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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.
GERMANY – BayBG moves into new offices
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft moved into new offices in Munich today. The new address is Königinstraße 23, 80539 Munich.
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.
GERMANY - Hauck & Aufhäuser appoints head of debt advisory
Hauck & Aufhäuser has appointed Robert Graf von Finckenstein as head of debt advisory restructuring.
UK - BC Partners boosts London team with two new hires
BC Partners has hired Laura Coquis and Laurent de Rosiere to the firm's London office.
EUROPE - Former Northern Rock CEO appointed adviser for Apollo
Adam Applegarth, the former CEO of failed UK bank Northern Rock, has joined distressed debt investor Apollo Management as a senior advisor to the firm's European fund.
SPAIN - Suma appoints new adviser
Private equity firm Suma Capital has appointed president of pharma group Ferrer, Sergio Ferrer-Salat Serra di Migni, as independent adviser.
UK - Celtic Pharma apponts Dr Richards to advisory board
Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals-focused investor Celtic Pharma Holdings has appointed Dr Andy Richards to its advisory board.
UK - Graphite Capital bolsters investment team with new hire
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has hired Rachael Whittaker as investment manager.
UK - Sovereign Capital boosts research team with new hire
Sovereign Capital has hired Ed Goddard to its research and direct origination team.
Top Brass Marches Out
Francois Rowell looks at the implications of key-man departures for large buyout firms
FINLAND - Pöyry plc's Salminen joins CapMan's adviser network
Finnish private equity firm CapMan has appointed Teuvo Salminen, deputy president of the consulting and engineering company Pöyry plc, to its adviser network, starting January 2010.
GLOBAL - KKR appoints Levin as head of IR; merger with KPE expected Thursday
KKR has appointed Jonathan Levin to the newly created position of head of investor relations, a move designed to prepare the private equity firm as it becomes a publicly listed company.