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GED reaches EUR100m first close for new lower mid-market private equity fund

Spanish lower mid-market firm GED Capital has reached a EUR100 million first close for its new private equity vehicle GED VI España. The fund, which was registered with the National Securities Commission (CNMV) earlier this month, has a target size of EUR175 million. All of the LPs in GED’s latest

China Synergy Fund signs first buyout deal in France

China Synergy Fund, co-managed by CICC Capital and TPG, has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Impala to acquire Electropoli, a leading provider of surface treatment services in Europe, notably for the automotive industry. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, President of Silk Road Fund Wang Yanzhi, and CICC UK

Clifford Chance adds partner to infrastructure team

International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Toby Parkinson as a partner in the firm’s European Infrastructure Group, based in London. Parkinson began his career at Clifford Chance’s London office in 2006, and worked in the firm’s Infrastructure and Private Equity practice for ten years, where he specialised in infrastructure

Maven Capital Partners leads MBO of CMS Window Systems

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the management buyout (MBO) of CMS Window Systems (CMS), an end-to-end provider of window and door solutions.   The transaction includes the largest equity cheque written by Maven as well as debt funding from Clydesdale Bank led by its Corporate

Entertainment Partners secures Investment from TPG

Entertainment Partners (EP), an end-to-end provider of production workforce management and automated production software and services to the entertainment industry, is to be acquired by TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG. EP’s management team, led by Mark Goldstein, President and CEO, will continue in their

Sandaire launches enhanced private equity offering

Sandaire, an international multi-family office, has launched an enhanced private equity business – Sandaire Private Equity – which will aim to meet the diversifying needs of existing and prospective clients. This launch supports Sandaire’s long-term growth strategy by broadening its offering to clients, and closely follows the launch of Sandaire

Nigel Le Quesne, JTC

JTC acquires Exequtive Partners

JTC, a provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services to institutional and private clients, has acquired Exequtive Partners, a Luxembourg-based specialist provider of corporate and related fiduciary services. Exequtive Partners’ 28 employees, including the five principals, will all join the existing Institutional Client Services team at JTC, which this

A&O adds restructuring partner in London

Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed Tim Watson as a restructuring partner in its London practice. Watson re-joins the firm from a global institutional investment management firm with assets under management in excess of USD30 billion, where he has spent the past four years working closely with and advising the

Akin Gump adds two private equity funds partners in London

Private equity funds lawyers Daniel Quinn and Aleksander Bakic are to join Akin Gump in London as partners. Quinn and Bakic focus on private equity secondary transactions, institutional investor representations and private equity fund formation. They will come to Akin Gump from O’Melveny & Myers in London. They will join

Capital Santé 2 holds first closing at EUR100m

Turenne Santé has held the first closing of its FPCI (Professional Private Equity Fund) Capital Santé 2, with commitments of EUR 100 million. Building on the solid track record of Capital Santé 1 and its dedicated team of healthcare experts, the objective of Capital Santé 2 is to invest throughout

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