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Ufenau to target €800m for next vehicle
Swiss GP plans to launch Fund VII in mid-2022, according to managing partner Ralf Flore
JTC acquires Indos Financial
Staff from the depositary advisory firm will join JTC's institutional client services division
Apax to acquire Herjavec Group
Apax is currently investing from its 10th-generation fund, which closed on $9bn in February 2020
Latour to acquire 33% stake in Charterhouse's Funecap – report
GP reportedly placed the funeral service provider up for sale in 2020, advised by DC Advisory
BlackRock in talks to buy Aquila Heywood for £350m – report
Aquila Heywood is a pensions administration software company that generates revenues of £32.4m
Argos Wityu announces new hire and four promotions
Olivier de La Guéronnière joins as general secretary in Luxembourg from Atoz Tax Advisers
BlackFin announces equity partner promotions
Kai Franzmeyer heads BlackFin's DACH region activities, while Julien Creuzé heads its fintech funds
Ermitage launches fund advisory boutique in Helsinki
Firm will help GPs raise capital from institutional investors and large family offices in Europe and South Korea
Goodwin hires partner O'Dea
O'Dea's appointment follows expansion of the firm's practice in London in 2020
DBAG announces Q1 NAV value increase
GP also says most of its portfolio companies are expecting improved performance this year
Levine Leichtman promotes O'Neill to head of Europe
O'Neill joined Levine Leichtman in 2015 from Graphite Capital, where he was a partner
Prime Fund aiming to close 10 new investments this year
Newly launched Czech technology fund is open-ended and aims to raise CZK 1bn in total
Monterro opens Munich office
Stefan Lehotkay is to join the B2B software investor's team and will head its Munich operations
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn
Harry Ghillemyn began his career at Linklaters as a trainee, later being promoted to associate
PE-backed Oatly could list as early as May – report
Company was previously considering listing in Hong Kong, but is now looking at the US, according to reports
Sonntag Corporate Finance, Nachfolgekontor complete MBO
Team MBO of the small-cap advisers will see an eight-person management team head the business
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021
Managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's expectations for 2021
ICG appoints Laurant as co-head of special situations
Laurant previously worked at Pimco, where he founded and ran the European credit opportunities platform
BayBG appoints Herreiner as managing director
Peter Herreiner had been deputy chairman of the firm's supervisory board since 2017
Eurazeo receives €340m in commitments for growth continuation fund
Investors commit to a newly created continuation fund that will acquire a 32% stake in Eurazeo Growth
GHO appoints Miller, Hamilton-Fairley as operating partners
GP is currently investing from GHO Capital II, which closed on €975m in November 2019
Borromin announces 3.1x, 37% IRR gross return on Fund III
GP also says it expects to begin fundraising for Fund V in late 2021 or early 2022
VC-backed Auto1 announces IPO pricing
IPO of the used-car trading platform is expected on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 4 February 2021