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SZA hires CMS’s Kolbiger
New Munich-based partner focuses on mandates including M&A and corporate restructuring
CMS hires five in Polish transactions team
All five lawyers have joined from Clifford Chance and will focus on mandates for private equity firms
EQT closes acquisition of Schülke
Deal values the hygiene products producer at €925-1bn, subject to an earn-out provision
G Square looking to exit ISPS - report
G Square acquired the healthcare training business from Montefiore in 2016
PAI to acquire Amplitude from Apax
Apax, which currently owns 41.4% of the listed company, would fully exit its stake
Eurazeo NAV down by 12% in H1
Companies in travel and leisure sector have been the hardest hit in the GP's portfolio
LDC in exclusive talks to acquire Excell – report
Excell Group provides bespoke managed communication services primarily for clients in the UK
Imap hires Widholz as partner
Andreas Widholz joins from Kloepfel Corporate Finance, where he was a founding partner
AnaCap promotes three to partner in London
Edward Green, Nassim Cherchali and Tassilo Arnhold will also be appointed to AnaCap's investment committees as voting members
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Centerbridge Partners exits Cepal to Alpha Bank
Alpha Bank, which already owned a 40% stake in Cepal, acquires full control of the company
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
Apax VIII and Apax IX post higher valuations than Q4 2019
Both funds have valuations of more than 14% higher compared with valuations in March 2020
PlantLab raises $20m from De Hoge Dennen Capital – report
Company will use the proceeds to expand in the Netherlands, the US and the Bahamas
HV Holtzbrinck promotes Masemann to partner
Jasper Masemann joined the VC firm in 2015 and specialises in software and AI investments
BGF-backed Xercise4Less prepares for administration
Gym chain recorded losses of £10.4m on £40m revenues in the most recently available accounting year
Campbell Lutyens promotes Patel to partner
Placement agent has also promoted Vincent Ragosta to principal in its New York office
Roland Berger makes three DACH hires
Stephan Hartmann, Jan Maser and Markus Held join the firm's restructuring and debt advisory services
Silverfleet hires Süß as partner
Süß joins Silverfleet's DACH-focused team from TowerBrook Capital Partners
Willkie hires Abrar as partner
Kamyar Abrar joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges' PE team and also has experience in corporate deals
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL
Twelve member clubs of WSL, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, would also take stakes
Aurelius's Zim Flugsitz in self administration
Aurelius intends to make contributions to the airline seat producer's proposed restructuring
EQT to close ninth buyout fund in Q3
Total investments by the EQT funds in the second quarter amount to €1.3bn
LP platform Titanbay launches
Titanbay has a 1% set up fee for clients and a 0.5% annual maintenance fee