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Piper to launch next fund in 2021
Managing partner Chris Curry told Unquote the fund is expected to target £150-175m
Allegro's PE sponsors plan IPO
GPs jointly acquired Allegro from South African media group Naspers for $3.253bn in October 2016
Rede's Yaron Zafir joins Asante
Zafir left Rede earlier this year, after heading the firm's secondaries activities
Ardian appoints Erdland as senior adviser
Alexander Erdland has previously held roles including president of the German Insurance Association
CVC in exclusivity for Genetic – report
Deal is expected to be signed by the beginning of August, says Mergermarket
EQT sells credit business to Bridgepoint
There were five or six bidders in the early stages of the sale auction, including Schroders
Tikehau to buy stake in Euro Group
Tikehau is investing in the energy transformation sector via its T2 Energy Transition Fund
Schroder Adveq hires Unigestion's van der Kam to head secondaries
Van der Kam was co-head of secondaries at Unigestion and helped build the firm's secondaries platform
Go Capital taken over by management
As part of this deal, Jerome Guéret is appointed as CEO and Bertrand Distinguin takes on the role of president
CapMan to launch first Special Situations fund after summer
Nordic private equity firm CapMan has launched CapMan Special Situations to focus on turnarounds.
Swedish institutions set up Covid-19-focused JV
Sindre Invest will start operating from 1 July and will invest in companies facing liquidity problems
IQ appoints Hirtzel as general partner
Hirtzel previously served as chief operating officer of Kreos Capital after working at PA Consulting
Bain Capital, FSI to bid for Serie A – report
Bain Capital makes a €3.4bn preliminary offer for a 25% stake in Serie A, while FSI shows interest
Guernsey Finance launches fast-track applications for managers
Scheme aims to allow fund managers with funds not registered in whitelisted jurisdictions to migrate
Ubi Banca buys stake in Green Arrow Capital
This is the first financial investor that has entered the capital of the firm, owned by its founding partners
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Francisco Partners to acquire Consignor – report
Shipping software company was reportedly marketed based on an EBITDA of €7.5m
Bure launches share issue to raise up to SEK 1bn
Proposed share issue is subject to adoption and authorisation by existing shareholders and the board
Third of LPs put fund commitments on hold – survey
Brackendale Consulting survey also revealed that 62% would commit to a fund without a personal visit
BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO
In October 2019, Keith Morgan announced that he would be standing down from the role of CEO
EQT signs "largest ever" ESG-linked credit facility
Facility is linked to portfolio companies' commitment to gender equality and renewable energy
DC Advisory hires Bijoor as managing director
Bijoor joins DC Advisory from Guggenheim Securities, where he was a managing director
EQT opens office in Paris
EQT partner Nicolas Brugère will take up the role of head of EQT France