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Szymański to leave Waterland's Warsaw office amid departures
Szymański joined the firm in February 2015 to lead Waterland's operations in the Polish market
Triago to expand London presence
Triago first opened a London office in 2016 but has recently moved to a new address
Ardian's Gaillard takes over as France Invest chair
Dominique Gaillard will chair the French PE trade body for two years, taking over from Olivier Millet
Alpha PE hires Quinn as IR and fundraising director
Helena Quinn was previously private equity leader at fund services firm SGG
Apposite promotes Auffray and Meynier
Auffray becomes head of IR and operations, with Meynier promoted to investment director
Idinvest hires former Balderton principal Debock
Investment director Debock will follow venture capital investments in France and Europe
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
Time Partners hires Schroder Adveq's Kimeze
Kimeze is Time Partners' fifth director and will join the private capital division
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
KKR's Smidt steps down
Head of industrials and energy Smidt left at the end of May, and has been replaced by Edouard Pillot
Rutland boosts deal team with two hires
Will Southgate joins Rutland from PwC, while Gessica Howarth previously worked at Goldman Sachs
Investec hires Markova in acquisition finance team
Based in the London office, Markova will be active in managing Investec's European debt platform
Halder overhauls partner group as part of succession plan
Former partners Paul de Ridder and Michael Wahl step back into senior adviser roles
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
Idinvest boosts growth capital team with new hire
Guillaume Santamaria joins as investment director in Idinvest's Growth Capital team
Apax France promotes four
GP promotes an HR & ESG director, a principal, an associate and a CIO
21 Centrale Partners hires Cathay's Chatain as principal
In her new role, Chatain will work on the sourcing and investment of 21 Centrale's portfolio
Ambienta appoints Gatti as CFO, promotes two to partners
Gatti, who joined Ambienta in 2012, has worked on the implementation of the firm's best practices
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
BC Partners launches real estate arm
Stéphane Theuriau, former CEO of Altarea Cogedim, is hired as managing partner
NorthEdge hires two new portfolio directors
Keven Parker has experience from 3i, while Andy Tupholme previously worked at Gresham
Turenne Capital announces raft of hires
French GP hires an investment director, two analysts and two chargés d'affaires
Alantra promotes Cowap and Robertson to directors
Cowap and Robertson joined the firm in 2013 as members of its UK advisory business
Genesis appoints Janovský as CFO
Petr Janovský joins as chief financial officer along with new investment analyst Adam Ruta
