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UK/US - Head of Citi PE leaves
The head of Citi Private Equity, John Barber, is leaving the firm after 14 years.
EUROPE - Yea leaves 3i; Queen takes the reins
Philip Yea is to step down from his position as CEO of 3i with immediate effect, to be replaced by Michael Queen, formerly finance director of the group.
UK - RBS finds new chairman
Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of supermarket chain Sainsbury's, as deputy chairman.
AUSTRIA/CEE - Schoenherr gains eight new partners
Schoenherr has increased its partnership by eight lawyers, lifting the total number of firm-wide partners to 53.
NORWAY - Investinor hires ten
Investinor, the Norwegian government-backed venture fund established in the autumn of 2008, has now completed the formation of its investment team with ten new hires.
UK - TPG lets Lueken go
Reports suggest that TPG Capital has parted with Bastian Lueken, who was based in London.
FRANCE - Two 3i partners walk out
Jéôme Girszyn and Laurent Savinelli, two partners in 3i's Paris office, have left the investment house.
UK - Baird hires Mortensen
Baird has hired Michael Mortensen as director.
UK - Hermes hires investment manager
Hermes Private Equity has hired Lynsey Register as investment manager.
UK - GMT promotes three
GMT Communications Partners has promoted Jonathan Gillbanks to managing director, Sebastian Sibb to principal and Vikram Krishna to senior associate.
GERMANY - Vestar promotes Boege
Vestar Capital Partners has promoted Daniel Boege to executive director.
GERMANY - TVM Capital promotes principal
TVM Capital has promoted Dr Peter Neubeck to principal.
FRANCE - Close Brothers strengthen team
David Benin has been appointed managing director of Close Brothers' Paris office.
SWITZERLAND - Ventizz founds management consulting company
German venture investor Ventizz Capital Partners has established a new management consulting unit in Switzerland, Ventizz Management Consulting AG, which will be led by Guido Bollue and will focus exclusively on the firm's portfolio companies.
UK - Phoenix appoints two to management committee
Phoenix Equity Partners has appointed partners David Burns and Richard Dew to its Management Committee.
UK - Cogent promotes managing director and appoints associate
Secondaries advisory specialist Cogent Partners has announced the promotion of Bernhard Engelien to managing director and the appointment of Briac Houtteville as associate in its London office.
GLOBAL - CalPERS hires investment chief
US pension fund CalPERS has appointed Joseph Dear, the head of the Washington state fund, as its new chief investment officer following a nine-month search.
SWEDEN/UK - EQT appoints partner
EQT has appointed Mikael Dahl as partner in its London office.
FRANCE - Abénext boosts team
Abénext Capital has recruited Emmanuel Herbinet as a director.
ITALY - Linklaters appoints three
Law firm Linklaters has appointed three new associates to its Italian practice.
FRANCE/UK - Cognetas promotes two
Cognetas has promoted Cédric Rays, based in France, and Simon Cottle, based in London, to partner and investment manager respectively.
UK - Carlyle appoints director of distressed investments
The Carlyle Group has hired Ian Jackson as director of Carlyle Strategic Partners (CSP), its global distressed and corporate opportunities group that invests in debt and equity of financially distressed companies.
GERMANY - K&L Gates opens in Frankfurt
K & L Gates has established its second office in Germany and the firm's 29th worldwide with the opening of a Frankfurt location, which includes the addition of partners Dr Mathias Schulze Steinen and Dr Frank Thomas.
SWITZERLAND/GERMANY - Ventizz boosts St Gallen team
Ventizz Capital Partners has hired Christian Sarwa as investment professional for its St Gallen-based team. This brings the group's combined headcount of its Duesseldorf and St Gallen offices to 13.