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Searchlight appoints Crowston as special adviser
Searchlight is currently raising for its third fund, which held a close on $2.75bn in July 2019
Clearwater makes eight hires in the UK
Dyke and Grassby have been promoted to the position of partner and director, respectively
August promotes Muckle to investment director
Muckle joined August Equity in 2017 and most recently co-led their investment in AirIT
TPA appoints Williams as investment associate
UK-based TPA Capital is an equity investor that provides equity cheques of £5-50m
BaltCap appoints three in investment team
BaltCap unites 32 professionals in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Helsinki and Stockholm offices
Synova promotes Tsai to partner
In addition to the new partner, the firm has also promoted Matthew Charman to investment director
Bain & Company appoints new DACH head of PE
Alexander Schmitz will take over the role from Rolf-Magnus Weddigen from 1 April 2020
Tenzing hires Elliott
Elliott will continue to lead Tenzing's Entrepreneurs Panel, which he has been doing since 2017
MJ Hudson Alma appoints Nigro as equity partner
Roberto Nigro will be based in Milan and focus on venture capital deals and transactions
Caledonia Private Capital hires Lazard's Corner
Corner joins Caledonia from Lazard's corporate finance division, where he worked for 16 years
ECI Partners boosts investment team with two hires
Ip becomes a member of the firm's commercial team, while Evans is appointed as head of marketing
Dentons appoints Orrick's Kessler as partner
Kessler specialises in public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and restructuring
AKD appoints Leroy and Nesch as partners
Appointments of Leroy and Nesch bring the total number of partners at AKD's Luxembourg office to seven
LDC announces senior promotions
Current head of new business Andy Grove is promoted to a newly formed role of CIO
Investec makes two PE-focused appointments
Tobias Sommer and Jan Straube will take on new roles in the bank's financial sponsors group
Alvarez & Marsal appoints González as managing director
González will lead the firm's private equity performance improvement team in Spain
Hannover Finanz appoints Pauli as partner in Germany
Robert Pauli previously spent nearly two decades at Nord Holding
Moravia Capital hires Lambert as partner
Harry Lambert joins the placement agent after more than three years at DeBere Capital Partners
Legal & General promotes Fitzpatrick to managing director
Fitzpatrick is expected to explore ways to deploy capital and enhance returns across alternatives
Investindustrial appoints Deutsche Bank’s Guan as chair of Asia
Guan will be based in Shanghai and will focus on further expanding the firm’s presence across Asia
Draper Esprit hires investment director in London
Hornung will focus on consumer internet, financial services and online marketplaces
Livingbridge appoints four in investment team
Announcement follows the recent appointment of two partners and seven investment professionals
Advent hires new lead for European consumer team
Chavanne joins from TowerBrook, where he most recently served as a managing director
IK appoints Salmon as partner in small-cap team
Tom Salmon will primarily focus on the origination of investment opportunities in the UK
