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UK - MCR appoints two partners
Corporate restructuring and insolvency specialist MCR has promoted Matt Bond and Sallyanne Pitt to partner.
GERMANY - T-Venture shuffles managment
Corporate venture firm T-Venture has appointed Stephan Noll as head of the T-Mobile Venture Fund, replacing Axel Kolb, who will leave the business as of June 30 2009.
ITALY - Bridgepoint appoints director
Bridgepoint has appointed Matteo Perale as a director in its Milan office, where he will operate within the media, technology and financial services teams.
UK - BLP appoints partner in banking and capital markets department
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Andrew Bamber as partner within its banking and capital markets department, effective September.
GLOBAL- Madison's Mosher to retire
According to reports, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners co-founder David Mosher is to retire after 17 years at the firm.
GERMANY - Close Brothers appoints MD
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has appointed Sven Guckelberger as a new managing director to its restructuring and debt advisory group.
UK - Synova Capital appoints new investment director
UK growth capital investor Synova Capital has hired Ben Barnett as investment director.
EUROPE - Sun Capital loses managing director
Philip Dougall, managing director of Sun Capital Partners Europe, has resigned after six years with the firm.
UK - Clayton Dubilier & Rice appoints senior managing director
Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has hired Christine Vanden Beukel as a London-based senior managing director.
UK - Deutsche Bank appoints UK chief executive
Deutsche Bank has appointed Colin Grassie as chief executive of the bank's UK operations.
UK - HSBC appoints CEO for Scotland
HSBC Holdings has appointed John Rendall as its new chief executive for Scotland.
GERMANY - Augusta hires Paul Kim for leverage finance team
Merchant bank Augusta & Co has appointed Paul Kim as assistant director.
UK - Apax-backed Emap loses senior executive
Publishing group Emap, backed by buyout house Apax Partners, has lost one of its senior managers: co-chief executive of Emap Data and Insight, Neil Bradford.
UK - Sovereign Capital appoints assistant director
UK buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has hired Richard Taylor as assistant director to its investment team.
UK - Osmosis Capital appoints CFO
Fund-of-funds manager Osmosis Capital has hired Paul Bramley as chief financial officer.
FRANCE - AFIC names new chairman
The French private equity and venture capital association (AFIC) has elected Jean-Louis de Bernardy as chairman, replacing Pierre de Fouquet
EUROPE - Bridgepoint appoints Stephen Green as partner
Private equity firm Bridgepoint has appointed Stephen Green as partner and head of its European financial services sector team.
UK - Buffini steps down as Permira chairman
It is understood that Permira chairman Damon Buffini is to step down as chairman in the coming year.
UK - Impax appoints managing director
Renewable energy-focused investor Impax Asset Management has hired Daniel von Preyss as managing director of private equity for the Impax New Energy Investors LP fund (NEI).
UK - ZPE appoints business development director
Zeus Private Equity (ZPE) has hired Johnathan Massey as business development director.
UK- Augusta boosts debt advisory and restructuring team
Merchant bank Augusta & Co has hired Rachael Luxton as director in its debt advisory and restructuring practice.
SWITZERLAND - SECA Chairmann to stand down
Dr Massimo Lattmann, chairman of Swiss venture capital association SECA, has announced that he will not seek re-election at the next general assembly of the private equity trade body.
FRANCE - Natixis hires new head of debt and financing
Natixis has appointed Jean Cheval as the new head of debt and financing division.
UK - KKR's Alliance Boots appoints former HBOS exec as chief executive
Andy Hornby, the man held responsible for driving HBOS to its near collapse, has been appointed chief executive of Alliance Boots, the portfolio company of US buyout house KKR.