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Cinven and BC exit final Amadeus shares and reap 7x
Cinven has exited its remaining 3.4% stake in Amadeus IT Holding, bringing the total proceeds from the travel reservation specialist's IPO to more than €1.6bn.
Sovereign adds to its investment team
Rob King has joined Sovereign Capital as an investment manager.
Earlybird agrees Italian joint venture
Earlybird has reached an agreement with Azimut Holding to launch of a venture capital fund focused on Italy.
Münnix joins Target Partners team
Target Partners has appointed Michael Christopher Münnix as an associate.
Hawkpoint hires Joest as senior adviser
British investment bank Hawkpoint Partners has appointed former Odewald & Compagnie partner August von Joest as senior adviser.
Edmond de Rothschild offloads PE unit in MBO
La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild (LCFR) has sold its majority stake in the bank's funds-of-funds unit, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Select (Select), to Select's management.
Alvarez & Marsal adds transaction advisory to Amsterdam office
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its Amsterdam office to include transaction advisory services.
Goodwin Procter expands London office
Goodwin Procter has announced that David Evans and Samantha Lake Coghlan will join the firm as partners in the UK.
KPMG scoops ICAEW corporate finance award
Jonathan Boyers, corporate finance partner at KPMG's Manchester office, was named corporate financier of the year at the ICAEW awards last night.
LMS chair ousted as firm prepares to wind-down
LMS Capital’s non-executive directors have asked chairman Robert Rayne to resign from the board, it was revealed today.
Orange Switzerland sale underway
France Telecom has launched the sale of its Swiss unit Orange Switzerland, reportedly attracting a number of private equity investors.
SVB announces director of corporate banking
Paul Jackson has been hired as director of corporate banking for SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and financial partner to technology companies and venture capitalists.
Pontis Capital adds third managing partner
John Chapman has been appointed as managing partner at Pontis Capital to work alongside Gerhard Fiala and Thomas Moser.
Pantheon adds two in UK and US
Pantheon has appointed two senior executives to its product development and client services teams in the UK and the US.
Håkan Björklund joins Avista Capital as healthcare operating executive
Departing Nycomed CEO Håkan Björklund has joined Avista Capital Partners as healthcare operating executive.
Heiner Dreismann joins SV Life Science
SV Life Sciences (SVLS) has appointed Heiner Dreismann as venture partner.
Ex-Alpha Group partners launch spin-off
Former Alpha Group partners Thomas Schlytter-Henrichsen and Harald Rönn have launched ACapital.
GCP appoints Thomson as investment manager
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has hired Alex Thomson as an investment manager.
Albion Ventures adds to its healthcare team
Christoph Ruedig has joined Albion Ventures to grow the firm’s allocation and manage its investments in the healthcare sector.
Mid Europa creates advisory board
Mid Europa Partners has appointed Bruno Ducharme, Steve Johnson and Richard Oppenheim to its new industry advisory board.
State Street acquires Complementa Investment
State Street Corporation has acquired financial services provider Complementa Investment-Controlling.
Julian Carrera returns to Palamon
Julian Carrera has returned to Palamon Capital Partners as a principal.
LSK and WSA merge to create new law firm
French law firms LSK and WSA have merged to create a new entity, Marvell Avocats.
KKR hires ex-Asda chief as senior adviser
KKR has appointed former Asda chief executive Tony De Nunzio as a senior adviser.