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Trilantic to launch €1.2bn sixth buyout fund
Fund targets companies operating in the consumer, industrials, TMT, healthcare and business services sectors
Pemberton hires Gibson as head of IR
Gibson will support the launch of new strategies and new vintages of existing ones
Kartesia expands DACH presence via new Munich office
Firm's Munich expansion incorporates new hire Giuseppe Mirante, previously of HIG Capital
Argo Capital targets year-end first close
Argo is targeting a €40m first close for the firm's inaugural energy transition fund
LGPS Central searches for head of private markets
New head would take direct responsibility for the private equity assets
Beechbrook hires Whitehouse as investment director
Whitehouse joins the private debt firm from the corporate and leveraged finance team at Lloyds
LauncHub Ventures raising new €70m fund
New fund has €25m committed to date and hopes to close in Q1 or Q2 next year
Tikehau offloads Eurazeo shares
Tikehau will retain a 5.1% stake in listed French PE investor Eurazeo following the transaction
Green Arrow to launch €400m fourth buyout fund
Green Arrow Private Equity 4 will acquire majority and controlling positions in mid-market companies
Gyrus Capital bolsters team ahead of imminent fundraise
Outfit was launched in late 2018 by two former Altaris and Argos Wityu executives
Invest Europe appoints Gimv's de Montgolfier as CEO
De Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment firm Gimv, where he was partner and head of France
KKR-backed SoftwareOne announces CHF 16.5-21 price range
Price range implies an offer size of CHF 636-810m and a market cap of CHF 2.5-3.2bn
Reed Smith appoints Baker as partner
Colin Baker was previously Counsel at Goodwin Procter and an associate at SJ Berwin
AnaCap hires NN's Verret
Verret will be a managing director at the European financial services-focused firm
CVC Credit appoints Haaijman as head of client services
Haaijman previously worked at Alcentra as global head of product management and at JP Morgan
Sidley hires Proskauer partner
Eleanor Shanks joins Sidley Austin's private equity practice from Proskauer Rose
Pantheon hires Eggleston and Berke
Pantheon Ventures appoints BGF's John Eggleston as partner and chief technology officer
Capza hires two ahead of fundraise
GP is targeting a €550-600m final closing for its fifth-generation flex equity fund
Vistra appoints Bouwmeister as PE global sector head
Bouwmeister is promoted from divisional managing director to PE global sector head
Swiss bank launches impact investment arm
Asteria Investment Managers is set to provide institutional investors with access to private equity
Paul Hastings hires Dechert partner Cardon
Cardon will advise funds on a range of transactions, including LBOs and take privates
Ocorian hires two
Kristina Rowe joins from State Street and Jamie Riley previously worked at Intertrust
KKR bolsters global impact team
KKR has appointed Stanislas de Joussineau to lead the organisation’s global impact team in Europe
Italian manager sets up alternative investments platform
Demos 1 is one of the private equity funds on the platform, and targets Italian SMEs