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UK - Investec hires two
Investec Investment Bank and Securities has appointed Gareth Taylor as director in the corporate finance division and Matthew Wesley as associate director in the debt advisory team.
UK - Vago and Youngblood resign from ACP board
Derek Vago and Eric Youngblood have resigned from the board of ACP Mezzanine.
UK - Palatium hires two
Private equity real estate investor Palatium has hired a specialist mezzanine and preferred equity team from Citigroup to manage its planned specialist fund.
UK - Hotbed appoints Julius Gottlieb
Investor syndicate Hotbed has appointed Julius Gottlieb as non-executive director.
UK - Noble hires Mould and Beamont for sales trading team
Investment bank Noble has hired Laura Mould and Paul Beamont to run its sales trading team.
UK - Lincoln hires Julian Tunnicliffe
Investment bank Lincoln International has hired Julian Tunnicliffe as managing director specialising in industrials M&A.
UK - Inflexion appoints two and promotes three
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed two new members to its investment team and has made three internal promotions.
UK - Noble hires Michael Blakemore
Investment bank Noble has hired Michael Blakemore as a senior oil & gas analyst.
GERMANY - King & Spalding expands Frankfurt office
King & Spalding has hired corporate lawyers Andreas Böhme and Susanna Fuchsbrunner, who will join the firm's Frankfurt office as counsel.
UK - Smith & Williamson hires head of food and agriculture
Smith & Williamson has hired Steve Ellwood as head of food and agriculture.
UK - SVG hires Kate Goodall
SVG Capital has hired Kate Goodall to join its investor relations team.
UK - Nova promotes two
Nova Capital Management has promoted Kathryn Jones and Llewellyn John to associate partners.
UK - Palamon hires Jonathan Heathcote
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Jonathan Heathcote as a partner.
SPAIN - Dinamia managing director resigns
Jordi Conejos, managing director of listed vehicle Dinamia Jordi Conejos, has resigned his post citing personal reasons.
ITALY - Pedersoli appoints new partner
Law firm Pedersoli e Associati has appointed Paolo Marsigli as a new junior partner.
GERMANY - HAARMANN bolsters tax practice
HAARMANN has hired Michael Graf as partner in the firm's Frankfurt-based tax practice, bringing the team up to seven members.
UK - LDC promotes Jon Andew
LDC has promoted Jon Andrew to chief operating officer.
UK - Impetus Trust hires John Leach
The Impetus Trust has hired John Leach, the former head of Barclays Capital's European sponsor coverage business, as investment director on a pro bono basis.
FRANCE - Promotions at Initiative & Finance Gestion
Initiative & Finance Gestion, a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity, have promoted Jean-Michel Laveu and Arnaud Mendelsohn to associate directors.
UK - BDO adds four new partners
BDO Stoy Hayward has appointed four new corporate finance partners.
UK - Bridges promotes investment director
Bridges Ventures has promoted Anne-Marie Harris to investment director.
BELGIUM - GIMV appoints new CEO
GIMV has appointed Koenraad Dejonckheere as the new CEO of GIMV, replacing Dirk Boogmans.
UK - Infinity opens in London
Manchester-based private equity and real estate fund Infinity Asset Management has opened an office in London.
CEE - EBRD banker joins CEE fund of funds
Henry Potter, who has been with EBRD for 15 years, will be joining Alpha Associates, Central and Eastern Europe’s oldest and largest fund-of-funds.