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BVK appoints Ulrike Hinrichs as new managing director
The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association BVK has appointed Ulrike Hinrichs as its new managing director.
BC Partners appoints Héctor Pérez to head up Spanish operations
BC Partners has hired Bridgepoint's Héctor Pérez to launch a local team to operate in the Spanish domestic market.
Heuking appoints new partner
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has appointed Dr Peter Schmidt as new partner for its Hamburg office.
Accel Partners appoints CEO-in-residence
Venture firm Accel Partners has appointed Paul Wahl as CEO-in-residence.
Trilantic Capital Partners announces new manager
Michel Léonard has joined Trilantic Capital Partners as operating manager.
Montefiore recruits new partner
French mid-market firm Montefiore Investment has hired Jean-Marc Espalioux as partner and executive chairman.
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds expands private equity team
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, the German division of Eversheds International, has appointed Sven Schweneke and Dr Bernd Früchtl as new members of its private equity team, headed by Dr Matthias Heisse.
Apax appoints Oriol Pinya as chairman
Apax Partners has named Oriol Pinya as chairman of the private equity firm’s Spanish unit.
Ropes & Gray adds two to its London team
Ropes & Gray has added two partners to its London private equity practice.
Constellation Capital adds new managing partner
Ralf Flore has joined Swiss investor group Constellation Capital as managing partner.
Crowe Clark Whitehill appoints two
Crowe Clark Whitehill has appointed Wes Fell-Smith and Matteo Timpani to its corporate finance lead advisory team in London.
Two partners leave AtriA
Edouard Thomazeau and Thibaut de Chassey have resigned from their positions as partners at French mid-cap firm AtriA Capital Partenaires.
Electra Partners appoints new chief investment partner
Private equity firm Electra Partners has appointed Alex Fortescue as chief investment partner.
Baird adds managing director to its London team
International investment bank Baird has appointed Vinay Ghai as a managing director to its London team.
Investinor appoints two principals
Investinor has appointed Jon Øyvind Eriksen and Jan Håbrekke as principals.
Ashley Highfield joins GMT Industry Council
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Ashley Highfield, Microsoft’s UK managing director and vice-president, consumer & online, to the GMT Industry Council, a network of industry experts.
Advent hires operating partner
Advent International has appointed Christopher Fraser to its operating partner programme.
AHB appoints Waitz as new partner
Hamburg-based law firm Ahrends Hofert Bergemann (AHB) has announced the appointment of Dr Benjamin Waitz as a partner.
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Sage as managing director
Advisers Alvarez & Marsal has appointed David Sage as new managing director.
Pamplona Capital adds operating partner in Spain
Pamplona Capital has appointed José Luis Macho as an operating partner, making investments over €500m.
Ernst & Young Spain hires ex-3i recruit
International accountancy firm Ernst & Young has hired Javier Alonso Solá as executive director of its corporate finance division in Spain.
Bernard Bourigeaud joins Advent International
Advent International has appointed Bernard Bourigeaud as an operating partner. He will advise the firm on investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies in the business and financial services sector.
YFM Equity Partners announces new North West head
Joseph Bergin has been hired by YFM Equity Partners to head up the firm's operations in the North-West of England.
Jan Wildberger joins P+P in Frankfurt
P+P Pöllath + Partners has appointed Dr Jan Wildberger as partner.