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Rede Partners appoints Ellul as chairman
Firm has also hired associate principals Etiene Ekpo-Utip in the UK and Matthew Zuckerman in the US
DACH deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in DACH, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
Notion IV to close in 2020 above £125m target
LPs in the fund include Nuclear Liabilities Fund, Pentland Group, Pool Reinsurance Company and Pruger
CVC to buy Greek food company Vivartia from Marfin
Marfin has received a binding offer from CVC and granted the GP an exclusivity period until 6 November
French deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in France, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
MML hires Bond and Birkin
MML is currently raising for MML Partnership Capital VII, which held a first close in October 2019
Evolution Equity on the road for second fund – report
New York-headquartered venture capital firm held a final close for its debut fund in 2017 on $125m
Aberdeen Standard appoints Redman as head of private markets
Redman will be supported by Neil Slater in his capacity as deputy head of private markets
Waterland opens office in France; appoints managing director
Louis Huetz will be responsible for establishing and heading the new office
Clean Growth Fund to close in 2021 on £150m hard-cap
Typical equity cheques will start at ТЃ500,000-3m for any initial investments
Imap appoints Hildebrand as partner
Ruta Hildebrand will join the M&A advisory firm's Munich team and will focus on healthcare deals
PAI appoints Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Ralph Heuwing joins from his role as CFO of Knorr-Bremse and also has experience at Dürr and BCG
ICG opens Milan office
Office is led by head of ICG Italy Luigi Bartone, who will be joined by managing director Giulio Piccinini
Palatine-backed Gusto applies for CVA
Palatine backed the company's management buyout from Living Ventures Group in April 2014
PE-backed Allegro announces intention to float
Poland-based e-commerce platform backed by Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa reportedly aims for €10-12bn valuation
Verdane adds three to investment team
Stenmarck, Friberg and Stierncreutz are based in Copenhagen, Berlin and Helsinki respectively
Partners Group in talks to acquire BC-backed Côte – report
A spokesperson for Cote confirmed a sale is among several options being explored for the company
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of тЌ1.9m in 2019
Astorg's Aries Group to offload two subsidiaries – reports
Beleaguered aerospace sub-contractor is looking to sell ACB and Dufieux, according to local reports
Crosslantic's Hakle to be bought by management – report
Crosslantic Capital invested in the business alongside managing director Volker Jung in 2019
Advent to commit CHF 415m in Dufry rights offering
If approved, the offering would see the GP acquire a minority stake in its former portfolio company
Anthemis venture fund to hold final close before H2 2021
To date, AIVGF I has secured backing from a number of investors such as NУМrnberger
Eurazeo acquires the remaining capital of Idinvest
This additional purchase is a provision in the agreement struck by the two firms in 2018
J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund
Fund has an open structure, enabling investors to subscribe or redeem any time