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Cairn Capital appoints Davies
Cairn Capital has appointed Simon Davies as a restructuring adviser. current managing director in the restructuring team at Blackstone Group.
Simbiosis considers €35m Cacaolat rescue
Simbiosis Venture Capital is considering rescuing Cacaolat, the beleaguered Spanish chocolate shakes-to-biscuits company owned by food group Nueva Rumasa.
Ghosh joins GE Capital leverage team
GE Capital has appointed Amitav Ghosh to its European leveraged finance team. He joins the firm as executive director.
Hannes Snellman moves Copenhagen office
Hannes Snellman’s Copenhagen office has moved to a new address.
Balderton’s The Hut planning IPO
Balderton Capital-backed online retailer The Hut is preparing for a stock market listing, according to report.
Bridgepoint in race for Infront Sports & Media
Bridgepoint is the last PE firm remaining in the auction for Swiss sports marketing agency Infront Sports & Media, according to media reports.
LDC gets confidence vote from Lloyds
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has received a vote of confidence from its parent company.
Eurazeo invests another €15m in Fonroche
Eurazeo has invested a further €15m in French renewable energy producer Fonroche.
JC Flowers in talks to buy €1bn CAM stake
US private equity firm JC Flowers is in negotiations with Spanish savings bank Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) to buy a stake for between €400m-1bn.
Souillard to head LDC South
Yann Souillard has been appointed as managing director of the Southern region at LDC. He replaces Kevan Legget, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Constellation Capital reaps 6.3x on SVOX sale
Private equity house Constellation Capital has exited voice solution provider SVOX to Nuance.
CT Investment Partners adds investment manager
Mike Bakewell has been appointed as an investment manager at CT Investment Partners (CTIP), which manages the North West Fund for Energy and Environmental.
Arjil appoints new partner
French corporate finance firm Arjil has hired Bertrand Grunenwald as partner.
Quartilium hires two for FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Jérémie Magne and Malcolm Vincent as analysts in its fund-of-funds team.
Butler-backed Sernam interested in Mory
French industrial delivery services company Sernam, owned by turnaround fund Butler Capital, is reportedly looking to acquire rival Mory.
Poor market conditions could hit Carlyle IPO
Carlyle Group may list with a lower-than-expected valuation in its upcoming IPO owing to stock market weakness, according to reports.
Venture follows money on cleantech
Global investment into the cleantech sector reached a record high last year of nearly $250bn, but venture is losing market share as it shies away from early-stage funding.
Abénex appoints two
French mid-cap firm Abénex Capital has hired Antoine Houël as manager and François Even as chargé d'affaires.
K&L Gates appoints former Broich Bezzenberger employees
K&L Gates has expanded its Frankfurt team with the appointment of Andreas Füchsel as partner and Claudius Paul as counsel.
Argos Soditic hires new analyst
Mid-market firm Argos Soditic has hired Nicolas Trani as an analyst in its Parisian team.
Foresight Group expand solar team
Foresight Group has added portfolio director Daniele Tabacco to its solar investment team.
Altitude backs domiciliary care provider
New regional private equity player Altitude Partners has made its debut investment from its first fund, Altitude One LP.
PE firms bid on Oberthur partial sale
Buyout houses including PAI partners, Advent International, Bain Capital and One Equity are believed to have made offers for part of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur.
One in five LPs to cut GP relationships
One in five European LPs expect to cut the number of GPs they invest with over the next two years, according to Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer.