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US pair lead as Permira and HgCapital funds raise £4bn

26-Apr-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

US firms Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Proskauer Rose have advised on a duo of funds amassing close to £4bn that indicate the mixed success of private equity houses’ fundraising efforts.

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Clifford Chance boosts Paris funds practice with Ashurst team

11-Apr-2013 | By Joanne Harris

Clifford Chance is hiring Ashurst’s French fund formation chief Xavier Comaills and a team of lawyers to lead the firm’s Paris private funds group.

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Mishcon boosts private equity with duo of Dundas partners

9-Apr-2013 | By Joshua Freedman

Mishcon de Reya has beefed up its private equity practice with the hire of Dundas & Wilson partner duo Simon Sale and Nadim Meer.

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Withers turns to Appleby for pan-Europe investment push

21-Feb-2013 | By Joanne Harris

Withers has appointed a partner from offshore firm Appleby to set up a pan-European investment funds practice.

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Macfarlanes boosts hedge funds offering with Akin Gump hire

18-Feb-2013 | By Lucy Burton

Macfarlanes has continued to invest in its funds group with the hire of Akin Gump partner Simon Thomas