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Target Partners adds serial entrepreneur
Tim Stracke has joined Target Partners as a venture partner.
IKB hires Ina Burghardt
German specialist bank for corporate financing in Germany and Europe IKB Deutsche Industriebank has appointed Ina Burghardt as a vice president of its syndication team.
Cairn Capital appoints Davies
Cairn Capital has appointed Simon Davies as a restructuring adviser. current managing director in the restructuring team at Blackstone Group.
Ghosh joins GE Capital leverage team
GE Capital has appointed Amitav Ghosh to its European leveraged finance team. He joins the firm as executive director.
Souillard to head LDC South
Yann Souillard has been appointed as managing director of the Southern region at LDC. He replaces Kevan Legget, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
CT Investment Partners adds investment manager
Mike Bakewell has been appointed as an investment manager at CT Investment Partners (CTIP), which manages the North West Fund for Energy and Environmental.
Arjil appoints new partner
French corporate finance firm Arjil has hired Bertrand Grunenwald as partner.
Quartilium hires two for FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Jérémie Magne and Malcolm Vincent as analysts in its fund-of-funds team.
Abénex appoints two
French mid-cap firm Abénex Capital has hired Antoine Houël as manager and François Even as chargé d'affaires.
K&L Gates appoints former Broich Bezzenberger employees
K&L Gates has expanded its Frankfurt team with the appointment of Andreas Füchsel as partner and Claudius Paul as counsel.
Argos Soditic hires new analyst
Mid-market firm Argos Soditic has hired Nicolas Trani as an analyst in its Parisian team.
Foresight Group expand solar team
Foresight Group has added portfolio director Daniele Tabacco to its solar investment team.
PwC appoints Nick Atkinson as head of debt advisory
PwC has announced the appointment of Nick Atkinson to head its advisory debt unit.
Appleby names new MP
Appleby, an offshore provider of legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed David Benest as office managing partner for its Jersey office.
LDC expands Midlands team
LDC has appointed Robert Schofield as investment director.
Weil poaches Clifford Chance’s fund formation team
Weil Gotshal & Manges has appointed four new partners to create a fund formation group in London.
Ropes & Gray announces new partner in London
John Baldry has joined Ropes & Gray’s tax and benefits department as a partner.
HSBC creates new Head of PE role
HSBC has appointed Simon Jennings as managing director and head of private equity within HSBC Alternative Investments Limited.
GE Capital appoints Ruud Kole
GE Capital has appointed Ruud Kole as executive director for the European leveraged finance unit and will be based in London.
Pioneer Point adds three to investment team
Pioneer Point Partners has expanded its London-based team with three new investment professionals: Jens Düing, Edoardo Luciani and Cyril Gautier.
Spark Impact appoints two
Early-stage VC firm Spark Impact has appointed Marc d'Abbadie and Andy Round as investment director and investment manager respectively.
Silverfleet announces changes in its Paris team
Silverfleet Capital has added Alexandre Lefebvre and Cyril Bourdarot to its Paris team.
Ex-Citi banker to join Terra Firma
Terra Firma is set to appoint Kamal Tabet, a former Citigroup investment banker, as managing director and head of investor relations, according to media reports.
General Atlantic appoints senior vice president
General Atlantic (GA) has hired Andrew Given as senior vice president of its global Resources Group.