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UK - Risk Capital Partners appoints senior partner
Luke Johnson's private equity firm Risk Capital Partners has hired Michael Simmonds as a senior investment partner.
UK - Akin Gump boosts corporate team in London
International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired Greg Hammond as a London partner in the energy and international corporate transactions practices.
EUROPE - CBCF shakes up senior management
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has promoted Richard Madden, managing director and head of the media sector team, to CEO of the UK business, replacing Stephen Auselbrook, who had co-led both the European and UK businesses but will now focus on his role...
FRANCE - Fondinvest hires new partner
Fund-of-funds manager Fondinvest Capital has recruited Catherine Lewis La Torre as Partner.
UK - Nick Sanders joins Moulton's Better Capital
Reports suggest that turnaround veteran Nick Sanders is the latest to join Moulton's new turnaround start-up, Better Capital, as head of its portfolio operations.
FRANCE - LL Berg strengthens team
LL Berg has recruited Gaëlle Quillivic as a senior lawyer.
FRANCE - Permira appoints Vauchy head of Paris office
Permira has appointed Benoit Vauchy as the new head of its Paris office. Vauchy will replace Philippe Robert who is set to leave at the end of the year.
SPAIN/EUROPE - Foresight strengthens solar team
Asset manager Foresight Group has boosted its solar team with the appointment of Humberto Santillana as investment director.
UK - Lyceum Capital appoints investment executive
Mid-market growth investor Lyceum Capital has hired Martin Wygas to its investment team.
FRANCE - CDC Capital Investissement appoints Pancrazi
CDC Capital Investissement has recruited Jacques Pancrazi as deputy director general.
UK - Close Brothers CF appoints support services head
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has appointed Will Thompson to head of its support services sector team.
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.
FRANCE - Ares Capital opens Paris office
Ares Capital Europe has opened an office in Paris, which will be headed up by former HSBC executive Tyrone Cooney.
UK - 3i non-exec Smith to retire
3i non-executive director Robert Smith is retiring from his role to focus on his position as chairman of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.
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.