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CEE - Ex Oriente Lux hires Martin Kurz
Ex Oriente Lux, a fund dedicated to investments in Croatia, has hired Martin Kurz.
UK - Foresight hires two
Foresight Group has hired Mike Rand and Tom Thorp to its environmental team.
UK - Taylor Wessing hires Jonathan Rogers
Taylor Wessing has appointed Jonathan Rogers as partner.
FRANCE - Alven Capital strengthen team
Alven Capital has hired Jérémy Uzan as investment manager.
CEE - DLA Piper opens in Bucharest
DLA Piper has announced that it will launch a new office in Bucharest in early November, to be managed by Marian
UK - Inflexion appoints investment director
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Richard Swann as investment director.
UK - Sovereign hires assistant director
Sovereign Capital has hired Jon Edington as assistant director.
UK - Alix appoints Dan Murphy
Alix Partners has appointed Dan Murphy as director in its performance improvement practice in London.
GERMANY - Peter Baumgartner joins Vestar
Vestar Capital Partners has appointed Peter Baumgartner as managing director of Vestar Resources, which is based at the firms Munich office and provides advice and services to portfolio companies.
ITALY - Zenit appoints two
Zenit Sgr has appointed Alessandro Solina and Luca Mori as portfolio manager and equity manager respectively. Both jointhe firm from Capitalia Asset Management.
UK - DIC hires Eric Kump
Dubai International Capital has hired Eric Kump as managing director for its London office.
UK - Investec hires senior investment practitioners
Investec Private Bank has hired Jennifer Macintyre and Catherine Kirchmann as senior investment practitioners.
UK - Hartley leaves August Equity
Following 13 years with August Equity, Andrew Hartley has stepped down from his role as managing director.
UK - Phoenix hires investment manager
Phoenix Equity Partners has hired Clarissa Beresford as investment manager.
UK - Freshfield partner appointed to Bank of England
Graham Nicholson, partner at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been appointed chief legal adviser and adviser to the governor of the Bank of England with effect from 01 January 2009.
FRANCE - Apax recruits new senior adviser
Apax Partners France has recruited Bernard Bourigeaud as senior adviser.
BELGIUM - Bencis appoints new partner
Bencis Capital Partners has appointed Filip Leflot as partner in its Brussel office.
FRANCE - ACG appoints two
ACG, formerly known as Altium Capital Group, has recruited Eliza Nikolova and Nicola Gobbo.
UK - EVCA appoints new head of communications
The European Venture Capital Association has hired Ross Butler as its new head of communications.
UK - Vision appoints COO
Vision Capital has appointed David Robinson as chief operating officer
UK - Lyceum appoints four executives
Lyceum Capital has appointed Simon Hitchock, Duncan Green, Humphrey Baker and Ian Williams to its investment team.
GERMANY - Joachim Schmarbeck to leave Wölbern
Joachim Schmarbeck will leave Wölbern Invest AG on 31 December 2008 to pursue new opportunities.
UK - LCI appoints new executive director
Low Carbon Investors (LCI), the investment management company for Low Carbon Accelerator, has appointed Andrew Affleck, co-founder and managing partner of Devonshire Capital, as executive director.
EUROPE - Permira hires new senior adviser
Permira has hired David Williams as a senior adviser in the industrial and product services sector.