European Venture Partners, a provider of venture leasing products, is aiming to raise at least €105m ($130m) through a new fundraising.
Charles Barter has succeeded Chris Hale as head of private equity at London-based law firm Travers Smith Braithwaite, following the latter’s move to head up the corporate group last year.
The buyout firm is to take the speech and imaging company private, buying all 15.9m shares from current owner Xerox.
The former private equity subsidiary of Putnam Lovell NBF has agreed to purchase the US middle market investment bank from Webster Financial.
Advent International partners with German media group RTL to take control of Sportfive, the French-listed sports agency specialising in marketing European football rights.
Pomona Capital has secured a $1.1bn mandate to manage private equity assets on behalf of its strategic partner ING’s US insurance companies, taking assets under management to $2.4bn.
Fund of funds specialist Pantheon Ventures has confirmed a number of personnel changes following its acquisition by international money manager Russell Investment Group last December.
The Menlo Park, California venture capital firm’s second fund will focus on seed and early stage medical technology and biotechnology opportunities.
The Boston fund of funds veteran will invest in primary and secondary venture and buyout partnership interests.
Summit Partners, the private equity firm with offices in Boston, Palo Alto and London, has closed a new $465 million subordinated debt fund.