Oliver Smiddy

Samena Capital, co-founded by former Abraaj Capital managing director Shirish Saraf (pictured), has launched its second special situations fund with a target double that of its first vehicle in 2008.

Silverfleet Capital, the former buyout arm of insurer Prudential, has appointed Alexandre Lefebvre as one of two co-heads to replace the outgoing leader of its Paris office.

Peruvian firm Nexus Group has beat its target for its first international institutional fund, showing LP appetite for the region can overcome scepticism of new managers.

Trouble is brewing in the listed private equity sector as a Paris-based investment company tries to shake up the way a listed fund of funds is managed – and has vowed to do the same with other vehicles.

VTB Capital has become the second Russian-state backed institution in a week to hire a Goldman Sachs partner, appointing Atanas Bostandjiev as its CEO.

Italian private equity firm Wise has generated a 5x multiple following the sale of pharmaceutical logistics company Eurodifarm to DHL.

Asset management group BlackRock is planning a move into direct private equity investments, almost two decades after if spun out of buyout firm Blackstone Group.

The protracted sale of shoe company Jimmy Choo has reached a lucrative, £500m conclusion for owner TowerBrook Capital.

Cinven's 3.5x exit on diagnostics group Phadia, purchased at the peak of the market in a secondary buyout, represents its second €1bn-plus gain this year.

Former Goldman Sachs banker and ex-Delta co-managing partner Kirill Dmitriev will helm the country’s $10bn private equity fund.