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SWEDEN - SVCA strengthens team with two new hires
The Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) has recruited two new team members: Barbro Dunér who will be in charge of office adminstration and liaising with members, and Susanne Ahlström who joins as communications manager.
UK - Gresham appoints Bull
Gresham Private Equity has appointed Anthony Bull as partner in its investment team.
FINLAND - Finnish Industry Investment appoints investment director
The Finnish government-owned investment company Finnish Industry Investments has promoted Anne Reikki to investment director.
GERMANY - Gebauer launches Ares Capital in Frankfurt
Former Dresdner Kleinwort executive Kai Gebauer has joined specialist debt fund Ares Capital Europe as head of its new Frankfurt office, with responsibility for establishing the firm's activities in the German speaking region, Benelux and CEE.
NORDIC - Roschier appoints new chairman
Law firm Roschier has appointed senior partner Axel Calissendorff as chairman of the firm, succeeding Thomas Lindholm, who will leave later this year.
GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD
International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.
FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser
Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.
FRANCE - PAI loses two execs
French buyout giant PAI Partners has been shaken by the resignation of two senior executives, as chief executive Dominique Mégret and executive committee member Bertrand Meunier both step down.
EUROPE - Gimv appoints new technology adviser
Belgian-based investor Gimv has appointed Richard Seibt, chairman of the Open Source Business Foundation, to its Technology Advisory Board.
GLOBAL - Advent appoints operating partner
Buyout house Advent International has hired Richard Baker as operating partner.
GLOBAL - Ernst & Young appoints global PE leader
International business advisory firm Ernst & Young has appointed John Harley as the leader for its global private equity practice.
UK - Brookfield appoints two to private equity funds group in London
Brookfield Asset Management has bolstered its private equity funds group with the hire of Peter Thompson and Alexander Apponyi in the firm's London office.
NORWAY - CLP appoints Opera Software general counsel as new partner
Oslo-based law firm CLP has appointed Stephan Brodschöll as partner.
UK - YFM appoints portfolio director for PE
UK-based venture investor YFM Group has hired David Bell as portfolio director within its private equity division.
UK - Hargreave joins board of Keydata AIM VCTs
Giles Hargreave, the chief executive of Hargreave Hale, has joined the board of two of Keydata's AIM VCTs as non-executive director.
UK - Osmosis Capital appoints new partner
London-based low carbon investor Osmosis Capital has hired Gerrit Heyns as a partner to the firm.
SWEDEN - Hannes Snellman appoints new managing partner
Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Carl-Henrik Wallin new managing partner, replacing Johan Aalto.
UK - Probitas appoints two from Deloitte placement team
Placement agent Probitas Partners has announced the appointment of James Coleman and Vincent le Hodey to its London office as managing director and director respectively. Both come from the placement team at Deloitte, which is said to be winding down....
UK - Hermes appoints new COO
Hermes has hired John Mould as COO of the company.
SWEDEN - Segulah appoints ex-Kraft Foods CEO as industrial partner
Swedish buyout house Segulah has appointed Peter Elving, the former CEO of Kraft Foods, as industrial partner.
GERMANY - Simmons & Simmons hires Jan Wildberger
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired former Haarman partner Jan Wildberger to its Frankfurt-based corporate practice.
LUXEMBOURG/UK - Kneip appoints head of new UK office
3i-backed asset management communications adviser, Kneip, has appointed Paul Poletti-Gadd to head its newly opened UK office.
UK - Close Brothers CF appoints managing director
Close Brothers Corporate Finance (CBCF) has hired Jonathan Tyler as new managing director of its chemicals sector team.
GERMANY - FTI Consulting opens Munich office
US-based global advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc has opened an office in Munich, expanding its turnaround and restructuring practice into the DACH region.