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Advent's £3.9bn Cobham take-private likely to go ahead
Advent made a takeover offer of 165 pence per share in cash, which represents a 34% premium in July
PE-backed CFO salaries see 5% annual increase – survey
Majority of respondents say that equity is a key driver in accepting their overall compensation package
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Level 20 names Pam Jackson as new chief exec
Jackson succedes Jeryl Andrew, who will retire from the role at the end of the year
BVCA's Tim Hames joins FTI Consulting
Hames was recently replaced as director general by former cabinet minister Michael Moore
Elysian's Pebble Group formalises intention to float
Elysian bought Brand Addition from HIG in 2017, acquiring US-based Facilis Group a year later
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
Isai hires Accenture's de Scorbiac
De Scorbiac was responsible for the Accenture Venture fund's activities in Europe
Diversification key to mitigating downturn, say AVCJ panellists
As concerns about a looming recession abound, LPs are focusing on diversifying their portfolios
Idinvest passes €500m mark in Private Debt V fundraise
Fund, which has already been invested in at least one transaction, has a €1bn target
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
Livingbridge hires Osman and Manning
Rebecca Osman and Nick Manning join as investment director and investment manager respectively
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
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth 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