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Hogan Lovells hires SJ Berwin’s Harris
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired former SJ Berwin partner Ed Harris in its London private equity corporate practice.
Palatine hires two
Andy Strickland, Palatine Private Equity
Mercia expands team
Talon Golding, Mercia
French GPs dodge bullet on foreign LP taxation
The French parliament has rejected a proposal to withhold 30% of distributions to foreign LPs invested in French private equity funds.
PE-backed Infinis and Merlin to float
Merlin Entertainments, backed by Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners, and Terra Firma’s Infinis Energy have both announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.
Linklaters reshuffles London team in wake of departures
Law firm Linklaters has relocated Stockholm-based corporate partner Roger Johnson to its London office, while Nick Rees has been appointed head of the firm's private equity group.
MMC hires new investment manager
Camilla Dolan, MMC Ventures
Permira in advanced talks to buy Dr Martens
Permira has entered advanced talks regarding the acquisition of British boots maker Dr Martens.
Puma winds up three VCTs
Puma Investments has this month wound up three of its VCTs, Puma VCT III, Puma VCT IV and Puma VCT V, after the vehicles reached the end of their five-year lifespans.
Linklaters PE duo Bagshaw and Youle quit to join White & Case
Ian Bagshaw, White & Case
Bain, BC Partners et al. mull bid for Stokke
Bain Capital, BC Partners, Lion Capital and others are understood to be bidding for Stokke, a Norwegian manufacturer of children's furniture and accessories.
Walker Guidelines Monitoring Group appoints new chairman
The Walker Guidelines Monitoring Group has appointed Nick Land as chairman.
Balderton appoints Waterhouse as general partner
Daniel Waterhouse, Balderton
Fondations Capital takes over CM-CIC LBO Partners
Fondations Capital has acquired fellow French GP CM-CIC LBO Partners from CM-CIC Capital Finance, the private equity arm of the Crédit Mutuel-CIC banking group.
Project A Ventures receives €30m from Springer
German incubator Project A Ventures has raised €30m from media company Axel Springer after less than two years on the road.
Siemens subsidiary to be bought for $800m
Siemens has entered talks to sell off its water technology subsidiary Siemens Wassertechnik to AEA Investors for $800m, according to Reuters.
OEP's Constantia Flexibles to float
Packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles, owned by JP Morgan's private equity arm One Equity Partners (OEP), is planning its flotation, according to reports.
JZCP posts NAV growth
London-listed private equity house JZ Capital Partners has posted 1.9% NAV growth for the six-month period ending 31 August 2013.
Astorg and Abenex initiate Onduline sale
Astorg Partners and Abenex Capital are speaking with investment banks as they prepare to offload roofing materials company Onduline.
ISS mulls third IPO attempt
Danish cleaning and catering group ISS, owned by EQT and Goldman Sachs, is understood to be actively preparing for a third IPO attempt.
Runa Capital expands US presence with new hire
Russian venture capital firm Runa Capital has appointed Peter Bauert as partner to strengthen the firm’s presence and activities in the US.
PE-backed Yandex acquires KinoPoisk
Russian search engine operator Yandex, which is listed on Nasdaq and backed by UFG Private Equity, has acquired KinoPoisk, a Russian-language movie, television show and actor database.
Moncler files IPO request
Italian down jacket maker Moncler has filed a request with the Italian stock market to list its shares following a seven-year courtship with private equity.
Metric and ICS in talks to take HTI private
Private equity houses Metric Capital Partners and ICS Partners have entered talks with Austrian engineering business HTI High Tech Industries to take the business private.