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FRANCE/UK - Cognetas promotes two
Cognetas has promoted CУЉdric Rays, based in France, and Simon Cottle, based in London, to partner and investment manager respectively.
UK - Carlyle appoints director of distressed investments
The Carlyle Group has hired Ian Jackson as director of Carlyle Strategic Partners (CSP), its global distressed and corporate opportunities group that invests in debt and equity of financially distressed companies.
GERMANY - K&L Gates opens in Frankfurt
K & L Gates has established its second office in Germany and the firm's 29th worldwide with the opening of a Frankfurt location, which includes the addition of partners Dr Mathias Schulze Steinen and Dr Frank Thomas.
SWITZERLAND/GERMANY - Ventizz boosts St Gallen team
Ventizz Capital Partners has hired Christian Sarwa as investment professional for its St Gallen-based team. This brings the group's combined headcount of its Duesseldorf and St Gallen offices to 13.
UK - Paul Hastings appoints seven partners to London office
Law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker has hired seven partners in its London office.
FINLAND/SWEDEN - Roschier appoints new managing partner
Ulf-Henrik Kull succeeds Lennart Simonsen as new managing partner of Nordic law firm Roschier. Axel Calissendorff has been appointed co-senior partner.
DACH - Sal Oppenheim Private Equity Partners strengthens sales team
Sal Oppenheim Private Equity Partners, a merger of CAM Private Equity, VCM Capital Management and the alternative investment division of the Sal Oppenheim Group, has expanded its sales force with the addition of Jan Graf von Bassewitz and Sabine Rummel....
SWEDEN - Doughthy Hanson appoints head of Nordic team
Doughty Hanson has appointed Anders Tägt as principal.
UK/CIS - Magisters opens office in London
CIS-based law firm Magisters will open an representative office in London.
UK - Hammonds elects new Leeds head
Hammonds has appointed is head of private equity Johnathan Jones to lead the firm's office in Leeds.
GERMANY - 3i to cut Frankfurt staff
According to reports, 3i has undertaken measures to cut staff in its Frankfurt office.
FRANCE - Tocqueville Finance strengthens fund team
Tocqueville Finance has hired Pascale Noguera as president to its investment committee. The appointment completes the investment team for the fund Tocqueville Investissement Privés (TIP) comprised of Benoit Panhard and Vincent Foucart.
FRANCE - Advent International names new director
Damien Lestang has been promoted director at Advent International.
GLOBAL - Advent International promotes 18
Advent International has promoted 18 members of its global investment team.
EUROPE - Credit Suisse sets up restructuring advisory division
It is understood that Credit Suisse has established a new division to provide restructuring advice to companies and private equity firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
UK - RJD promotes three
RJD Partners has promoted Alex Hay and Frank Bulman to investment director and Jill Williams to investment manager.
SWEDEN - Candover appoints senior adviser for the Nordic region
Candover has appointed Fredrik Arp, former CEO of Volvo, as senior adviser with a particular focus on the Nordic region.
UK - CVC appoints senior adviser
International buyout house CVC Capital Partners has appointed Larry Klane as senior adviser to the firm's global financial institutions team.
UK - Rutland promotes two
Rutland Partners has promoted Oliver Jones and David Wingfield to the position of investment director.
CEE – ARX names new team member
CEE-dedicated buyout house ARX Equity Partners has appointed David Marek to the position of partner focusing on the Czech and Slovak markets.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Private Equity strengthens team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has hired Xavier Tassel as partner in the Special Situations team, which focuses mainly on investments in distressed companies and manages a EUR 50m Fund.
UK / US - SL bulks up Boston team
SL Capital Partners (formerly Standard Life Investments Private Equity) has appointed Whit Matthews to the role of investment manager for its Boston office.
UK - BC Partners chairman steps down
BC Partners chairman Jens Reidel is to step down with immediate effect, reports suggest.
FRANCE - Astorg promotes three
Astorg Partners has appointed Alexandre Vannelle and Olivier Binet as associate directors and Edouard Guigou as associate.