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Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel
Rede promotes Widegren to partner
Widegren will be the third partner at the firm, joining co-founders Adam Turtle and Scott Church
UK pension pool commences initial £500m PE deployment
Organisation secured £500m from eight of the 12 pension plans that make up the BCPP
Siparex gears up for 2020 fund launch
GP plans to manage the fundraise in house but may appoint agents for specific regions
Inflexion promotes Edmans to partner to lead debt strategy
Edmans will be responsible for leading relationships across Inflexionтs entire business
New direct equity fund boosts PE inflows for Partners Group
Private equity has been the second fastest asset class to grow, delivering 11% net growth
Actis takes over Abraaj funds
Actis was invited to step in by the LPs of the two funds and the liquidators of the Abraaj estate
MJ Hudson buys Amsterdam-based ESG consultancy
Spring Associates Responsible Investment Service will trade under the MJ Hudson Spring brand
Calpers misses returns target amid PE outperformance
Results come as the pension fund is set to select a new private equity consultant
Ontario Teachers' selects new president and CEO
Jo Taylor, currently executive managing director of global development, will succeed Ron Mock
Ardian-backed Weber Automotive files for insolvency
Ardian acquired the automotive components manufacturer using its Ardian LBO Fund V in 2016
EQT opens Milan office
New office will be led by EQT managing director and head of Italy Federico Quitadamo
JP Morgan appoints new head of sponsors group
Woehrn's appointment comes as the organisation is seeking to grow its financial sponsors group M&A
Caledonia hires Lane on its private investment team
Investment executive Toby Lane joins from Lazard and previously worked at PwC as a chartered accountant
Jet plans to double volume for third fund
Upcoming third fund will have a target of €350-400m, more than double the €153m raised for Jet Fund II
Gender-inclusive management teams bolster PE returns
Diverse gender investment committees have generated better results than all-male committees
Iris appoints Gunsenheimer as managing partner in DACH
Gunsenheimer has been at Iris Capital since 2002 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and MIT
Truffle Invest to launch maiden PE offering
Truffle Invest is set to offer investors access to a large-cap pan-European fund
BD-Capital launches debut fund with €400m target
GP was co-founded by Andy Dawson (former Advent investment partner) and Richard Baker
Italian pension to make maiden PE commitment
Pension fund is also launching private debt allocation and seeking a manager for a €50m portfolio
Bain in exclusivity for $4bn Kantar buyout
Market research firm reportedly generated an operating profit of ТЃ301m from sales of ТЃ2.6bn in 2018
Partech hires Kennet's Vider
Partech is bulking up its growth team in preparation for the launch of Partech Growth II
KKR hires Nommé as head of France
Nommé will work across all investment platforms, including infrastructure, real estate and credit
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego