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Advisory firm recommends Advent's £3.9bn offer for Cobham
BlackRock, M&G and Legal & General each hold more than 2% of shares in the aerospace company
BNY Mellon expands PE capabilities
Robert Burchett-Coates and Greg Kok are appointed as directors based in London and Luxembourg, respectively
ICG appoints Muzinich & Co's Beinker to managing director
In her new role, Beinker will cover new clients and support the existing client base
Swedish pension fund dismisses CEO over trading rules violation
AP1 has appointed Teresa Isele to serve as acting CEO while searching for a new candidate
Norway's largest pension fund aims to ramp up PE investments
LP can currently invest in IPOs and unlisted companies that express an intention to list
DC Advisory opens Milan office, appoints Vigo as Italian CEO
Firm expects to strengthen its international presence and its position within the Italian mid-market
EQT confirms IPO plans, aims to raise €500m
Largest shareholder Investor AB and more than 70 partners in the firm will sell shares as part of the listing
Italian pension fund consortium set to select PE manager
Investment consultant Prometeia Advisor Sim has assisted with the manager search
Growth Capital Partners hires A&M Capital's Gray
Grant Thornton alumni Michael Gray joins the SME-focused GP as origination director
University of Reading targets PE exposure
Five-year contract is expected to start in January 2020, with an option to further extend it
Permira-backed TeamViewer announces IPO
Teamviewer only offering existing shares and expects the offering to be completed by year end
Brexit top concern for high-growth businesses, says survey
ECI Partners surveys 307 CEOs, and political uncertainty was listed as a top concern
Illinois pension replaces Callan with Wilshire Associates
Contract with Wilshire Associates is for a five-year term, starting from January 2020
Palatine launches £300m fourth-generation vehicle
Both Palatine Private Equity Fund III and IV used Evercore as their placement agent
Inflexion's Hardcastle joins DealCloud
Hardcastle was assistant director at Inflexion, having joined the mid-cap firm in 2014
Creandum promotes Specht to principal
In his new role, Specht will lead deals of all sizes across Europe and the US
Triton opens office in Amsterdam, makes new hire
Triton has opened an office in the Netherlands and hired van de Linde from Bain Capital
Permira nears Cogital stake acquisition – report
Sponsor is thought to have outbid a string of other PE offers for the accountancy group
Cambridge University endowment appoints new CIO
Franklin joins from Alta Advisers, where she was head of PE and director of investments
Waterland eyes logistics companies Marinetrans, BGL
GP files with the regulator to buy Dutch logistics businesses Marinetrans and BGL
DBAG net income drops to €12.6m from €27.7m
Listed private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG reports a decline in net income
Co-investment fund close contributes to Hamilton Lane's results
Hamilton Lane is also currently in the market fundraising for Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund V
Blackstone buys stake in BC Partners
Press reports put the value of the deal at around €500m for a 10-15% holding in the GP
Proskauer appoints Moghli as partner
Moghli will advise fund sponsors and financial institutions on fund-formation matters