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GLOBAL - CP Eaton beefs up team
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Jerry Elliot, Peter Martenson, Nina Frandson, Dan Meade and Brian Newman.
SPAIN - YSIOS appoints CFO
Ysios Capital Partners has appointed Marc Casellas to its newly created finance division.
UK - Sovereign strengthens investment team
Sovereign Capital has appointed Taha Hasan as investment manager and Tom Matthews as investment executive.
FRANCE - Eurazeo strengthens team
Luis Marini-Portugal has been appointed to the executive board of Eurazeo.
UK - Advent appoints partner
Advent Venture Partners has appointed Mike Chalfen as general partner in its technology team.
UK - Jefferies appoints managing director
Investment bank Jefferies International has appointed Andrew Bracey as managing director for its London office.
GERMANY - Capital Dynamics opens office in Munich
Private equity asset manager Capital Dynamics has opened an office in Munich, which will be headed up by Dr. Katharina Lichtner, one of the founders of the firm.
UK - PwC appoints 4 new partners
PricewaterhouseCoopers has promoted two partners internally and hired an additional two to strengthen its strategy group, which helps corporates and private equity investors develop and appraise business plans.
SWITZERLAND - AXA Private Equity opens Zurich office
AXA Private Equity has opened a new office in Zurich to exploit investment opportunities coming from investors in the Swiss market.
UK - Park Place promotes new partner
Park Place Corporate Finance has promoted James Stones to partner.
DENMARK - Axcel strengthens partner group
Axcel has hired Henrik Poulsen as deputy managing partner and a member of the group partners effective from 1 January 2009.
GLOBAL - DIC appoints new managing director
Dubai International Capital has appointed David Smoot as managing director of its private equity team.
UK - Rutland hires new analyst
Rutland Partners has hired Kajen Mohanadas as an investment analyst.
EUROPE – EVCA appoints Andreas Schober
The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has appointed Andreas Schober, vice chairman of Germany-based Hannover Finanz, to its supervisory board.
UK - Oxford Capital Partners makes appointment
Oxford Capital Partners has appointed Richard Hoskins as private client services manager.
GERMANY - White & Case boosts Hamburg team
White & Case has hired Dr Markus Althoff to boost the M&A/corporate team based in its Hamburg office.
GERMANY - Salans to open in Frankfurt
Salans will open a German office in Frankfurt on 1 July 2008. The team of eight is headed by partners Dr Matthias Haas and Holger Scheer.
FRANCE - Abénex Capital strengthens team
Jérome Vandermarcq has joined Abénex Capital as manager.
GERMANY - Uwe Steininger to join Beiten Burkhardt
Beiten Burkhardt has hired former Hogan & Hartson partner Uwe Steininger to boost its Munich office.
NORWAY - Norvestor makes promotion
Henning Vold has been promoted to the position of partner at Norvestor Equity.
SPAIN - SI Capital appoints new chairman
Spanish cleantech fund manager SI Capital has appointed Guillermo Briones as chairman.
UK - Sole joins Quinn Partnership
Management due diligence firm The Quinn Partnership has recruited former Scotland rugby union captain David Sole.
EUROPE - Jonathan Russell appointed new EVCA chairman
The board of the EVCA has elected Jonathan Russell, managing partner of buyouts at 3i, as its new chairman for the year 2008-2009.
SPAIN - Riverside appoints director
Riverside has appointed Juan Barnechea as a new director of origination within its Iberian team. In his role he will also liaise with European financial institutions.