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UK - Bowmark strengthens investment team
Bowmark Capital has promoted Mark Salter to senior partner and has hired Paraag Davé as investment manager.
UK - Brown Rudnick appoints new partner
Brown Rudnick has appointed Roger Gregory as a partner in its corporate group in London.
SWEDEN - Litorina Kapital gets new partner and opens Gothenburg office
Litorina Kapital has recruited Lars Verneholt as a partner. Verneholt has a strong M&A background following spells at Carnegie, Merrill Lynch and most recently Catella, where he specialised in the consumer market.
UK - Adrian Johnson leaves LGV
LGV's chief executive Adrian Johnson is stepping down from his position after almost 20 years with the company.
UK - Palamon Capital appoints new chief financial officer
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Gary Pritchard as chief financial officer.
EUROPE – Houlihan Lokey names new VP debt advisory team
Houlihan Lokey, the international investment bank, has announced the appointment of Richard Clark as vice president in the Debt Advisory team.
UK - Dunedin promotes Andrew Pickup
Dunedin has promoted Andrew Pickup to investment director. His primary responsibility is sourcing investments in London and the Southeast.
UK - SCM new hire for London office
SCM has hired Karin Russell-Wiederkehr as new partner to run the representative office in London which opened earlier this year.
Luxembourg – Nauta Dutilh appoints investment fund practice head
Nauta Dutilh has appointed Pierre Reuter to head the recently established investment fund practice.
UK - Celerant appoints new head of private equity and M&A
Management consultancy Celerant Consulting has appointed David Axon as new head of private equity and merger & acquisitions.
EUROPE - EIIB creates private equity practice
The European Islamic Investment Bank has established a private equity and corporate advisory department based in London.
GERMANY - Sun European Partners opens Frankfurt office
Sun European Partners, the European adviser to US-based Sun Capital Partners, has opened an office in Frankfurt to support the continued growth of Sun's private equity activities in Europe.
UK - CVC appoints new head of telecoms
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Lorne Somerville as new head of telecoms.
UK - Private Advisors hires three
Private equity and hedge fund investment firm Private Advisors has appointed Matthew Baker, Jennifer Buckley and Rickard Fischerstrom as managing directors in its London office.
TURKEY - Blackstone appoints new senior advisor
Blackstone has recruited Kemal Kaya as senior advisor. He will be based in Turkey and will seek investment opportunities for the firm in Turkey.
FRANCE – Bridgepoint promotes two to associate
Bridgepoint Capital has named Xavier Robert and Vincent Briancon as associates. Robert started his career at Ernst & Young Audit before moving to Bridgepoint in 1998. He was named director in 2005 and had been working in the London office for the past...
FINLAND - Borenius & Kemppinen gets new managing director
Borenius & Kemppinen has appointed Jari Vikiö as managing director. Vikiö succeeds Jyrki Tähtinen, who takes up the position of senior partner. Vikiö has been a partner at the law firm since 2001, heading its transactions practice group.
UK - Octopus appoints rising star
Octopus Ventures has appointed Alliott Cole as an investment manager. Cole, 29, joins Octopus Ventures following four years at international law firm Ashurst.
LUXEMBOURG – Partners Group opens in Luxembourg
Switzerland-based Partners Group has opened an office in Luxembourg led by Jerry Ludig.
FRANCE - Butler Capital Partners recruits two
Lionel Mestre has joined Butler Capital Partners as a director. Previously Mestre spent three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers and ten years with PAI.
UK - Peter Linthwaite joins CT Investment Partners
CT Investment Partners LLP has hired former BVCA chief executive Peter Linthwaite as managing partner.
UK - Hammonds promotes Bray
Hammonds has promoted Robert Bray to partner in the private equity team. Bray has worked in the private equity team since joining Hammonds in 2000.
UK - Pamplona hires Thompson
Paul Thompson has joined Pamplona Capital Management as a partner. He will lead the firm’s push into the British financial services market.
ITALY – Simmons poaches Lovells partner
Lovells' Italian private equity head Andrea Accornero will leave the firm at the end of the month to join Simmons & Simmons' Milan office.