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FRANCE - Weinberg Capital Partners strengthens team
Yann Ballan has been appointed Vice-President at Weinberg Capital Partners and will oversee the acquisition and management of real estate assets.
UK - Solon hires investment associate
Solon Ventures has hired Shufan Lin as investment associate.
Uk - Hermes hires two
Hermes Private Equity has appointed Peter Gissel as partner and Mark Nunny as investment manager.
UK - Liautaud to join Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital has hired Benard Liautaud as general partner.
EUROPE - Lazard recruits Wouter Gabriels
Lazard has recruited Wouter Gabriels as managing director in investment banking in Europe.
ITALY – DLA Piper head of banking to join Jones Day
According to reports, Francesco Squerzoni, head of banking and structured finance at DLA Piper’s Italian practice, is quitting the company to join US firm Jones Day’s local team.
UK - Babson announces new head of distribution
Babson Capital Europe has appointed Andrew Godson as new head of distribution.
UK - Aon expands investment consulting practice
Aon Consulting has expanded its investment consulting practice into Bristol and appointed Sarah Zambonini to head up the new office.
UK - Fred Kindle joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have appointed Fred Kindle as partner.
UK - Impax appoints new investment manager
Impax Asset Management has appointed Lee Clements as investment manager.
EUROPE – Björn Savén as executive chairman of Industri Kapital
Industri Kapital has appointed Björn Savén as executive chairman.
DENMARK - Anders Lindqvist joins Via
Anders Lindqvist has joined Via Venture Partners as a partner from IT Provider, where he worked for 9 years.
SPAIN – L Capital appoints new investment director
L Capital, promoted by LVMH, has appointed Susana de Antonio as a new investment director.
SWEDEN - SVCA gets new CEO
Marie Reinus will join the Swedish Venture Capital Association (SVCA) as the new CEO, replacing Tom Berggren who has led the association for the past ten years. Reinus will resume the role on 15 August 2008.
UK - Gresham appoints new investment partner
Gresham has appointed Dan Hatcher as investment partner.
UK - Duke Street appoints Drummond Hall
Duke Street Capital has appointed Drummond Hall to its team of operating partners.
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital makes appointment
Mark Bulmer has left his position in the acquisition finance unit of SEB to join Nordic Capital as head of banking, a newly created role within the firm.
CEE - Innova Capital promotes partner
Innova Capital has promoted Arkadiusz Podziewski to partner.
RUSSIA - Deutsche Bank appoints new Russian heads
Deutsche Bank has appointed Igor Lojevsky as chief country officer in Russia. Following the appointment, Charles Ryan will become Chairman of Deutsche Bank in Russia.
UK - Zeus hires new investment executive
Zeus Private Equity has appointed James Winterbottom as investment executive.
UK - Rutland Partners promotes partner
Rutland Partners has promoted Ben Slatter to partner.
FRANCE - Close Brothers hires new managing director
Close Brothers has hired Gwénaël de Sagazan as managing director in its French office.
UK - Balderton appoints new partner
Balderton Capital has appointed Dharmash Mistry as a new partner.
GERMANY - Hogan loses two partners
According to reports, Hogan & Hartson's Munich office will lose two partners at the end of the month.