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Two US pension funds seek PE consultant
CalSTRS and KCERA have both issued RFPs for advisers to their private equity programmes
Private investor platform Moonfare raises $28m
Moonfare offers investment in six funds, including EQT Middle Market Asia, Oakley IV and Cinven VII
BPC wins £250m mandate from NLF
Development marks the first time the BBB-backed firm has raised third-party commitments
New York pension fund hunts for PE consultant
Successful consultant will be in charge for performing annual pacing analysis for PE
PAI gets €885m offer for Wessanen agreed
Offer price of €11.50 per share values 100% of Wessanen's shares at approximately €885m
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG look to exit Duo Plast
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG acquired a majority stake in Duo Plast in November 2013
Fraser-Allen succeeds Reeve as Albion head
Fraser-Allen will take over the day-to-day running of the business, including investment oversight
Livonia Partners to launch new fund
New fund expects to raise in 12 months and will deploy equity tickets in the range of €10-20m
Capzanine opens new office in Italy
Minard will lead a team based in Milan, responsible for the firm's investments in Italian SMEs
Nordic hires co-head for DACH, promotes three
Nordic promotes Christian Gylling, Christof Ratjen and Thomas Vetander to partner
Trajan Capital inks first deal prior to fundraise
French GP Trajan specialises in the financing and managerial transmission of French SMEs
Eurazeo buys stake in Spanish GP MCH
Eurazeo deploys €100m, split between a direct investment in MCH and a commitment to MCH's fifth fund
Ardian to acquire Sintetica
Sintetica recorded revenue of approximately €60m for 2018 and employs around 300 staff
ICG hires Carlyle's Bain
New recruit leaves her role as managing director at Carlyle after 18 years with the firm
Fideuram holds €530m final close for retail fund
Fund invests in private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate
Isomer taps existing LPs for new co-investment fund
Fund aims to raise between тЌ50-100m and will seek direct investment opportunities in technology
Korea Post hunts for secondary PE managers
Korean LP is interested in closed-end commingled funds with a minimum size of $1bn
Arma appoints JP Morgan's Spahr van der Hoek
Move is intended to grow the firm's activity in tech areas that do not yet enjoy high levels of M&A
DeA to launch Taste of Italy 2
Fund will be operative from 2020 and has set a target of €250-300m, with a larger international focus
CatCap launches in Copenhagen with acquisition of DMC
Dansk Merchant Capital will contribute M&A capabilities and experience in raising equity
FSN gets €50m insurance pay-out, sues Procuritas
Consortium of 12 underwriters led by Liberty GTS announced yesterday that it had paid тЌ50m to FSN
Quaestio holds €635m interim close for private debt fund
Quaestio Private Markets Funds - European Private Debt provides debt financing to European SMEs
Clessidra-backed Cavalli files for bankruptcy
Roberto Cavalli's US-based subsidiary ArtFashion is expected to file for Chapter 7 this week
Lion to list Loungers
GP bought stake in the UK-based chain of cafУЉ-bars in a deal valued at ТЃ137m in 2016