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Squire Patton Boggs to open Dublin office, hires Pinsents’ Agnew
Law firm continues European expansion with sponsor demand and tech spin-offs expected to drive Irish dealflow
King & Spalding hires Sims to strengthen funds offering
Stephen Sims joins the London-based team as partner, with prior experience at MJ Hudson and Skadden
Goodwin hires Saunders from Mayer Brown as finance partner
Edward Saunders re-joins Goodwin in London, having previously worked there from 2017 to 2019
EV Private Equity promotes Kobayashi to partner
Karem Kobayashi will also become head of responsible investment at the energy sector-focused investor
NorthEdge appoints Grant Berry as executive chair
UK lower mid-market GP also announces new CIO and other promotions in leadership team
Houlihan Lokey poaches Hepberger to bolster healthcare team
Rainer Hepberger spent nine years at William Blair and two at Raymond James; brings expertise in medtech
Permira Advisors shuts down Japan office
GP spokesperson says strategy is unchanged, will pursue opportunities in Japan selectively
Apax Partners launches development fund, hires new partner
Stanislas Panhard has experience targeting private investors, who will able to invest in ADF II
PAI hires Odaro as head of ESG and sustainability
Denise Odaro joins from her role as head of IR and sustainable finance at the World Bank's IFC
Financial Services Capital hires Kieren in IR team
Geraldine Kieren joins the sector-focused sponsor from Aksia’s private markets team
Inflexion hires talent director from British International Investment
Freddy West will work with portfolio companies to accelerate businesses via human capital strategies
Agilitas bolsters team with two new hires in London
Philip Krinks, Arnaud Moreels join pan-European sponsor’s ESG and investment teams
Cathay reinforces PE team with a 14th partner for Paris office
French investment firm with USD 5bn AUM has appointed former Somfy VP Jean-Marc Prunet as partner
Squire Patton Boggs bolsters German PE team with Linklaters hire
New partner Sascha Konwalski joins Frankfurt office; US law firm to open new offices in Europe
EQT bolsters sustainability team with hire from Nordea
Ylva Hannestad joins GP’s client engagement around sustainability agenda
AnaCap carves out credit division
New business, Veld Capital, will raise new funds and also deploy via AnaCap's existing credit funds
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Triago expands primary directs strategy to Europe
Adviser plans to build on existing US practice, supporting sponsors raising primary capital deal-by-deal
LDC expands in East England with hires from Alantra, PwC
Simon Peacock and Mikayil Salahov join sponsor's East Midlands and East of England investment teams
Hogan Lovells hires Linklaters’ Livesey in London office
John Livesey takes up new partner role after a 14-year stint advising PE clients at competitor
Ex-Silverfleet team regroups with DACH-focused GP Sophora
Newly formed GP is raising capital from its own network with a longer-term goal of bringing in institutional investors
DC Advisory launches GP Secondaries practice with hire from Elm Capital
Michael Wieczorek will head the new practice, leveraging synergies with DC's other sponsor mandates
Thoma Bravo opens London office, hires Inflexion’s Hemmers
Office opening comes amidst the GP’s takeover talks with UK-based security software platform Darktrace
H.I.G. poaches Alcentra director to lead European capital markets coverage
Philippe de Limburg Stirum will transition from direct lending into private equity at new firm