Industry
Asante appoints Apponyi as MD
Apponyi will be responsible for supporting Asanteтs growth and development across all three offices
EQT Credit hires Suzana Peric
Peric will be based in London and will focus on the firm's credit opportunities strategy
League table of placement agents: a clarification
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Neuberger Berman hires Salato as head of southern Europe
Salato will be based in Milan and will oversee client coverage across Iberia and Italy
Apax France appoints mid-market partner
Having joined Apax in 2008, Simon was involved in a number of deals in the services sector
Tikehau appoints Quagliuolo as director in Italy
Quagliuolo will be in charge of private equity in Italy, in coordination with country head Bucelli
CVC hires ESO's Nowak
In her new role, Nowak will focus on European investments, primarily in the DACH region
Sherpa Capital promotes Miret to partner
Miret joined Sherpa Capital in 2012 as an investment director and has led a large number of deals
Campbell Lutyens hires HSBC's Dumbell
Firm says the new role reflects its growth in response to increasing demand for fund placement
Silverfleet appoints co-head of Benelux region
Erik Fuchs joins Silverfleet as co-head of the Benelux region, and will be based in Amsterdam
Investcorp buys minority stake in Swiss bank
Bank will be renamed Banque Pâris Bertrand SA, and will remain operationally independent
MBO Partenaires hires Chloé Miller
Miller started her career in strategic advisory at PwC before joining CM-CIC Capital Privé
Waterland opens new office in Zurich
Opening of the Swiss base follows the inauguration of offices in Manchester and Copenhagen
Arma appoints new partner, and managing director
Both new appointments will be based in Arma's London office to enhance the firm's deal capabilities
Oakley Capital expands into Germany with Munich office
New office is led by Ralf Schremper, a partner who joined the firm in 2017
KKR hires Palamon's Daan Knottenbelt
Knottenbelt will lead KKR's EMEA financial services coverage
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Tikehau appoints Laillier as head of private equity
Laillier was a member of the investment and audit committees of Tikehau from 2004 to 2016
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
Abris appoints Stanculescu as head of Romania office
Stanculescu will assume responsibility for the supervision and operation of the Bucharest office
PE drives returns for ATP
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the fund in H1, returning DKK 1.8bn
Litorina holds final close for fifth fund
Fifth flagship fund closed on its target of SEK 3bn, an increase of 20% from its predecessor
PE second best asset class for PensionDanmark in H1
Entire portfolio returned DKK 1.1bn in H1, with regular premiums amounting to DKK 6bn