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Turkey roundtable 2013: Maturing nicely?Turkey has been tipped for some time to become a hotbed of private equity activity, given its geographic position between Europe and Asia and its strong supply of founder- and family-owned companies ripe for expansion. Now, nearly a decade since Turkish private equity got its start, and with GDP growth forecast to hit 5% in 2013, PEI talks to four of the market’s key players to find out if Turkish private equity is finally set to take off.
- Jonny Maxwell joins GMT
Industry veteran Maxwell has been hired as a senior advisor for the TMT-focused private equity firm just as it is attempting to raise €350m for its fourth buyout fund.
- GMT Appoints Jonny Maxwell as Senior Advisor
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Jonny Maxwell as senior advisor. Formerly global head of private equity fund-of-funds at Allianz Private Equity Partners, Maxwell had overall responsibility for indirect private equity activities.
- Europe-Based GMT Communications Partners Names New Senior Advisor
GMT Communications Partners has hired Jonny Maxwell as senior advisor. Previously, Maxwell served as global head of private equity fund of funds at Allianz Private Equity Partners. GMT Communications Partners is a Europe-based private equity firm focused on the media, information, entertainment and telecommunications sectors.
- GMT, VSS and Management Provide Growth Capital to IT-Ernity
European media and communications focused private equity group GMT Communications Partners together with Veronis Suhler Stevenson have teamed up with management to provide growth capital to IT-Ernity, a provider of business critical managed services and shared hosting for SMEs in the Netherlands. Founded in 2002 by its managing director, Sebastiaan de Koning, and R&D manager Tom Pfeifer, IT-Ernity offers a comprehensive catalogue of standardised fully managed solutions, including system administration, protection, security, application management and other outsourcing services.
- GMT, VSS and Management Back IT-Ernity
European media and communications private equity group GMT Communications Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have teamed up with management to provide growth capital to IT-Ernity. Founded in 2002 by its managing director, Sebastiaan de Koning, and R&D manager Tom Pfeifer, the business is a provider of business critical managed services and shared hosting for SMEs in the Netherlands.
- GMT's MeetingZone Completes Third Bolt-on Acquisition
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company, MeetingZone, has completed its third bolt-on acquisition in eighteen months. MeetingZone, a global audio/web conferencing and collaboration services provider, has acquired Atia Communications, a UK based provider of Unified Communications (UC) services and a Microsoft Lync 2010 accredited specialist.
- Where angels have already trod
Hitherto a largely angel investor and venture capital-dominated sector, there is an increasing role for private equity to play within the social media industry, writes GMT partner Natalie Tydeman.
- GMT naval deal heralds fundraising launch
GMT Communications Partners’ third fund is 75% invested after its recent maritime training deal, with a new €350m fund set to be launched in the next few months.
- Butcher steps back as Mid Europa promotes two
Craig Butcher has stepped down as senior partner at CEE-focused buyout firm Mid Europa to become a senior advisor. The firm has promoted two to partner as a result.