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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
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 тЌ975m 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
One Peak promotes Mayer to partner
Mayer joined the firm as an associate and its first investment professional in the London office
TEP Capital to build portfolio of six Polish investments
Poland-based TEP Capital was set up a year ago and is funded by German conglomerate Thomas Gruppe
PE-backed Cint announces intention to float
Offering is expected to provide Cint with proceeds of approximately тЌ75m
Carlsquare appoints Leckert
Steffen Leckert joins from Houlihan Lokey as a partner and head of industrial technology
Siena Venture targets €25m close before year-end
Debut fund from the new VC player held a first close on 1 February
Herter & Co hires Hofmann
Björn Hofmann joins the Frankfurt-headquartered debt advisory firm from IKB Deutsche Industriebank
Mobeus promotes Bacon to investment director
Bacon joined the firm in 2013 as an investment analyst, and was later promoted to investment executive
Investcorp appoints Davis as head of corporate strategy
Davis's current position is head of portfolio operations and chief operating officer
Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn
During Permira's holding period, the boot maker's turnover has grown from ТЃ209m in 2014 to ТЃ672m in 2020