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ITALY - Sator appoints senior adviser
Private equity firm Sator Group has appointed Umberto Paolucci as senior adviser.
UK - Celerant Consulting expands private equity team
Management consultancy firm Celerant Consulting has hired Christopher Juul as executive vice president focused on the private equity business development.
GLOBAL - CP Eaton Partners appoints Rinaldi
Global placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Dawn Rinaldi as chief operating and chief financial officer.
EUROPE - AlpInvest partner joins Apax board
AlpInvest managing partner Wim Borgdorff has joined Apax Partners' board of advisers.
UK - Deloitte appoints restructuring and distressed fund specialist
Business advisory firm Deloitte has hired Nick Robinson as a director of its UK reorganisation services team.
UK - Clifford Chance partner transfers to Hong Kong office
Simon Cooke, a London-based private equity partner at law fim Clifford Chance, is relocating to the firm's Hong Kong office.
UK - Wales Fund Managers hires two
Wales Fund Managers (WFM) has hired Scott Barham and Bryony Ellison to its investment team.
GERMANY – Linklaters promotes two new partners and counsels
Linklaters has promoted two new partners and counsels in its German offices.
GLOBAL - Kamil Salame joins CVC Capital
International private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Kamil Salame as partner and US head of its financial institutions group.
FINLAND - CapMan Life Science head resigns
Jan Lundahl, senior partner at CapMan, has stepped down as head of CapMan Life Science and left the buyout firm's management group. He will be replaced by Johan Bennarsten who is currently deputy head of the division.
GERMANY - Lemper leaves Aurelia Private Equity
Stefan Lemper, a partner at venture firm Aurelia Private Equity, has left the firm to join 3D chat world messengers club cooee GmbH as CEO.
SPAIN - SJBerwin bolsters corporate practice
UK-headquartered law firm SJBerwin has appointed Marlen Estevez to its Madrid-based corporate team.
BELGIUM - Gimv strengthens tech team
Gimv has appointed Marc Van Sande to the Advisory Board of Gimv Technology.
SPAIN/ITALY - Investindustrial appoints general counsel
Investindustrial has appointed Marco Pierettori as its internal legal counsel.
UK - Foresight promotes partner
Venture investor Foresight Group has promoted Russell Healey to partner.
EUROPE - EVPA hires MD
The European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) has hired Beate Trück as managing director.
ITALY - Freshfields names new managing partner
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Marzio Longo as managing partner of the firms Italian operations.
EUROPE - Price joins Candover as general counsel
Philip Price, formerly with hedge fund SRM Global, has joined Candover Investments as general counsel.
UK - Versatus hires two
New debt advisory firm Versatus has appointed Tara Moore as director and Andrew Stevenson as associate.
FRANCE - Blackstone opens Paris office
The Blackstone Group has opened an office in Paris, and appointed Jean-Michel Steg senior managing director.
FRANCE - Lafonta resigns as head of Wendel
Jean-Bernard Lafonta has stepped down as CEO of Wendel to be replaced by Frédéric Lemoine.
UK - Mourant hires director
Mourant International Finance Administration has appointed Francois Chesnay as director in its corporate services team.
UK - Havers named BVCA chairman
Baird Capital Partners' Simon Havers has been named as the 27th chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
GERMANY - DLA Piper bolsters corporate group
DLA Piper has hired Dr Matthias Lupp as a partner in its Munich-based corporate group.