BNP Paribas has been mandated by PAI Partners, a private equity firm investing in companies in Europe and North America, to provide depositary bank services for its eighth fund, PAI Partners VIII, representing EUR7.1bn (USD8bn). This new mandate extends PAI Partners’ long-term relationship with BNP Paribas, which already includes global custody, depositary bank and transfer agent services in France. PAI Partners has over EUR28bn (USD31bn) AuM.