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Baruk Pilo joins Icon as M&A senior vice president
Icon Corporate Finance has appointed Baruk Pilo as new senior vice president of M&A.
Investec hires Joanna Turney
Joanna Turney, Investec
YFM regains independence
YFM Equity Partners has spun out of GLE Group to become an independent entity.
Axa Private Equity spinout goes ahead
Insurer Axa has completed the sale of its private equity arm to a management-led consortium for €510m.
Electra hires new investment director
Electra Partners has appointed Owen Wilson, formerly of Palamon Capital Partners and Candover, as investment director.
Terra Firma’s Infinis considers IPO
Terra Firma-backed Infinis, a UK-based independent renewable energy generator, is preparing for a potential IPO.
Oaktree’s Stock Spirits to float
Stock Spirits Group, the Buckinghamshire-based drinks maker backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has announced its intention to raise approximately £52m in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
Apax-backed Candy Crush developer to float
Apax Partners-backed King, the games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has confidentially filed its IPO plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Iris Capital hires two investment managers
French VC firm Iris Capital has hired Gil Doukhan and Julien-David Nitlech as investment managers.
Luther hires Gittermann and Wegerich
German law firm Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft has appointed new partners Stephan Gittermann and Ingo Wegerich, as well as the teams working with them in their previous positions.
Lloyds, HSBC, GE team up for Côte funding
CBPE’s acquisition of Côte Restaurants earlier this month received debt financing from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Acquisition Finance team, the HSBC Leveraged Finance team and GE Capital.
Investec supports Lomond Capital
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided financing to Edinburgh-based property management company Lomond Capital.
Palatine's head of portfolio Donaldson steps down
Palatine Private Equity head of portfolio Steve Donaldson left the firm last month for an industry role.
Puma hires business development manager
James Ramsay, Puma Investments
Club Med takeover pushed back to earliest March 2014
Axa Private Equity and Chinese conglomerate Fosun have suffered a setback in their plan to take French holiday resorts operator Club Med private, as a court of appeal will not rule on minority shareholders' opposition to the deal before March 2014 at...
Wölbern Invest's Schulte taken into custody on fraud charges
Heinrich Schulte, the owner of asset manager Wölbern Invest, was taken into custody yesterday, facing charges relating to the embezzlement of €137m.
KfW backs Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund with €10m
German development bank KfW has invested €10m in the Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joining backers including JP Morgan and GlaxoSmithKline.
Hogan Lovells loses nine to Morrison & Foerster
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has poached all of Hogan Lovells' Berlin-based partners to open its first German branch.
Catapult and Opus unite
Catapult Venture Managers and Opus Ventures have combined operations to become Catapult Ventures Group (CVG).
VC-focused law firm Jag Shaw Baker launches
James Shaw & Tina Baker, Jag Shaw Baker
Sovereign looking to sell City & County
Sovereign Capital has hired Panmure Gordon to handle the sales process of care home company City & County.
ECI: UK growth businesses enjoy easier access to finance
UK growth companies are finding it easier to obtain finance for growth and many are turning to equity over debt, according to a survey conducted by ECI.
UBS hires new PE admin director
Mike Dickey, UBS
EQT bids for Scout24
Nordic private equity house EQT has placed an offer to wholly acquire Deutsche Telekom's internet portal Scout24, according to local reports.