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FINLAND - CapMan CFO resigns
Kaisa Arovaara has resigned as CFO of Finnish private equity house CapMan. From 31 January 2010, senior partner Olli Liitola will resume Arovaara's role, until a new CFO is appointed.
EUROPE - Peter Combe leaves Permira Debt Managers
The head of Permira Debt Managers, Peter Combe, has left the UK private equity firm's debt fund as its second in command is promoted to prepare for the changing credit market opportunities.
EUROPE – Ogier appoints five
Ogier Group, a provider of offshore legal and fiduciary services, has appointed five new members to its partnership. Jane Pearce, Paul Perris, Nicholas Plowman, Sally Edwards and Edward Mackereth will all join on 1 February 2010.
UK - Ropes & Gray opens London office; appoints Bloom
International law firm Ropes & Gray is to open a new office in London this January, which will be headed up by finance lawyers Maurice Allen and Michael Goetz.
UK - BDO's Aldridge joins up with Moulton
BDO Stoy Hayward corporate finance partner Mark Aldridge will be leaving the firm at the end of the year to team up with Jon Moulton in turnaround start-up Better Capital, unquote" can exclusively reveal. He will be one of half a dozen that Moulton plans...
FRANCE - Siparex promotes two
Siparex Group has today announced two internal promotions: Nicolas Eschermann to the management board and Pierre Bordeaux Montrieux as managing director.
ITALY - Investindustrial boosts team
Southern European buyout firm Investindustrial has appointed Filippo Gaggini as senior partner.
ITALY - Investindustrial boosts team
Southern European buyout firm Investindustrial has appointed Filippo Gaggini as senior partner.
GERMANY - Demeter settles in Berlin
French cleantech investor Demeter Partners has opened an office in Berlin, which will be managed by investment directors Detlef Steinmann and Michel Leistenschneider.
EUROPE - 3i partner McCallum leaves for KPMG
Advisory and accountancy company KPMG has hired 3i partner Blair McCallum to its firm.
UK - Palamon snags Candover's Owen Wilson as vice president
Palamon Capital Partners has hired Candover's Owen Wilson as vice-president of the firm.
UK - Hotbed appoints investment director
Private investor network Hotbed has hired Ed Henson as investment director in its commercial property division.
UK - Foresight expands environment team with new hire
Foresight Group has hired James Samworth as investment manager on its environmental investment team.
EUROPE - Two senior partners leave Apax
It's election year and two senior figures have announced their resignation: no, not the UK's embattled Labour government, but global buyout house Apax Partners.
GLOBAL- Lionel Pincus dies
Lionel Pincus, founder and former chairman of private equity giant Warburg Pincus, died Saturday in New York after a long illness.
NORWAY - Kinserdal leaves Borea Opportunity
Finn Kinserdal has left his position as partner of Norwegian private equity firm Borea Opportunity Management.
UK - Langholm Capital boosts team with two new hires
Mid-market investor Langholm Capital has hired Anthony Sills and Erik Blomberg as associates to the firm.
UK - Greenhill appoints managing director in London
Boutique investment bank Greenhill & Co has hired Gareth Davies as managing director to the firm's financing advisory and restructuring group based in London.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Private Equity strengthens team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has recruited Marc-Philippe Botte to their renewable energy team as an investment manger.
UK - Quinn Partnership appoints senior project coordinator
Due diligence provider The Quinn Partnership has hired Samantha Kenny as senior project coordinator to its project team.
UK - DN appoints principal
Media and technology-focused investor DN Capital has hired Tom Bradley as principal to the firm.
UK - Inflexion boosts origination team with new hire
Mid-market investor Inflexion Private Equity has hired Angela Galbraith as origination executive.
GERMANY - Directorbank opens in Germany
Private equity recruitment specialist Directorbank has opened an office in Frankfurt, and appointed Dorothea Kronenberghs as European account director.
UK - Crowell & Moring bolsters corporate team with new hire
Law firm Crowell & Moring has hired Joel Wheeler as a partner in the firm's corporate group in London.