Private Equity

Western Europe

New finance manager for Waterland

Waterland Private Equity, the private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux region and Germany, has appointed Bert Elema as finance manager.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Deal round-up 14/10/03

SLSV leads $15m series B round; Apax, Alta Berkeley back Frontier Silicon; CDC Capital invests in South Africa; Trinity backing for Shenick; Immunoporation secures £200,000; Small business fund grows wings; GEIF Ventures backs Quotient Diagnostics

4 min read · 30 December 2012

ING to retreat from private equity

The Netherlands-based bank is looking to significantly reduce its exposure to the asset class, obliging subsidiary Baring Private Equity Partners to explore a buyout or break-up.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Galileo builds investment team

The French private equity firm has added former Seeft Ventures CEO Régis Saleur to its team of five investment partners.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Gresham renews faith in 1st Credit

Gresham, the private equity firm focused on the UK mid-market, is pinning its faith on continued growth in consumer debt through a fresh investment in 1st Credit.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

E196m second close for Nordic Mezzanine

Nordic Mezzanine, the Finland-based independent mezzanine provider, has achieved a second closing of E196m for its second fund, Nordic Mezzanine Fund II.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Managing exits in a downturn

The private equity industry must put exits at the top of its agenda if it wants to successfully work its way through the difficult years ahead, says Michael O’Donnell, of Legal & General Ventures.

5 min read · 30 December 2012

Two deals for IF Investimenti

The Italian private equity firm has completed two recent deals spanning security systems and bakery production.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

PAI hires for London office launch

The French private equity house has hired former Candover director Hamish Mackenzie to head the firm’s newly-launched London office.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Accent seeks new investors for fund

Accent Equity Partners, the Nordic mid-market private equity firm, is to reach out to new investors as it prepares to launch the next phase of its fundraising for Accent Equity 2003.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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