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UK - Lovells' private equity practice boosted by hire of Alan Greenough
Alan Greenough is to join Lovells to head up the firm's private equity practice. Alan is currently a partner and head of the London private equity practice at White and Case. He will be joined by two senior assistants, Amit Nayyar and Keith Woodhouse....
UK - Cinven appoints new partner
Cinven has announced the appointment of BenoУЎt Valentin as a partner. Previously he was at Goldman Sachs where he worked for 12 years, initially within the investment bank in London and Singapore and later as managing director within the private equity...
UK - Panmure Capital recruits Richard Wyatt from Panmure Gordon
Panmure Capital, a joint venture between Bank of Scotland and Panmure Gordon, has been joined by Richard Wyatt who steps down from his role as executive chairman of Panmure Gordon.
UK - Sovereign Capital expands its team
Sovereign Capital Partners is expanding its investment team with the recruitment of Mark Williams as investment manager, bringing Sovereignтs investment team to 17. Mark joins from BA Capital Partners Europe - Bank of America Bank, where he worked on...
UK - Close Brothers announces senior management changes
Corporate finance house Close Brothers has today announced a reshuffle of its senior management team. The changes are part of the companyтs strategy to position itself for its next stage of evolution. Martin Gudgeon, currently Head of European Special...
UK - Microsoft executive Judy Gibbons joins Accel London
Accel Partners has announced the appointment of Judy Gibbons as venture partner in its London office, which focuses on early stage Internet, software and communications investments in Europe and Israel.
GERMANY - Hogan & Hartson expands private equity practice
Hogan & Hartson LLP has appointed Dr Uwe Steininger as a partner within its Munich practice. Steininger, who formerly worked for SJ Berwin as an international private equity and funds lawyer, will help lead the German and pan-European expansion of Hogan...
UK - European Capital recruits two new directors to buyout team
European Capital today announces the addition of Alex Morey, director, and Julian Masters, investment director, to its UK buyout team in its London office. In addition, Athesan Guna and Ivan Stoyanov join the team as associates. With these recent appointments,...
UK - Dow Schofield Watts appoints seventh partner
Dow Schofield Watts LLP has announced the appointment of Craig Richardson as its seventh partner. Richardson trained as a chartered accountant with KPMG and subsequently spent 10 years with KPMG Corporate Finance. During the last three years Richardson...
FRANCE - Jean-Hubert Vial to join Astorg Partners as portfolio manager
Astorg Partners has announced the appointment of Jean-Hubert Vial to their team as portfolio manager. He will be joining from Rothschild & Cie, where he worked for six years as director of the mergers and acquisitions department. Mr. Vial has a degree...
GERMANY - AIB appoints new portfolio management leader
Allied Irish Banks has appointed Jens Dienstbach as team leader of portfolio management in Germany. Dienstbach will be responsible for leading the portfolio management team in Frankfurt with the aim of expanding AIB's acquisition finance activities in...
FRANCE - LBO France reinforces its team
LBO France is reinforcing its team by appointing Bruno Cremel as investment manager.
FRANCE - Triago-X appoints new principal
Triago alternative eXchange (Triago-X) has today announced the appointment of Justin Grover as principal. He will strengthen the team and contribute in the international development of the company.
UK - Citigroup recruits Laurent de Rosière to its private equity team
Citigroupтs Private Equity Placements Group has strengthened its team with the appointment of Laurent de RosiУЈre from Acanthus Advisers, a London-based private equity advisory firm, where he was a Principal from 2003.
GERMANY - Dr Neuhaus Techno Nord announces new appointment
Paul Jozefak has joined Dr Neuhaus Techno Nord from his former position as investment director with SAP AG.
UK - Benson Elliot Capital appoints new partner in the firm
Benson Elliot Capital Management, which was recently launched by former Doughty Hanson Real Estate head, Marc Mogull, has announced the appointment of Philip Irons as a new partner in the firm. He will be given primary responsibility for overseeing private...
FRANCE - Jaques-Philippe Gunther to join Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has today announced the appointment of Jaques-Philippe Gunther as an associate, and will be joined by David Tayar who will join the European Counsel.
UK - Goldman Sachs head of European private equity step down
The Financial Times reports today that Richard Sharp, head of European private equity at Goldman Sachs, is to step down at the end of the year.
UK - Ernst & Young appoints four new partners to private equity team
Ernst & Young has boosted its private equity team with the appointment of four new partners according to Accountancy Age. John van Rossen has joined the firm from KPMG and Michel Driessen as formerly at Fijitsu Siemens. The latter will lead E&Y's operational...
UK - BDO Stoy Hayward appoints new partner to private equity team
BDO Stoy Hayward is continuing to strengthen its private equity service specialism with the appointment of a new partner, Mark OтLeary. He joins from Baker Tilly where he developed and led their Private Equity Transaction Support service.
UK - Citigroup Corporate & Investment Banking team makes new appointment.
Citigroup has today announced the appointment of Laurent de RosiУЈre into their Private Equity Placements Group as vice president. He will be joining from Acanthus Advisers where he was principal from 2003. He will be amongst a number of recent recruits....
FRANCE - Duke Street Capital France appoints new investment manager
Duke Street Capital (DSC) has announced the appointment of their new investment manager, Vincent Dupuy, who will be starting at DSC France in July.
UK - Trish Geery joins Benson Elliot as new partner.
Benson Elliot Capital Management has today announced that it has appointed Trish Geery, as a partner in the firm. She will be joining from the Dubai Investment Group (DIG) where she has been managing director and head of global real estate since 2004....
SWITZERLAND - Adveq appoints Philippe Bucher as chief financial officer
Adveq has announced the appointment of their current head of finance, Philippe Bucher, as chief financial officer and executive director.