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Silverfleet hires Prym as investment executive
Stephan Prym joins from Aplina Partners, marking Silverfleet's second DACH hire of 2020
TA Associates rehires Mahadevan
Benjamin Bold and Daniel Gold also rejoin as vice-presidents in the firm's Boston office
Apax, Fortress, Three Hills to bid for Serie A - report
Bidders join other PE firms that have shown interest in Serie A, including CVC, Bain and Advent
Talis makes three promotions
Beatrice Aliprandi and Kirill Tasilov have both taken the role of principal
Ex-Investec James Stirling joins Westbrooke's debt fund
Stirling spent 14 years at Investec, most notably as head of growth and acquisition finance
Triton launches take private bid for HiQ International
Shareholders of the company have until 1 October to accept the offer
Longevitytech.fund to resume fundraising in early September
Fund aims to hold a second close on $2-3m by February 2021 and to raise the remainder within a year
PFR cuts its stake in Enel Russia
Changes are related to the planned change in the ownership structure within Enel Russia's consortium of investors
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
HSBC Vision Private Equity 2020 closes on $260m
Fund targets a variety of private equity opportunities, from primaries and secondaries to direct co-investments
OakNorth Bank provides fund facility to BlueGem
Key investors include Glendower Capital, Blackstone's Strategic Partners and BMO Global Asset Management
Capital D to launch next fund in Q4
Capital D is investing from a fund and its side vehicle, which closed on €100m in October 2018
Nordic Capital X hits €5bn target in first close - reports
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Nordic Capital IX, which held a final close on €4.3bn in May 2018
EQT to launch Huscompagniet's IPO - report
IPO is expected to be launched by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021 at the latest
Tencent buys minority interest in Goldman Sachs-backed Voodoo
Voodoo CEO Alexandre Yazdi will retain majority ownership of the gaming company
EQT, Vaaka Partners sell shares worth €119m in Musti
Shares have been sold to institutional investors for €15.8 a share
Venture capital fund invests in Antikytera E-Technologies
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand, develop new features and scale up its team
Pantheon promotes Barr to head of IR for EMEA
Responsibilities will include leadership of the distribution relationships in France, Italy, the Middle East and Spain1
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021
New vehicle's target is almost double the €153m that Jet raised for its second fund
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020
GP's quarterly results also state that the investment period for DBAG VIII began in August 2020
CapMan to reorganise service business
GP will launch CapMan Wealth Services, which will combine the services of the disbanded Scala Fund Advisory and JAM Advisors brands
Armonia to launch €500m fund
Fund will be larger than its predecessor, which closed on €280m in July 2018
Raymond James expands German industrial technology team
Firm announced the promotion of Sherif Abdel-Aziz, while Tobias Ramminger joins from Lincoln