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Apax Partners picks Stanislas Panhard as partner

Panhard will be responsible for investments in the services, healthcare and consumer sectors.

Foresight Group backs F&W Networks

Foresight’s investment will scale up the roll-out of F&W’s full-fibre-to-the-premise network.

ALK and Burnley FC’s Alan Pace outlines football’s attraction for PE firms; Finance M&A deals stack up

'The Premier League is a cultural and financial behemoth and offers a great base to implement your own ideas and expertise,' according to Alan Pace, managing partner at ALK Capital.

6 PE-backed deals that were just the medicine for the pharma industry

TPG, Astorg and HIG Capital are among the PE firms trusting the resilience of the pharmaceuticals sector.

LDC backs human capital management services provider Talos360

The deal provides an exit for investor Twenty20 Capital.

Riverside snaps up electronic-point-of-sale software firm Newbridge Software

The deal is an add-on to Riverside’s Guestline platform.

Tikehau’s Laillier says immediate impact of Brexit on PE ‘most likely behind us’; Main portfolio firm makes two add-ons

Main Capital announced that its portfolio company BCS HR Group has acquired two Dutch software companies: Medisoft and Tasper.

Tikehau’s Laillier: Local hires to help beef up UK presence

Fresh from his relocation to London from Paris, Tikehau Capital’s head of private equity outlines the reasons for his move and the ways that Brexit is affecting dealmaking.

Ergon Capital-backed svt merges with Technical Fire Safety Group

TFSG management has re-invested in the combined group as part of the deal.

Finance M&A busy as EQT closes BPEA deal and AXA looks to buy Spanish insurer

AXA Spain is in exclusive negotiations with Groupe des Assurances du Crédit Mutuel to potentially buy its subsidiary Groupe Assurances du Crédit Mutuel España.