People
EUROPE - Cerberus loses two heads
It is understood that US-based investor Cerberus has lost two of its European-based heads in London as part of a firm-wide scaling back operation.
UK - Venture Finance appoints business development manager
Venture Finance has hired Paul Levy as business development manager in its London office.
EUROPE - Advent International hires partner
Global private equity firm Advent International has hired Bob Wigley as operating partner in its London office.
GERMANY - Commerzbank launches debt restructuring business
Commerzbank has established a new debt restructuring advisory business based in Frankfurt.
UK - LDC appoints legal counsel
Mid-market investor LDC has hired John-Paul Preston as counsel to its legal and risk team.
FRANCE - TIME strengthens team
TIME Private Equity has recruited Jean Stéphane Bonneton as an associate and member of the Board.
EUROPE - Richard Wilson to succeed Jonathan Russell as EVCA chairman
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has announced Richard Wilson, senior partner at Apax Partners, as the proposed successor of chairman Jonathan Russell.
GERMANY - Linklaters appoints global head of employment
Linklaters has appointed Dr Michael Teppas as global head of its Frankfurt-based employment practice, which oversees the activities of around 70 lawyers worldwide.
EUROPE - Dunedin appoints new director
Dunedin Capital Partners' listed private equity investment trust has hired Federico Marescotti as a new director.
CEE - Mid Europa appoints new COO
Buyout house Mid Europa Partners has appointed Jacques du Preez as COO, replacing Bill Morrow who will officially step down in July.
ROMANIA - GED reinforces team
Generalist investor group GED has strengthened its Romanian team with the promotion of Anca Ionescu to country manager and the appointment of Dan Farcasanu as investment manager.
FRANCE - Butler appoints partner
French special situations specialist Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has hired Lise Nobre as partner.
US/EUROPE - Houlihan Lokey re-hires Justin Abelow
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has re-hired Justin Abelow to resume his role as managing director of the financial sponsors coverage group.
SPAIN - Arcano hires former RBS M&A exec
Arcano Capital has appointed Jorge Vasallo as partner in charge of corporate finance.
FRANCE - 123Venture hires Sarah Doyle as director
123Venture has recruited Sarah Doyle as director and head of institutional investor relations.
EUROPE - SEP appoints general counsel
Venture capital firm SEP has hired Andrew Buchan as general counsel.
UK - Perella Weinberg appoints partner in London
Perella Weinberg Partners has hired Robert Maguire as corporate advisory partner in its London office.
GERMANY - S-Refit appoints new chairman to supervisory board
Regional investor group S-Refit has appointed Walter Paulus-Rohmer as chairman of the supervisory board, replacing Karl Bauer, who retires from the position he has held since 1997.
UK/GERMANY - Freshfields appoints heads of ENR sector group
Freshields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed London-based partner Laurie McFadden and Hamburg-based partner Dirk Hamann as joint heads of the firm's energy and natural resources (ENR) sector group.
FRANCE - Octant Partenaires strengthens team
Octant Partenaires has recruited Benjamin Brochet as an associate.
EUROPE - Perella hires partner in advisory group
US-headquarted Perella Weinberg Partners has hired Stefan Jentzsch as a partner in its advisory group. He will be based in the firms London office.
UK - Ipes makes two senior appointments
Ipes, a provider of fund administration services to the private equity industry, has hired Richard Grainger as chairman and Gavin Hayman as chief financial officer.
UK - Osmosis Capital makes senior hire
Osmosis Capital has hired Jim Totty as partner and senior investment manager.
GLOBAL - SVG Capital makes two executive hires
Listed fund-of-funds SVG Capital has appointed Lynn Fordham as CEO of the company and Tony Dalwood as CEO of SVG Advisers.