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UK - Alvarez & Marsal appoint Merryck Lowe to lead European practice
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a global professional services firm operating in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, specialising in turnaround management and operational performance improvement, has appointed Merryck Lowe to head up its newly formed European...
UK - Palamon Capital Partners makes two appointments
Palamon Capital Partners has strengthened its team with two further appointments. Anthony Gardner joins as director of structured finance and Alexis de Dietrich joins as a vice president. Gardner was formerly at Bank of America, where he held the position...
SPAIN – 3i names new managing director
3i has named Maite Ballester as the new managing director of its Spanish branch.
UK - Ynon Kreiz resigns as partner of Balderton
Balderton Capital, the pan-European venture investor, has announced that Ynon Kreiz has resigned as partner. As a consequence of resigning from Balderton Capital, Kreiz also resigns as a director of a number of the firm’s investee companies.
GERMANY - Paul Hastings expands European platform
Law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has combined with Smeets Haas Wolff, an independent law firm in Germany. Located in Frankfurt, the newly-opened office strengthens Paul Hastings’ presence throughout Europe, as well as in the US and Asia....
UK - DLA grows team
DLA Piper has appointed Will Rosen as a partner in its corporate group.
UK - Nova Capital Management expands team
Nova Capital Management has appointed Adam Robson to its portfolio management team as an operating partner. He joins from Molins Plc where he was an executive board member responsible as managing director for two of its divisions in Scientific Services...
SWEDEN - Industri Kapital makes internal promotions
Industri Kapital has made a number of internal promotions. Dan Soudry and Helena Stjernholm have been appointed as partners in France and Sweden. Soundry join the firm in 2003 from ABN AMRO Capital in Paris where he was part of the LBO team. Stjernholm...
UK - Close Brothers Corporate Finance strengthens team
Close Brothers, the independent European corporate finance house, has appointed Jonathan Broome and Nuala Higgins. Broome joins the European Debt Advisory Group as a Director to advise companies on all aspects of raising debt. He is rejoining Close Brothers...
UK - ECI appoints new investor relations manager
ECI Partners has appointed Jeremy Lytle as investor relations manager. Lytle will be responsible for investor relations, acting as a main point of contact for investors, as well as leading future fundraising with ECI’s investment committee.
GERMANY – eCapital bolsters team
Münster-based venture capital firm eCapital has hired Dr Vasant Desai as venture partner. Dr Desai will increase activities in investments and will be directly involved in eCapital portfolio companies. eCapital manages three funds with capital of more...
UK - Colliers Capital further strengthens senior team
Colliers Capital has announced the appointment of Bob Bowden as Chairman with effect from January 2008.
UK - HURST expands corporate finance team into Manchester
Stockport-based HURST Accountants has announced the appointment of Nigel Barratt to head its rapidly expanding corporate finance team and oversee the launch of a new office in Manchester city centre, due to be opened in early 2008.
UK - Noble Fund Managers appoints new head of unquoted investments
Noble Fund Managers has announced the appointment of Paul Toon as head of unquoted investments, responsible for overseeing investments in private companies across Noble's range of venture capital and private equity vehicles.
UK - HgCapital stengthens consumer and leisure team with two appointments
HgCapital has stengthened its consumer and leisure sector team with the appointment of Jason Khaksar and Sophie Albizua.
SPAIN - Rodés & Sala strenghtens private equity team
Carlos de Cárdenas and Victor Domenech have joined the private equity division of Catalonian law firm Rodés & Sala.
UK/GERMANY - Hawkpoint announces three new appointments
Corporate advisory firm Hawkpoint has announced three appointments, strengthening its team in the key areas of debt advisory, media advisory and its German activities.
UK - Paul Hastings poach Kirkland partner
US law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker has appointed Michelle English as a partner in its London private equity practice.
GERMANY/AUSTRIA - Carlyle appoints new managing director
The Carlyle Group has announced the appointment of Norbert Reis as managing director of its European buyout team, primarily focusing on transactions in Germany and Austria.
UK - BLP strengthens corporate team
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has announced the appointment of James Klein as a partner in its corporate finance team.
FRANCE - DLA Piper hires new partners for Paris office
Global legal services company DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Véronique Collin and Clotilde Dirnat as partners in its finance and projects practice group in Paris.
FRANCE - TCR Capital makes two new appointments
French independent mid-cap private equity firm TCR Capital has appointed Roberta Nataf as general secretary in charge of fund management and investor relations, and David Robin as partner. It is understood that TCR is looking to substantially expand its...
UK - Howarth Clark Whitehall appoints new partner
Accountancy firm Howarth Clark Whitehall has announced the appointment of Geert Struyven as a corporate finance partner in its Kent office, taking the number of corporate finance partners based in the South East to four.
UK - ICG appoints new head of CDO and institutional mandate team
Intermediate Capital Group Plc, a fund manager with £10bn funds under management, has appointed Dagmar Kent Kershaw to head its CDO and institutional mandate team.