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Equistone appoints BGF's Copeland and promotes Baker
Copeland joins as investment manager in Birmingham and Baker is promoted to investment director in London
Black Toro in talks for clothing brand Trucco
GP is currently investing via its second fund, which held a final close on €235m in February 2017
DevCo hires Intera's Laakso
Laakso will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments in Nordic companies
Oakley set to close fourth fund on €1.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in September 2018 and held a first close earlier in the year
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
Swedish pension hires new CIO
Bernengo joins from the asset management firm Öhman Fonder, where he has served as a CEO
EQT, Summa, LGT sign up to UN's SDG Impact initiative
Development comes two months after EQT co-founder Ståhlberg left to launch an impact-dedicated firm
Pemberton opens Copenhagen office
Direct lending is gathering pace in the region as local banks begin to be constrained
H&F, Blackstone's offer for Scout24 rejected by shareholders
Scout24's management and supervisory boards supported the consortium's offer of €46 per share
Calpers bolsters PE team with new investment MD
Ruiz replaces Sarah Corr, who has served as interim managing investment director for private equity
Consilium to launch €200m fourth buyout fund
Fund IV will acquire majority stakes in Italian companies operating in a wide range of sectors
France-based Apax Partners hires de Cardes
De Cardes has 20 years of operational experience in TMT and joins the development team
Pamplona hires Benelux head
Tensen will be responsible for driving new investment opportunities and value creation in the region
ICG hires Cerberus's Ross as managing director
GP says it is positioning itself for future opportunities as the economic cycle reaches maturity
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated £75m in EBITDA in 2018, at £1-1.2bn
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland announces intention to float
Earlier reports suggested the IPO could value the luxury watch retail group at up to £800m
KGAL to invest in private equity and expand investor base
KGAL has 72,000 investors from Germany, the UK and France, of which 211 are institutional investors
The Carlyle Group promotes Bagijn and Herberg
Bagijn will head Carlyle's investment solutions division while Herberg will be its CFO
Livingbridge hires PwC's McGee as investment manager
Healthcare and technology specialist leaves his role as manager on PwC's corporate finance team
Blackstone launches impact platform with Goldman Sachs hire
Tanya Barnes, former managing director at Goldman Sachs, will lead the initiative
LFPI sells CMG Sports Club to trade – reports
GP acquired asset in 2016 to help face competition from low-cost fitness club chains
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 £800m
DC promotes six to managing director
Promotions include two members of the Paris-based team and four in DC's London office