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Houlihan Lokey appoints Collinson
Collinson joins from William Blair's European consumer and retail investment banking department
Ventiga seeks €275m for fund II
Firm's first "fund" was a four-deal co-investment partnership with LGT Capital Partners
Wise Equity to launch €260m fifth buyout fund
New fund is larger than its predecessor, Wisequity IV, which held a final close on €215m in 2016
Investec, SVB provide £50m NAV facility to Draper Esprit
Loan has a three-year term and carries an interest rate at the Bank of England base rate +6.75%
Volpi appoints Investindustrial's Klasmeyer
Klasmeyer has worked at Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Pamplona Credit Mangament and Bain Capital Credit
Avia Capital increases fundraising target
Fund was launched in 2016 with a €50m target and held a first close in September 2016 on €25m
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2019: final call for entries
Entries for the 2019 Unquote British Private Equity Awards are due by 28 June at 5pm
KKR, Axel Springer could target Scout24, Mobile.de – reports
KKR confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Axel Springer
CVC-backed Synsam postpones IPO – reports
CVC acquired the business in 2014, drawing equity from CVC European Equity Partners V
Diana Capital to launch €200m third fund
Diana Capital III will target mid-market Iberian companies operating in a wide range of sectors
Steadfast Capital to buy W Söhngen
Steadfast will use its fourth vehicle for the investment in the medicine products manufacturer
Balderton sells Recorded Future to Insight Partners in $780m deal
Balderton led a $12m series-C round for the Boston-headquartered company in 2012
KKR in talks to acquire minority stake in Axel Springer
Axel Springer's largest shareholder, Friede Springer, and CEO Mathias Döpfner will not sell their stakes
Border to Coast to make first PE manager selections
BCPP is set to deploy £1bn in capital per annum across private markets, including private equity
Debevoise promotes Beurrier
Beurrier's promotion is one of six across the firm's New York and London offices
Dunedin promotes three
Davidson, Hardy and Chung have worked on the buyouts of Alpha, GPS, CET, CitySprint and EV
New investor Fond Of contributes to HTGF III
HGTF's third vehicle, High-Tech Gründerfonds III, held its final close on €316.5m in May 2018
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook's Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
Investcorp acquires Mercury Capital Advisers
Investcorp has been acquiring stakes in companies such as 3i's credit business to reach $50bn in AUM
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018
Stirling Square appoints two to investment team
GP has appointed JP Morgan's Mazurier and Hannam Investments' Bloys to its London-based team
Investors inject €300m in Tikehau Capital Advisors
TCA forms part of the shareholding of France-headquartered asset manager Tikehau Capital
KKR's Trainline announces intention to float
Train and coach ticket booking company expects to be eligible for FTSE inclusion following IPO
USS appoints new CEO of investments
Simon Pilcher will be responsible for overseeing the investment strategy governing the scheme's £64bn in assets