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Tech specialists VT Partners and Paladin to join forcesGrowth capital firm VT partners, which was co-founded earlier this year by a 12-year Carlyle veteran, will look to pool its resources and network with the US-based cyber-security focused VC firm.
GMT Communications Partners promotes threeThe promotions come as the firm is raising its next fund
- 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.
- 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.
- VSS loses European co-head
Marco Sodi left the mid-market firm in the spring after it ‘deferred’ fundraising on a European fund that had collected $105m.
- GMT offloads start-up to STAR
PEPcom, which GMT co-owned with VSS, has grown into Germany’s sixth largest cable television operator.
- Glass ceiling cracked
Two key promotions counter a stark imbalance.