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Argos Soditic strengthens Paris team
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has hired Simon Guichard as an analyst and promoted Nicolas Trani to associate.
Baird hires managing director
Baird has appointed Jonathan Bourn as managing director in its European investment banking team in London.
LDC appoints director for Reading office
LDC has appointed Alastair Weinel as director in its Reading team, which oversees LDC's operations in the south of the UK.
SL Capital appoints new partner and managing director
SL Capital Partners has promoted Patrick Knechtli and Mark Nicolson to partner and Jamie Ebersole to managing director in the firm's Edinburgh office.
SVB makes two senior hires for PE team
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has appointed a new director and new relationship manager for its UK private equity services group.
Benoît Verbrugghe joins AXA PE's executive board
AXA Private Equity has appointed head of US operations Benoît Verbrugghe to its executive board.
Electra Partners hires investment manager
Electra Partners has hired ex-GCP Capital principal Ian Wood as an investment manager.
CVC appoints James Schiro to advisory boards
CVC Capital Partners has appointed James Schiro as senior adviser to its US and global financial institutions advisory boards.
Deloitte appoints Nick Soper as debt advisory director
Deloitte has named ex-Investec director Nick Soper as the new director of its debt advisory division.
NBGI appoints UK investment manager
NBGI Private Equity has appointed David Turner as an investment manager in its UK team.
Baker & McKenzie appoints global PE chair
Law firm Baker & McKenzie has appointed partner Simon Hughes as chair of its global private equity group.
Polaris hires investment manager
Danish firm Polaris Private Equity has hired Michael Pontoppidan Frost as investment manager.
Asante Capital hires associate
Private equity placement agent Asante Capital Group has hired Marie-Christine Feghali as an associate.
AXA PE appoints private debt co-head
AXA Private Equity has promoted Olivier Berment to co-head of its private debt business.
GE Capital appoints German head of leveraged finance
GE Capital has appointed Ralph Betz as head of its German leveraged finance team in Frankfurt.
Greenpark promotes Daniel Green to CIO
Secondaries player Greenpark Capital has promoted Daniel Green to chief investment officer.
Phil Frame joins NorthEdge
NorthEdge Capital has appointed Phil Frame as senior investment executive in its Manchester office.
UK Green Investment Bank appoints ex-PE exec as CEO
State-backed Green Investment Bank has appointed Shaun Kingsbury, a former partner at private equity house Hudson Clean Energy Partners, as chief executive officer.
Apax's Mann leaves, replaced by healthcare co-head
Senior healthcare deal-maker Khawar Mann has left Apax Partners to join Russian clinics group Medsi.
Quilvest expands in Brazil and Switzerland
Quilvest Group has opened its 12th and 13th offices in Sao Paulo and Geneva.
August Equity appoints investment director
UK-based private equity house August Equity has hired Stuart Quin as an investment director to focus primarily on the healthcare sector.
Hamdani and Priston join Bayside
HIG Capital’s distressed debt and special situations affiliate, Bayside Capital, has hired Ahmed Hamdani and Duncan Priston for its London team.
HIG Capital launches European credit business
HIG Capital has launched in London the European operations of its US credit business, HIG WhiteHorse, and appointed Haseeb Aziz as managing director in the new unit.
Intel Capital appoints investment director for CEE
Intel Capital has appointed Maciej Żak to join the firm's investment team for CEE, the Middle East, Africa and Russia.