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GERMANY – Linklaters appoints new head of litigation and arbitration
Linklaters has appointed Dr Rupert Bellinghausen as the new head of its litigation and arbitration practice.
UK - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett hires partner in London
Law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired Adam Signy as partner in the firm's London office.
NETHERLANDS - Robeco makes supervisory board appointments
Robeco Groep NV has appointed Willem Buiter to its Supervisory Board.
GLOBAL - RBS drops global head of financial sponsors position
Royal Bank of Scotland has reportedly scrapped the position of global head of financial sponsors as a response to 'market conditions'. Fiona Paulus, who became global financial sponsors head last year, has been said to have moved to a new position as...
FRANCE - Groupe Siparex names new president
Groupe Siparex, the parent company of Sigefi Private Equity, has named Bertrand Rambaud as its new president, effective 31 July.
EUROPE - NBGI Venures boosts investment team
NBGI Ventures has hired John Milad to its investment team.
GLOBAL - Houlihan Lokey hires corporate finance MD
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has hired Tad Flynn as managing director of corporate finance.
EUROPE/ITALY - Foresight expands European Solar Team
Foresight Group has strengthened its Solar Team with the appointment of Pietro Zerauschek as technical director in the firms Rome office.
FRANCE - Ciclad appoints secretary general and hires two
Ciclad has appointed Emilie Lhopitallier as secretary general and recruited Thomas Roudil and Eric Bruguière to its investment team.
FRANCE - Linklaters appoints new head of corporate division in Paris
Law firm Linklaters has named partner Fabrice de La Morandère head of its corporate division in Paris.
EUROPE - Pomona Capital hires partner in Europe
International private equity firm Pomona Capital has appointed Oliver Gardey as partner.
AUSTRIA - Paierl leaves UIAG
Herbert Paierl has stepped down from the exective board of UIAG.
UK - Debt advisory heads leave Houlihan Lokey
Unquote" can exclusively reveal that joint heads of European debt advisory at investment bank Houlihan Lokey William Allen and Jonathan Guise have left the firm. Their departures come less than two years after joining as managing directors when the firm...
FRANCE - Blackstone recruits new senior MD
The Blackstone Group has hired Jean-Manuel Richier as senior managing director in its Paris office. Richier joins from Citigroup where he was the deputy head of the French investment banking division.
UK- Walkers expands Jersey office
Global offshore law firm Walkers has expanded its Jersey office, which will see Ian Gobin and Charles Lee relocate from London.
GLOBAL - Freshfields appoints new head of global tax practice
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Cologne-based tax partner Stephan Eilers to succeed Murray Clayson as the head of the firm's global tax practice.
GERMANY - Kruemmer leaves 3i Germany
3i partner and managing director of the German-speaking business, Stephan Kruemmer, is leaving the firm for personal reasons to be replaced by Ulf von Haacke and Peter Wirtz.
GERMANY - CMS Hasche Sigle hires Hartmut Papenthin
CMS Hasche Sigle has hired Hartmut Papenthin as a manager.
UK - BLM Partners makes two senior hires
Alternative asset management firm BLM Partners has hired Jason Carley and Gero Wendenburg as partners.
EUROPE - Andrew Hartley makes secondary move
In a further sign of the sea change in the industry, August Equity founder and former managing director Andrew Hartley has joined Chamonix Private Equity, a direct secondaries player founded in 2006 when it took over a buyout portfolio from 3i.
FRENCH - Cleary Gottlieb strengthens team
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has appointed Claudia Annacker as a partner at the firms Paris office.
ITALY - Marsh appoints CEO
Insurance broker and risk manager Marsh has appointed Flavio Piccolomini as CEO of its Italy office while Emanuele Cordero di Vonzo was named general manager.
GERMANY - BVK elects new executive board and agrees code of conduct
The Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften (BVK) has elected a new executive board and agreed on a new code of conduct for members.
FRANCE - ING Parcom PE recruits associate
ING Parcom Private Equity has recruited Vincent Warlop as an associate.