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UK - Daniel Mytnik joins Palamon Capital Partners
Daniel Mytnik has joined Palamon Capital Partners in London. Previously, he worked at Altium, the mid-market investment bank and Morgan Stanley Private Equity.
ITALY - DLA Piper appoints new partners
DLA Piper has announced the appointment of partners Luigi Rizzi and Alessandro Corno. Both specialise in financial services. Rizzi, a former Simmons & Simmons partner, has a wealth of experience in financial service and regulatory activities, as well...
SWITZERLAND - MVM Life Sciences appoints Søren Mouritsen
MVM Life Science Partners LLP announced today that Dr Søren Mouritsen has been appointed as entrepreneur in residence. Mouritsen will be based near Zürich, which the investor considers to be one of the most promising biotech clusters in Europe.
UK - Scott Mead joins Apax
Scott Mead, formerly of Goldman Sachs, is to join Apax as the chair of its global technology and telecommunications advisory board. He left the investment bank, where he was credited with shaping the telecoms industry in the dotcom era, two years ago....
UK - Candover appoints Clive Dolman and Alexis Dormandy as Operations Partners
Candover has announced that it has appointed Clive Dolman and Alexis Dormandy, both of whom join as operations partners. The role of operations partner is a new position at Candover, and will involve focusing on value creation in Candoverтs portfolio...
FRANCE - CAPE nominates Lecointe as General Secretary
Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has announced the nomination of François Lecointe as General Secretary.
FINLAND - CapMan appoints Vesa Walldén as senior partner
CapMan has announced several appointments as of October 2006. Vesa Walldén has been appointed as senior partner in the technology team, Jan Mattlin has been nominated as investment director in the buyout team, Gitte Reitz and Mari Huuhka as investment...
UK - Close Brothers Corporate Finance makes new appointments
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has made several senior promotions. Appointments include a further three directors in the UK, a new director in France and senior promotions in Germany. The three new UK directors are Gareth Davies, Darren Redmayne and...
UK - Sir Ronald Cohen to re-enter the arena
One of the founders of Apax Partners, Sir Ronald Cohen, who left the business in 2005, is set to indirectly re-enter the private equity world. He is teaming up with Lord Jacob Rothschild to set up Portland Capital, a fund which will invest in commodities,...
UK - August Equity announces appointment of Keith Davidson
August Equity Ltd has announced the appointment of Keith Davidson as Investment Manager. Davidson joins August Equity from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he has been since 2002. Keith qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in 2002 before...
FRANCE - Aon Accuracy hires Bruno Husson
Financial advisor Aon Accuracy has announced the appointment of Bruno Husson as an associate. His role will entail developing all aspects of financial evaluations.
LUX - Oostvogels strengthened by new appointment
Following substantial growth in client activity, predominantly in the private equity sector, Oostvogels Pfister Roemers (Oostvogels) has added to its expertise by appointing Mr Frédéric Feyten as additional tax partner.
UK - Gresham appoints new investment executive
Gresham has announced that Simon Hemley has joined the investment team as an investment executive. He will be based in London.
SWEDEN - FSN Capital recruits two new Swedish partners
FSN Capital has recruited Peter Möller and Dan Johnson as partners to strengthen its presence in Sweden. Möller joins from Permira, where he has worked as an investment manager, and Johnson has fourteen years of experience from The Boston Consulting Group...
UK - YFM Group appoints new investment manager
YFM Group, manager of the ТЃ25m South West Ventures Fund, has appointed Julian Dennard as investment manager. Dennard will join the SWVF team which make venture capital funding available to small- and medium-sized enterprises with high-growth potential...
UK - Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital appoints new investment manager
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has appointed Jonty Hall as investment manager to its Northern team. Hall will focus on new investments involving smaller UK companies requiring up to ТЃ4m of equity finance, including MBOs/MBIs, expansion capital,...
ITALY - Advent appoints new chairman
Advent International, has announced the appointment of Francesco de Giglio as chairman of its Italian office. De Giglio is focused on mid-market pan-European buyouts and has over 18 years of experience in the Italian market. Prior to joining Advent,...
UK - Deloitte brings in US transaction expert
Deloitte has announced today the joining of Gary Levinson, the former head of the US firmтs Mid West transaction services practice, to its London office.
UK - HMV's Alan Giles to join Fat Face
Fat Face, the clothing group backed by Advent International has recruited Alan Giles as non-executive. Fat Face's sales rose to ТЃ81m for the year to May 2005 with an increase of 79% on operating profits to ТЃ13.4m.
UK - Braveheart announces new appointment to corporate finance team
Braveheart, the venture capital and investment management business, announces today that it has strengthened its corporate finance team with the appointment of Lesley Jardine as technology analyst. Jardine joins from the Scottish Executive and will be...
ITALY/US - Texas Pacific Group hires Davide Croff as advisor for Italy
Davide Croff has been hired by Texas Pacific Group (TPG) as a senior advisor for the Italian market.
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity appoints Asian head to its executive board
Christophe Florin, managing director for Asia at AXA Private Equity (AXA PE), has been made a member of the executive board.
UK - International Private Equity Services announces new hires
International Private Equity Services, the private equity fund administrator and outsourcing provider, is pleased to announce new changes to its senior management team. Dominic Jones has joined IPES as executive director, and chief executive officer designate....
UK - Nomura International appoints new director of new energy and clean technology ventures
Nomura International Plc has announced the appointment of Russell Pullan as director of New Energy and Clean Technology Ventures. He has joined Nomura from The Carbon Trust where he was head of venture capital. This new venture will have an international...