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Goodwin appoints Kayser as partner
Joachim Kayser joins the law firm's private investment funds team in Frankfurt from Dechert
Maven appoints Brighty as investment manager
Brighty will be responsible for identifying and backing new local businesses via Maven's MEIF Debt Funds
Redalpine promotes Laska to partner
Aleksandra Laska joined the Swiss venture capital firm in 2020 as an investment director
Volpi II closes on €323m
Volpi secured backing from existing investors, as well as new European and US-based institutions
Arbour leaves Palamon for ICG
Philippe Arbour was made partner in early 2019, having joined Palamon in 2013 from Lloyds
Keyhaven promotes Mouawad to partner
Specialist private equity secondaries firm focuses on the lower-mid-market
Cipio hires new venture partner
Firm also promoted David Kreppel to principal and Dennis Koerner to senior associate
Tikehau appoints de la Chevardière to PE advisory board
Prior to his retirement in 2019, de la Chevardière acted as the CFO at French company Total
Edge hires Andrews as CIO
Simon Andrews joins from BGF where he was an early-stage investor; prior to that, he worked at Octopus Ventures
Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private
Blackstone is currently investing from Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which closed on $26bn
Cambridge Associates hires Amatulli
Amatulli joins from Younited Credit, where she was responsible for Italian Capital Markets
Carlsquare hires Zetzsche as partner
Andreas Zetzsche joins the corporate finance firm's Berlin team from energy company RWE
Flexstone Partners appoints head of ESG
Gibert, who joined Flexstone Partners in 2014 and is based in Paris, will take on the new role in addition to her existing responsibilities
WestBridge promotes three
WestBridge has promoted Minton and MacLeay to the position of senior investment manager, and Sinclair to investment manager
VC-backed Pflege.de to be acquired by Hartmann
VCs who have backed the home care information website include Hanse Ventures and Holtzbrinck Digital
Ace Aero Partenaires nets further €100m commitment
Crédit Agricole, its regional subsidiaries and LCL push the fund closer to its €1bn target
Alcedo to sell Nahrin SwissCare to Vam
Vam Investments takes stakes in businesses requiring restructurings, with a required investment of €5-20m
Aksia in exclusive talks to acquire MIR – report
De'Rossi & Associati is reportedly acting as a legal adviser to MIR, while Mediobanca is running the process
Tikehau Capital hires new CFO
Prior to joining Tikehau, Antoine Onfray was group deputy CEO of listed real estate group Paref
29% of LPs have decreased interest in emerging managers – survey
Placement agent Eaton Partnersт latest LP Pulse Survey collected responses from 61 LPs globally
Ontario Teachers' hires Nick Jansa from Deutsche Bank
Jansa joins from Deutsche Bank, where he spent more than 24 years
Twenty20 appoints Folwell-Davies
Folwell-Davies joins from Deloitte where she led the firm's human capital services M&A practice
Eurazeo to manage €420m Nov Santé healthcare fund
Fund was launched by the French Insurance Federation (FFA) and Caisse des Dépôts to commit to projects in the healthcare sector in France
Bridges establishes office in Manchester, hires Braham
Bridges has backed several businesses in the North, including GEV and the Ethical Housing Company