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Blackstone loses senior MD and PE dealmaker

Nadim El Gabbani, a senior managing director and private equity dealmaker at Blackstone, has left the alternative asset management firm. El Gabbani, who was based in the firm’s London office, focused on financial services, business services and technology deals on both sides of the Atlantic. According to his LinkedIn profile,

Aurelius acquires Lufthansa’s catering and onboard retail business

Aurelius has acquired Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s integrated airline catering and onboard retail provider the LSG Group. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, is subject to approval by the relevant competition and regulatory authorities. The carve-out transaction includes all classic catering, onboard retail

LDC makes senior promotions

LDC, a UK private equity firm focused on investments in mid-sized businesses, has made two senior promotions with the appointment of Jacob Leone and Grant Goodwin as investment directors, effective 1 April, 2023. Leone joined LDC’s Manchester-based team as an investment manager in 2019 and has been involved in many

Drawbridge appoints chief revenue officer

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to private equity, hedge fund, and venture capital firms, has appointed Chris Aronis as chief revenue officer. Aronis will lead the Drawbridge sales, account management and business development teams. 

Fundraising

MidOcean Partners raises over $1.5bn for sixth PE fund

MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has closed MidOcean Partners VI, with over $1.5 billion in capital commitments, making it MidOcean’s largest fund since inception. 

RCP closes Fund XVII above target at $328m

RCP Advisors, a sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has held the final closing of RCP Fund XVII with approximately $328 million in aggregate commitments, exceeding its target of $300 million. 

Quadrivio exits Series A merchandise specialist

Quadrivio Group’s Industry 4.0 fund, a private equity vehicle investing in digital transition and technological innovation for Italian SMEs, is to sell EPI, an Italian company that specialises in the sale of sports merchandise for Serie A football clubs, to Fanatics, a global specialist in licensed sports merchandise with operations

General Atlantic formally launches credit operation

Growth equity firm General Atlantic has completed its acquisition of Iron Park Capital Partners, a global investment manager focused on public and private credit markets, to form General Atlantic Credit. 

Cure Ventures closes inaugural fund at $350m hard-cap

Cure Ventures, a life sciences venture capital firm focusing on company formation around curative technologies, has closed its inaugural fund, Cure Ventures Fund I, at its targeted hard-cap of $350 million in capital commitments. 

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