partner in charge of the firm's Biodiscovery venture capital funds.
Puma launches EIS fund
Puma Investments has launched its first EIS-focused fund, Puma EIS.
NVM appoints May
Liam May, NVM Private Equity
Latham hires Weil PE partner Benson
Latham & Watkins has made another foray into the UK private equity market with the recruitment of Weil Gotshal & Manges partner Nick Benson.
Amadeus promotes two to partnership
Pat Burtis, Amadeus Capital Partners
Cook joins YFM as COO
Paul Cook, YFM Equity Partners
BDC’s Mezzo di Pasta to change hands in Q1
Bridgepoint Development Capital-backed Mezzo di Pasta, a struggling French pasta fast food chain, is expected to be bought out of “redressement judiciaire” in February.
TA Associates promotes two in London
TA Associates has promoted two of its London-based employees, Christopher Parker and Dietrich Hauptmeier, to the roles of managing director and principal respectively.
Hogan Lovells promotes Woodhouse to partner
Keith Woodhouse, Hogan Lovells