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FRANCE - CAPE strengthens venture team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has hired Christian Claussen as senior partner to its venture capital team.
ITALY - Foresight appoints new investment director
Foresight Group has strengthened its Rome-based environmental team with the appointment of Giovanni Terranova as an investment director.
UK - Close Brothers appoints managing director
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has appointed John Paul McGrath as managing director.
AUSTRIA - AXA Private Equity opens office in Vienna
AXA Private Equity has opened a new office in Vienna in an effort to boost its presence in Eastern European markets.
UK - Amadeus makes trio of promotions
European venture house Amadeus Capital Partners has promoted Jeppe Zink to partner and Bill Earner and Pat Burtis to investment managers.
EUROPE - Shearman & Sterling promotes 12 to counsel
International law firm Shearman & Sterling has promoted 11 lawyers to counsel and one to European counsel.
UK - Augentius appoints new partner
Augentius Fund Adminstration has promoted Ian Kelly to partner.
EUROPE – EIF's Meyer seconded to EVCA
The European Investment Fund (EIF), Europe's largest venture fund investor, has seconded Thomas Meyer to the EVCA for a period of three years, commencing in January.
SWEDEN - Segulah appoints head of banking
Swedish buyout house Segulah Advisor has appointed Erik Thorell to the newly created role of head of banking.
UK - NVM appoints managing director
NVM Private Equity Limited has appointed Martin Green as managing director.
UK - Berchwood appoints new London associate
Placement agent BerchWood Partners has appointed Alexander J. F. Chaplin as an associate in its London office.
UK - Pantheon bolsters secondaries team
Funds-of-funds investor Pantheon has appointed Francesco di Valmarana as principal in its London-based European secondaries team.
ITALY - Alpha appoints new associate
Independent private equity house Gruppo Alpha has appointed Marco Bernardi as associate to its Italian buyout and development capital team.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan appoints new CEO
Swedish private equity firm Ledstiernan has promoted CFO Fredrik Lindgren to CEO.
UK - Greenpark Capital appoints new investment director
Secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has appointed Matthew Arkinstall as investment director. He will be responsible for deal sourcing and execution.
GERMANY - TVM promotes Schröder to general partner
TVM Capital has promoted Dr Christoph Schröder to general partner.
GERMANY - Dr Eric Hirsch to leave Bankhaus Wölbern
The current CEO of Bankhaus Wölbern Group, Dr Eric Hirsch is leaving the bank at the end of the year.
UK - ABN AMRO appoints country executive in Jersey
ABN AMRO Bank in Jersey have promoted former head of private banking, Patrick Crowley, to country executive.
UK - AnaCap hires four ex-Lehman employees
AnaCap Financial Partners ("AnaCap"), a specialist private equity group focused on European financial services, has appointed four new investment professionals to its London-based team, all of which were formerly employed at collapsed investment bank...
GERMANY - Leonardo Venture has moved
Leonardo Venture has moved offices.
UK - Catalyst promotes Clapp
Growth capital firm Catalyst Investors has promoted Todd Clapp to general partner.
FRANCE - Close Brothers changes senior management
Close Brothers has appointed Laurent Camilli and Gwénael de Sagazan as co-heads of the firms French division.
UK - Denham strengthens natural resources team
Energy and commodities focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management LP has appointed Bert Koth to its London-based natural resources team.
CEE - Schoenherr expands east
Austrian law firm Schoenherr is increasing its presence in Central Europe with the launch of three new offices in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.