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Activa Capital to launch €200m fourth fund
Activa Capital IV will invest in French companies operating in the B2B services industry
Moravia Capital hires Lambert as partner
Harry Lambert joins the placement agent after more than three years at DeBere Capital Partners
Legal & General promotes Fitzpatrick to managing director
Fitzpatrick is expected to explore ways to deploy capital and enhance returns across alternatives
EQT and Ardian in final round for Schülke – report
PAI is also in the final round for the hygiene products company, according to Mergermarket
Investindustrial appoints Deutsche Bank's Guan as chair of Asia
Guan will be based in Shanghai and will focus on further expanding the firm’s presence across Asia
Coller, Glendower et al. shortlisted for CPABF secondaries mandate
US pension fund is looking to commit to two funds, allocating $25m to each
Draper Esprit hires investment director in London
Hornung will focus on consumer internet, financial services and online marketplaces
Huntsworth board accepts £524m offer from CD&R
Takeover offer implies an entry multiple of 10.8x adjusted EBITDA of ТЃ48.4m
Livingbridge appoints four in investment team
Announcement follows the recent appointment of two partners and seven investment professionals
Tender offer now out in Permira IV's GP-led process
Current offer is part of a GP-led secondaries process – which began last year – for the remaining assets of Permira IV
Advent hires new lead for European consumer team
Chavanne joins from TowerBrook, where he most recently served as a managing director
PAI, Pamplona and Partners in final stage for €1bn Rovensa sale - report
Sale will end a four-year holding period for Bridgepoint, which carved out Rovensa from Sapec Group
Chequers Capital to carve out EBC from Econocom
Divestment is part of Econocom’s strategy of refocusing its operations on its core business
IK appoints Salmon as partner in small-cap team
Tom Salmon will primarily focus on the origination of investment opportunities in the UK
MML-backed Learning Curve nearing sale - report
Agilitas, investing from its 2015 fund, is said to be one of the final bidders in the process
Palatine promotes six
Firm has promoted James Gregson, Kieran Lawton and James Winterbottom to senior investment director
Enern nears close for VC fund, on road for growth vehicle
While the VC fund is largely committed, Enern is still open to hearing from interested parties
Real Dania PE head joins Industriens Pension
Nielsen joins from Realdania, where he has served as head of alternatives and private equity
McDermott hires Gallagher as corporate partner
Fergus Gallagher joins from Hogan Lovells and worked at Morgan Stanley and Jefferies on secondment
Thyssenkrupp receives elevator unit bids from two consortia
€16bn deal would be the largest in Germany’s history and the third highest ever in Europe
France's Apax Partners hires new IR professional
Josephine Loreal will be head of third-party distribution and report to Guillaume Cousseran
Bain & Co joins CVC to back EcoVadis
Bain & Co's investment was coupled with the recently secured $200m funding from CVC Growth Partners
NIBC board supports Blackstone takeover offer
JC Flowers and Reggeborgh are majority shareholders in the listed Netherlands-based bank
Pantheon on road for next credit secondaries fund
First fund closed on тЌ250m in February, with commitments from German LPs only