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EMZ in final stretch of EUR 1.2bn EMZ 10 fundraise
EMZ 10 held a first close in excess of EUR 800m earlier in May and continues to seek new LPs
Palatine bolsters impact and buyout teams
Rupert Brown moves to the impact team after promotion; Carly Sinicrope joins from Clearwater as investment manager
Re-Pie to raise single-asset fund for Muslim fashion retailer
Turkish GP will onboard investors to the fund until 31 May; proceeds will back Modanisa’s expansion
Apollo buys minority stake in life sciences investor Sofinnova
Deal gives the French VC firm EUR 1bn in commitments for future funds as well as access to broader LP base
Nord Holding hires Ufenau’s Kukwa
Christian Kukwa spent two years with Ufenau and will focus on business services in his new role
Argos Wityu appoints head of ESG
Jessica Peters joins the sponsor’s Brussels office to further integrate ESG into the GP and its portfolio companies
General Atlantic hires Inditex’s Isla as global senior advisor
Growth equity firm intends to enhance its portfolio company support and broaden its global network
Equistone files seventh buyout fund
Equistone VI was 61% deployed as of December 2021 and has made 26 investments to date against the 25-30 deals it can make
HIG Capital hires Madsen from BC Partners
Stephan Madsen joins HIG's European Middle Market team, where he will focus on the Nordics
Montagu appoints advisers to sell ophthalmology group Artemis
Goldman Sachs and HSBC will run the auction for the German company, with launching expected after the summer
Horizon Capital readies Digital Space for sale
Auction of the UK IT services company is expected to launch in the second half of the year
Schroders gears up for new VC fund-of-funds
Schroders Capital Private Equity Global Innovation Management XI has been registered in Luxembourg
17Capital promotes three to partner
David Wilson, Emad Shahin and Fokke Lucas join the firm's three existing managing partners
Paragon Partners, GIMV prepare WEMAS for H2 auction
William Blair has been mandated to advise on the sale of the German road safety equipment provider
Civica owner Partners Group expected to retry sale this year
Sponsor has kept an open mind about options for the IT services group after calling off a Goldman Sachs-led auction last summer
LongeVC mulls 2023 fundraise for second fund
Biotech-focused VC could hit the road for new USD 180m-200m vehicle once Fund I’s hard-cap is reached
Naxicap preps for Fund III with eyes set on DACH, Benelux expansion
Sponsor expected to hit the road “soon” for its new EUR 1bn-plus small mid-cap buyout fund
Verdane makes a series of promotions and hires
Norway-based tech investor bolsters its team in line with ambitious growth plans
Graphite Capital explores YSC Consulting exit
William Blair is leading on the sale of the London-based provider of leadership strategy consulting and management assessment services
Eurazeo gears up for Eurazeo Capital V
GP has registered the fund almost three years after the EUR 2.5bn final close of its predecessor
Ermitage Partners announces five new partners
Placement agent has made two new hires, including Tesi's Jan Sasse, as well as three internal promotions
Astorg adds new partner to Paris office
With addition of Jean Raby, Astorg will establish two new functions
Hg-backed Visma weighs sale of Custom Solutions division
Sale could be part of the Norway-based software and IT group's streamlining efforts ahead a potential IPO
Warburg Pincus hires SAP exec to advise on tech
Irfan Khan joins from president of SAP HANA Database and Analytics; will help the GP identify new investment opportunities