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Innogest to launch trio of €100m VC funds
Healthcare and digital tech vehicles will each target 12-15 companies with €10m tickets
UK pension partnership fully invests debut PE fund
LGPS Central Limited also announces its co-investment sleeve is performing ahead of targets
Sovereign's Peter Shaw joins Inflexion
Inflexion has added 11 professionals to its investment team since March this year
BlueGem places Mamas & Papas into pre-pack, reacquires it
Sponsor has bought the company out of administration, having already owned the parent group since 2014
Apicap launches Women Leadership Capital fund
New fund will target companies whose CEO, director or significant investors are women
Eurazeo Growth makes new appointments
PE firm recruits two MDs and an associate across its UK, German and French offices
Houlihan Lokey acquires Spanish firm Fidentiis Capital
Fidentiis Capital's Carlos Paramés and Juan Luis Muñoz will join Houlihan Lokey as managing directors
FoF and co-investment fund closes boost Hamilton Lane growth
Assets under management and advice reached a combined $481bn in September
Tar Heel Capital raises €100m for THC 3 - report
Polish press reports that the firm has already made investments from the fund
Céréa Partenaire completes spin-out from Unigrains
Management team now owns a majority stake in the agri-food-focused GP, now called Cerea Partners
Nordic Capital aiming for further Munters sell-down
Nordic Capital already made a partial sell-down earlier in the year, selling 25 million shares at SEK 44 apiece
Verdane opens Berlin office
GP aims to invest in German consumer internet and software companies
Bluebay spinout Arcmont Asset Management launches
Arcmont has a legacy тЌ13bn AUM comprising direct lending and senior loan positions
Caledonia hires PwC's Lander
Appointment follows the hire of Toby Lane as an investment executive in the summer
IK-backed Signature Foods buys Topking – report
Topking produces a number of snack brands, including Vlammetje and KaasTengels
ILPA mulling Europe-focused legal document Model LPA
Model LPA is designed to reduce complexity, cost and resources required when negotiating fund terms
Ashurst appoints Gütle as partner
Gütle joins from the Munich office of Linklaters where she was a counsel in tax and fund advisory
Green Arrow buys renewables asset manager Quercus
Quercus Assets Selection manages five funds dedicated to renewable energy
Ardian nears final close on €3bn for Private Debt Fund IV
Predecessor of the mid-market private debt fund closed on €2bn in 2015, hitting its target
Ohio pension to launch private markets co-investment programme
Co-investment programme will potentially invest in European private equity, but details are still to be determined
Permira appoints Pascalizi as co-head in Italy
In his new role, Pascalizi will lead the firm's Milan office alongside co-head Fabrizio Carretti
Rothschild & Co acquires Livingstone's UK business
Livingstone will be part of the Rothschild & Co group and will be run separately by its current partners
Danish pension fund ATP nets record returns
Private equity portfolio returned DKK 2.6bn over the first three quarters of 2019
Exponent close to buying KPMG pensions advisory business – report
KPMG has been exploring the potential sale of its pensions advisory business since June 2019