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NORWAY - FSN appoints COO
Norwegian mid-market buyout house FSN Capital has recruited Marianne Michelsen as COO and head of investor relations, replacing Ragnhild Skjævestad.
FRANCE - Ventech strengthen team
Venture investor Ventech has appointed Karl Naegler as a general partner in the firm's life science division.
ITALY - Foresight strengthens solar team with new hire
Environmental and technology-focused investor Foresight Group has bolstered its solar team with the hire of Diomidis Dorkofikis as investment manager in the firm's Rome office.
UK - RJD Partners' Johnson departs
Founding partner Duncan Johnson has reportedly left UK private equity firm RJD Partners by mutual agreement.
UK - Cobalt Corporate Finance bolsters team
Mid-market technology, media and telecoms adviser Cobalt Corporate Finance has hired David Ford to join its team.
FINLAND - CapMan makes three promotions
CapMan has promoted Hans Christian Dahl Nygård and Joakim Rubin to senior partner and Mari Maunuela to fundraising manager respectively.
UK - LDC bolsters Yorkshire investment team with new hire
LDC has hired Tony Norwood as investment director at the firm's Yorkshire office.
GLOBAL - Advent International appoints three new partners
Advent International has hired three operating partners to advise the firm on investment opportunities in the technology and telecoms sector: Richard Atkins, Sergio Giacoletto and John Hughes.
FRANCE - EdRCP strengthen team
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has hired Francois Pallier as a partner.
EUROPE/UK - OMERS appoints senior MD from 3i
OMERS Private Equity has appointed 3i's Mark Redman as senior managing director of Europe.
GERMANY - Wellington appoints Christian Reitberger partner
Venture firm Wellington Partners has appointed Christian Reitberger as partner in the technology team in the Munich office.
FINLAND - CapMan appoints Bouix deputy CEO
Finnish private equity firm CapMan has appointed senior partner and head of investor services Jerome Bouix as deputy CEO. Partners Göran Barsby and Hans Christian Dall Nygård will also join the management group.
FINLAND - CapMan appoints Bouix deputy CEO
Finnish private equity firm CapMan has appointed senior partner and head of investor services Jerome Bouix as deputy CEO. Partners Göran Barsby and Hans Christian Dall Nygård will also join the management group.
SWEDEN - Mannheimer Swartling partner goes to Roschier
Law firm Roschier has appointed Magnus Wallander as partner in its Stockholm office. Wallander joins from Swedish law firm Mannheimer Swartling where he was head of the employment and pension group and a former managing partner.
SWEDEN - SVCA strengthens team with two new hires
The Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) has recruited two new team members: Barbro Dunér who will be in charge of office adminstration and liaising with members, and Susanne Ahlström who joins as communications manager.
UK - Gresham appoints Bull
Gresham Private Equity has appointed Anthony Bull as partner in its investment team.
FINLAND - Finnish Industry Investment appoints investment director
The Finnish government-owned investment company Finnish Industry Investments has promoted Anne Reikki to investment director.
GERMANY - Gebauer launches Ares Capital in Frankfurt
Former Dresdner Kleinwort executive Kai Gebauer has joined specialist debt fund Ares Capital Europe as head of its new Frankfurt office, with responsibility for establishing the firm's activities in the German speaking region, Benelux and CEE.
NORDIC - Roschier appoints new chairman
Law firm Roschier has appointed senior partner Axel Calissendorff as chairman of the firm, succeeding Thomas Lindholm, who will leave later this year.
GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD
International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.
FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser
Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.
FRANCE - PAI loses two execs
French buyout giant PAI Partners has been shaken by the resignation of two senior executives, as chief executive Dominique Mégret and executive committee member Bertrand Meunier both step down.
EUROPE - Gimv appoints new technology adviser
Belgian-based investor Gimv has appointed Richard Seibt, chairman of the Open Source Business Foundation, to its Technology Advisory Board.
GLOBAL - Advent appoints operating partner
Buyout house Advent International has hired Richard Baker as operating partner.