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GERMANY - Target Partners appoints partner
Target Partners has appointed Olaf Jacobi as a new partner.
UK - Palamon hires new VP
Mid-market private equity house Palamon Capital Partners has hired Pascal Jean-Noël Noth as vice president in its London office.
UK/FRANCE - Carlyle makes promotions
The Carlyle Group has promoted 24 of its staff worldwide, among them four in London and one in Paris.
UK - Shore Capital hires CEO
Shore Capital Group has hired Alex Abadie as CEO of Shore Capital Ltd, its asset management business.
UK/IRELAND - CSAM appoints UK and Ireland head
Cerdit Suisse Asset management has appointed Colin Taylor as head of its UK and Ireland activities based in London.
SWITZERLAND - BioMedPartners strengthens management team
Basel-based BioMedPartners has strengthened its management team with the addition of Dr Andreas J Schulze and the promotion of Patrick Burgermeister.
CEE - Linklaters appoints new head of EEMENA
International law firm Linklaters has appointed Stuart Salt as the new head of Emerging Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EEMENA).
UK - Hermes hires head of European sales
Hermes has appointed Simon Ewan as director and head of European sales.
UK - PIM appoints new CEO
Portfolio management specialist Principal Investment Management has appointed Hugh Titcomb as new CEO.
UK - BLP hires new PE head
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Raymond McKeeve to head up its private equity practice.
UK/NETHERLANDS - A&M hires nine
Turnaround management specialist Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has hired nine advisers for its European financial institutions advisory services team, eight of which will be based in London and one in Amsterdam.
GLOBAL - Freshfields elects 14 new partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected 14 new partners, with the appointments taking effect from 1 May 2009.
GERMANY - Key leveraged team members leave Dresdner Kleinwort
Kai Gebauer, the managing director and head of leveraged finance for Germany and CEE at Dresdner Kleinwort in Frankfurt, has resigned together with the main part of his team, including vice-presidents Jennifer Kroehl and Paul Kim and associate Aileen...
Uk - Kennet appoints new director
Kennet Partners has hired Hillel Zidel as director.
SWEDEN - Creandum promotes Blomquist to principal
Swedish venture capital firm Creandum has promoted Daniel Blomquist from associate to principal.
UK - Alix hires new director
Restructuring firm Alix Partners has hired John Corr as director.
SWITZERLAND - BV promotes Balmer
BV Holding AG has promoted entrepreneur Ernst Balmer to president of its administrative board.
UK - Guy Hands to step down as CEO of Terra Firma
Terra Firma chief Guy Hands is to give up his role as CEO.
UK - New debt advisory business: Versatus
Former bankers Michael Berry and Jacco Brouwer have launched Versatus, a new debt advisory business.
UK - Whitehead Mann opens turnaround and restructuring practice
Recruitment firm Whitehead Mann has launched a turnaround and restructuring practice to be headed up by Guy Beresford, partner in the firm's board unit.
UK - Buffini to step down from SVG
Reports suggest that Permira chairman Damon Buffini is to step down from his position on the board of SVG Capital as part of the listed fund's strategic review.
UK - Macfarlanes appoints Berman as partner
Law firm Macfarlanes has hired David Berman as financial services regulatory partner.
UK - Greenpark appoints Eric Pathé
Greenpark Capital has appointed Eric Pathé as investment director.
ITALY - Crédit Agricole PE strengthens new team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has appointed Stefano Zavattaro to its soon to be established Italian office.