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Fortino hires De Leeuw
Prior to joining Fortino, De Leeuw was an investment manager at Ackermans & van Haaren
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland mulls IPO
UK-based luxury watch retail group could reportedly have a market cap of up to ТЃ800m
DC promotes six to managing director
Promotions include two members of the Paris-based team and four in DC's London office
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
Ex-ATP investment manager joins Industriens Pension
Appointment becomes effective in June, and he will report to head of private investments
Bencis-backed Abriso eyes Airpack
Abriso plans to buy at least 50% of Italian peer Airpack according to a regulatory filing
Gimv establishes life sciences advisory board
Gimv has made more than 80 investments in the life sciences segment since it started in 1982
HIG WhiteHorse invests in Italian retailer Risparmio Casa
HIG intends to support the company in further strengthening its market position in Italy
Mayfair promotes Curwen and Hoballah
Team members are promoted to the roles of managing director and director resptively
US pension scheme earmarks $60m for PE
The $3.1bn pension scheme is also looking to begin a search for a private equity co-investment fund
EQT launches €631m takeover bid for Parques Reunidos
Offer is made via a bidco controlled by EQT, Miles Capital and Corporación Financiera Alba
LDC appoints two directors
Ul-Haq joins from Deloitte, while Alderson has been working at LDC since 2012 in the Yorkshire team
NextStage, MI3 invest €17.7m in Bagatelle
Bagatelle currently operates 10 restaurants, plans to open 15 more in the next five years
PAI to buy Elior's Areas in €1.54bn deal
Proceeds of the Areas division sale will be used to reduce Elior's leverage ratio
Dunas Capital hires two for new fund-of-funds
New vehicle, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, has been registered in Spain and has a target of €100m
Apollo buys 32 supermarkets from The Casino Group for €484m
Deal includes 12 Casino hypermarkets and 20 Monoprix and Casino supermarket properties
Partners Group buys CapeOmega from HitecVision for €1.2bn
Partners Group said it will work to further expand in offshore infrastructure and related assets
VGC appoints Marlin's Lister
New recruit will take on the role of investment and portfolio director at the growth capital firm
Endless appoints two to Enact
Firm appoints associate director Adam Milner and investment executive Luke Wolf to its Enact teams
BBB to allocate a further £200m to UK venture
Government-backed fund will make commitments to support venture and growth capital via BPC and BBI
MBO Partenaires names new head of IR
French mid-cap GP promotes Géraldine Lanthier to the newly created role
BMO hires head for new global alternatives offering
Appointment comes as the firm consolidates its alternatives expertise into one structure
Beringea raises £64m for VCTs
Fundraise is a record for Beringea and the second largest VCT raise in the last tax year