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Segulah appoints board member and makes promotions
Swedish private equity firm Segulah Advisor has appointed ICA chief executive Per Strömberg as board member and has promoted three in its Stockholm-based investment team.
AlixPartners promotes eight across European offices
Advisory firm AlixPartners has promoted three team members to managing director and another five to the position of director.
Kramer Levin promotes Dominique Penin to partner
French business law firm Kramer Levin has elected Dominique Penin as a partner.
LBO France hires new director
French private equity firm LBO France has appointed Vincent Briançon as a director.
Accent Equity Partners hires two
Accent Equity Partners has hired David Zytomierski and Marcus Jennekvist as analysts in its Stockholm-based investment team.
SJ Berwin opens Luxembourg office
SJ Berwin has opened an office in Luxembourg, which will focus on corporate finance, private equity, funds and tax.
KKR Europe promotes two to partnership
KKR has appointed Silke Scheiber (pictured) and Philipp Freise as partners in its European office.
Polaris promotes four
Nordic GP Polaris Private Equity has promoted Peter Maigaard, Rune Gornitzka and Martin Bang‐Löwgren to director positions, while Simon Wille has been promoted to investment manager.
Adveq appoints executive director
Asset manager Adveq has promoted Sanjay Gupta to executive director.
BC Partners loses managing partner
BC Partners' Andrew Newington is understood to have left the firm due to disagreements over future strategy.
Advent Venture appoints new operating partner
Advent Venture Partners has appointed Ian Nicholson as an operating partner in its life sciences team.
Partners Group makes year-end senior management promotions
Partners Group has promoted two partners and eight managing directors to its senior management team globally as part of year-end promotions.
Activa Capital appoints two
French private equity firm Activa Capital has appointed Samuelle Thevenet and Charlotte Metaireau as finance director and marketing and communications manager respectively.
SJ Berwin hires ex-3i tax specialist as consultant
Global law firm SJ Berwin has hired David Huff as a consultant.
Tikehau Group hires three
Tikehau Group, comprising Tikehau Investment Management (TIM) and Tikehau Capital Advisors (TCA), has hired Etienne Gorgeon, Frédéric Sallerin and Vincent Favier in its Paris office.
Directorbank and Rockpool team up to back and manage UK businesses
Executive search firm Directorbank and tax-efficient private equity investment firm Rockpool Investments have formed an alliance.
Vision Capital promotes three in European office
Vision Capital has promoted Jonathan Guest and Konstantin Oelfke to associate and Daryl Cohen to partner in the firm's London office.
Warburg Pincus appoints Kranefuss as executive-in-residence
Warburg Pincus has appointed Lee Kranefuss as its new executive-in-residence (EIR).
BGF appoints investment associate
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Edwin Davies as an investment associate.
Arle bolsters DACH team
Mid-cap GP Arle Capital Partners has hired two investment executives in its DACH-focused team.
Leonardo & Co reshuffles governance model
French investment banking firm Leonardo & Co has united its large- and mid-cap teams under a single structure, with a common management board and supervisory board.
Northern Trust expands alternatives business development team
Northern Trust has hired Edwin Parker into a newly-created role that will expand its alternative fund administration business.
Iris Capital opens North American and Asian offices
French venture capital firm Iris Capital has opened further offices in the US, Canada, China and Japan.
French private equity remains male-oriented affair
Although diversity has taken a timid step forward overall, investment teams in French private equity houses remain predominantly male, according to recent research by Deloitte and trade body AFIC.