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GLOBAL - Ernst & Young appoints global PE leader
International business advisory firm Ernst & Young has appointed John Harley as the leader for its global private equity practice.
UK - Brookfield appoints two to private equity funds group in London
Brookfield Asset Management has bolstered its private equity funds group with the hire of Peter Thompson and Alexander Apponyi in the firm's London office.
NORWAY - CLP appoints Opera Software general counsel as new partner
Oslo-based law firm CLP has appointed Stephan Brodschöll as partner.
UK - YFM appoints portfolio director for PE
UK-based venture investor YFM Group has hired David Bell as portfolio director within its private equity division.
UK - Hargreave joins board of Keydata AIM VCTs
Giles Hargreave, the chief executive of Hargreave Hale, has joined the board of two of Keydata's AIM VCTs as non-executive director.
UK - Osmosis Capital appoints new partner
London-based low carbon investor Osmosis Capital has hired Gerrit Heyns as a partner to the firm.
SWEDEN - Hannes Snellman appoints new managing partner
Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Carl-Henrik Wallin new managing partner, replacing Johan Aalto.
UK - Probitas appoints two from Deloitte placement team
Placement agent Probitas Partners has announced the appointment of James Coleman and Vincent le Hodey to its London office as managing director and director respectively. Both come from the placement team at Deloitte, which is said to be winding down.
UK - Hermes appoints new COO
Hermes has hired John Mould as COO of the company.
SWEDEN - Segulah appoints ex-Kraft Foods CEO as industrial partner
Swedish buyout house Segulah has appointed Peter Elving, the former CEO of Kraft Foods, as industrial partner.
GERMANY - Simmons & Simmons hires Jan Wildberger
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired former Haarman partner Jan Wildberger to its Frankfurt-based corporate practice.
LUXEMBOURG/UK - Kneip appoints head of new UK office
3i-backed asset management communications adviser, Kneip, has appointed Paul Poletti-Gadd to head its newly opened UK office.
UK - Close Brothers CF appoints managing director
Close Brothers Corporate Finance (CBCF) has hired Jonathan Tyler as new managing director of its chemicals sector team.
GERMANY - FTI Consulting opens Munich office
US-based global advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc has opened an office in Munich, expanding its turnaround and restructuring practice into the DACH region.
UK - Freshfields appoints Braham new global practice group leader
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Edward Braham, a partner in the firm's London office, new global practice leader for the corporate group, replacing Andreas Fabritius.
UK - Hawkpoint recruits RBS MB to its restructuring advisory team
Corporate financier Hawkpoint has hired Shaun Holmes, a former MD with RBS, as director in its restructuring advisory team.
EUROPE - Foresight appoints new sales director
VCT manager Foresight has hired Meredith Lee as sales director, based in the firm's Sevenoaks office.
UK - Lovells' Stephanie Keen relocates to Singapore
Law firm Lovells is relocating its London partner Stephanie Keen to Singapore, where she will launch a private equity practice for the firm in September.
UK - RSM Bentley Jennison appoints corporate finance partner in London
RSM Bentley Jennison has hired Stuart Marcy as corporate finance partner to lead the London and South East mergers and acquisitions team.
UK - Thomas Eggar appoints partner in asset finance litigation
Law firm Thomas Eggar LLP has hired Martin Roderick as partner and head of its asset finance litigation team.
SWITZERLAND/US – Exigen Capital hires three
Exigen Capital has appointed Daniel S Aegerter, Kai-Uwe Ricke and Marcel Rohner to its advisory board.
UK - HIG Capital hires managing director in London
Private equity firm HIG Capital, along with its debt affiliate Bayside Capital, has hired Appu Mundassery as a managing director in London, where he will lead the European distressed debt activities of Bayside.
UK - Curzon Park Capital appoints advisory partner
Cleantech venture investor Curzon Park Capital has hired Peter Gangsted as advisory partner.
NETHERLANDS - Gimv strenghtens Dutch presence
Gimv has appointed Ivo Vincente as manager in charge of buyout and growth activities in the Netherlands, replacing Geert-Jan van Logtestijn.