Victoria Robson

In the latest communication with Electra shareholders ahead of a general meeting on 5 November, Sherborne urged them to vote in favour of its proposal to appoint its two nominees to the board.

Nicola Kerr joins from KWM where her clients included private equity employers and executives.

Altius Associates' Rhonda Ryan tells Private Equity International it’s a busy year ahead with funds coming to market looking to raise at least a combined €30-40 billion.

The Swiss banking group has joined with co-investments specialist ACE & Company to offer its institutional and high net worth individual clients direct private equity investments.

The fund is acquiring French pharmaceutical company Cooper from Caravelle.

The London-based firm has hired Katie Beck as director on its investment team and Kate Cook as manager.

The Europe-focused healthcare firm’s acquisition of DNA Diagnostics is its first from its debut fund.

Spain and Portugal are showing signs of renewed PE interest although deal value and volume have dropped year-on-year, S&P Capital IQ reports.

Chairman Roger Yates claims that the presence of activist investor Edward Bramson on the listed investment trust’s board “would potentially be divisive and value destructive”.

The private equity arm of the asset manager is planning to raise its allocation to private equity by 50 percent over the next three years.