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Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2020: last chance to enter
Entries for the 2020 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are due by 11 July at 5pm
DACH fundraising update: H2 2020 pipeline
Although the coronavirus pandemic has set back plans for many GPs, a number of buyout and venture vehicles are on the road in the DACH region
Baird Capital promotes two in London team
Michael Holgate has been promoted to partner, while Andy Dyer is now a director
CVC to acquire 14.5% of Six Nations for €450m
In April 2020, CVC delayed a ТЃ300m investment in rugby tournament Six Nations due to the coronavirus
Antares launches €300m UTP fund for fashion sector
Fondo Lusso & Lifestyle is dedicated to bank credits, with a special focus on UTP exposures
Rileys hires FRP to assist with rescue plan
Rileys CEO Craig Mayes confirmed the appointment of FRP to examine options going forward
17Capital provides £125m in preferred equity to Exponent III
LPs in Exponent III include Aberdeen Standard Investments, Central Pension Fund and CNP Assurances
Zeus makes six promotions
Zeus has promoted Nick Cowles to deputy head of corporate finance and Jordan Warburton to director
M&A wave incoming in 2021, says Edmond de Rothschild CIO
Investment bank's H2 2020 outlook also emphasises continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, and singles out healthcare and data assets as winners
Most German PE firms say 75% of portfolio unimpaired by Covid-19 – survey
Survey was conducted in June 2020 by Finance Magazine on behalf of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
VGC promotes Lister to partner
Lister joined the firm last year from Marlin Equity Partners as an investment director
Brockhaus Capital Management plans flotation
Proceeds of the envisaged offering should support the technology-focused GP's acquisition pipeline
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
FII-backed Seco to list on the Italian stock exchange
Seco hires Value Track as financial adviser, and Mediobanca and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators
Lincoln hires three in DACH healthcare team
Dirk Loeffler, Julian Knirim and Jens Gerlach all join Lincoln from Raymond James
Royalton-backed Certasig goes under - report
Royalton acquired a majority stake in Certasig in 2007 via its Royalton Capital Investors II fund
CBPE X nears final close towards £525m target
CBPE X is likely to target UK-based companies with enterprise values of ТЃ25-150m
17Capital hires investor relations director in London
Munte joins from CVC Credit Partners where he worked in a similar role
BD-Capital appoints Advent's Grimmelt as head of Benelux
In his new role, Bram Grimmelt will lead the firm's investment activities across the Benelux region
EMH promotes Schwarz as partner
Dominik Schwarz joined EMH in 2018 and has prior experience at Chequers Capital and Barclays Capital
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Harper to lead HIG's London small-cap buyout team
Prior to joining HIG, John Harper was a partner at Inflexion Private Equity and previously worked at LDC
PA SERS appoints Seth Kelly as new CIO
Kelly joins from the Missouri State Employees Retirement System, where he was also CIO
Initiative & Finance appoints PAI Partners' Oliveau
He will be responsible for the operational support of the portfolio of Tomorrow Private Equity Fund