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Eqvitec adds five to investment team
Eqvitec has employed a team of five investment professionals to its offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Blackstone hires Higgins to healthcare team
Blackstone has appointed Arthur Higgins, former chairman of Bayer HealthCare AG, to its dedicated healthcare group.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints Rivet-Fusil as FoF head
BNP Paribas Private Equity has appointed Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to head its funds of funds team.
Senior Partner Juha Mikkola leaves Eqvitec Partners
Senior Partner and co-founder Juha Mikkola has left Eqvitec Partners after 14 years.
Grabiner to leave Apax
Apax’s Stephen Grabiner, head of its media portfolio, is set to leave the firm, according to reports.
Palamon hires Hauptmeier to London office
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Dietrich Hauptmeier as associate principal.
FW Capital hires Pratt as investment executive
Joanne Pratt has joined FW Capital, part of the Finance Wales Group, as senior investment executive.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints two new investment directors
Alexandra Dupont and Nicolas Schwindenhammer have been appointed as investment directors for BNP Paribas Private Equity.
Ipes expands UK presence with senior level appointment
Ipes has added Justin Partington to its executive board.
Horwath Clark Whitehill adds to its corporate team
Horwath Clark Whitehill has appointed four new partners to its corporate team.
GE Capital hires Alan Austin
Alan Austin has joined GE Capital as Regional Director for London and the South.
Schönherr hires Borislav Bozhidarov
Borislav Bozhidarov has joined Central European law firm Schönherr.
Kirkland & Ellis adds two partners to London office
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP has appointed Gavin Gordon and David Arnold as partners at its Private Equity Practice Group in London.
Linklaters promotes Paul Lignieres to managing partner
Linklaters has appointed Paul Lignieres as managing partner of its Paris office.
Javier Echarri confirms EVCA departure
After 10 years as secretary general for the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Javier Echarri is set to pass the torch by the end of the year.
TVM Capital restructures; hires Schuler
TVM Capital has reorganised its life science investment practice. In the future, the firm will operate two dedicated teams with differentiated investment concepts to invest in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical technologies (medtech) and healthcare...
Future Capital hires Alan Cross
Future Capital Partners has hired Alan Cross as business development manager, to focus on the marketing of its recently launched investment initiative, Future Fuels.
Epi-V hires Dominic McCann as oil and gas advisor
Epi-V has bolstered its oil and gas deal-making team with the appointment of Dominic McCann as an independent technology advisor.
Abenex Capital appoints Mathieu Quéré
Mathieu Quéré has joined Abenex Capital, the French private equity investor, as director of operations.
Octopus Ventures appoints Dr Simon Murdoch
Octopus Ventures has appointed Simon Murdoch as senior investment partner. Murdoch is an internet entrepreneur, investor and the former European vice president of Amazon.com.
Michael Ogrinz joins Advent International's Paris office
Advent International strengthens its French team with the recruitment of Michael Ogrinz as investment director.
Adrian Beecroft joins Dawn Capital as Chairman
Adrian Beecroft has been appointed chairman of London-based venture capital firm, Dawn Capital.
Simon Kucher opens in Copenhagen
Strategy and marketing consultancy firm, Simon Kucher & Partners, has opened an office in Copenhagen to serve the Nordic region.
Scottish Widows adds Narcisa Sehovic to its PE team
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has hired Narcisa Sehovic as private equity investment manager for the Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe and Italian regions.