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UK - Endless grows its North West team
Endless has strengthened its team in the North West of England with the appointment of Neil Baishnab and Ian Plumb. Baishnab joins as associate director and will be based at Endless' Manchester office. He was previously at Ernst & Young. Plumb joins as...
UK - HgCapital announces senior management changes
HgCapital has announced a series of senior management changes. After seven years as chairman, Leonard Licht will be retiring on 30th September. He will be replaced by current chief executive Ian Armitage. Frances Jacob becomes deputy chairman and will...
ITALY - Lovells moves offices in Milan and Rome
Law firm Lovells has announced the relocation to new offices in Milan and Rome.
UK - Octopus Investments appoints mezzanine manager
Octopus Investments has recruited Stuart Nicol to head up its mezzanine function, which has £50m to invest. Nicol joins following five years at The Capital Fund where he led 14 investments including Avanti, Mtivity and TXT4.
UK - Deloitte Corporate Finance appoints new manager to Southampton team
Shaun Gomm has joined Deloitte’s Corporate Finance Advisory team in Southampton as manager. Gomm has been providing corporate finance advice on transactions for Deloitte’s London office since 2001. He is a specialist in the leisure sector and has...
ITALY - 360° Capital Partners hires new partner
Venture firm 360° Capital Partners has hired Paolo Gesess as partner.
UK - Jonny Maxwell joins Allianz Group
John D. Maxwell takes over the position of global head of Allianz indirect private equity business in London. This new entity has been established in order to coordinate and further expand the existing private equity fund-of-funds business of Allianz...
UK - Halliwells' corporate team expands
Halliwells has further boosted its London corporate team with the appointment of two new partners. Private equity specialist Steven Raize joins from Fladgate Fielder, whilst Catherine Moss has joined from the Dubai office of Clyde & Co. This double hire...
UK/US - 3i appoints Willem Mesdag to US growth capital board
3i has appointed Willem Mesdag to the board of directors of its US growth capital team. A former Goldman Sachs banker, Mesdag is a managing partner of US-buyout group Red Mountain Capital Partners.
UK - Boots CEO and retail director quit
Just weeks after KKR completed Europe's largest buyout, the retailer's two most senior executives have handed in their notice. CEO Richard Baker and retail director Scott Wheway addressed the Nottingham headquarters yesterday to pass on the news.
UK - Endless strengthens team with three appointments
Endless has hired three former members of 3i - Peter Yendell, Ian Brown and Andrea Douglas. Yendell joins Endless in the new role of chairman. He was formerly a partner in 3i's growth capital business. Brown joins Endless as head of portfolio management...
UK - Catalyst Corporate Finance expands team
Catalyst Corporate Finance has expanded its research team with the recruitment of Simon MacMichael as senior researcher and Rob Pearce as M&A analyst. MacMichael joins Catalyst from Fast Track where he was senior business research manager researching...
UK - HIG Capital hires Paul Canning from Gresham
Paul Canning has joined HIG Capital from Gresham Private Equity. Earlier this week, HIG Capital announced the final close of its European-focused fund on its hard cap of EUR 600m. The vehicle will invest in companies with an enterprise value of no more...
UK - Glitnir funding team grows with appointment of Jean-Pierre Albin
Glitnir has continued its growth in the UK market with the appointment of Jean-Pierre Albin as a director of long term market funding. Albin, formerly of the syndication desk at Mizuho International in London, has been recruited to work in the Bank's...
UK - John Lovering joins Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital has announced that John Lovering, founder of Echelon Capital, has joined the investment bank as a vice chairman. He will work with Roger Jenkins, head of principal investing and private equity, to develop Barclays' position as an equity...
FRANCE - Mezzanis hires two associates
Camille Delibes and Jean-Philippe Carvaillo have joined Mezzanis, Crédit Agricole Private Equity's mezzanine structure, as associates.
US/UK - Campbell Lutyens appoints Davidsson as partner
Placement agent Campbell Lutyens has promoted Christoffer Davidsson to a partner at the firm. Davidsson, who runs the firm’s New York office, joined in 2001 bringing with him experience gained at ING Barings and WR Hambrecht.
UK - Lloyds TSB appoints David Whiteley as head of leveraged syndications
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has appointed David Whiteley as managing director and head of its newly formed leveraged loan syndication team. Whiteley has joined from Royal Bank of Scotland where he was a managing director in the capital markets syndications...
UK - Esprit Capital Partners appoints Cédric Latessa
Esprit Capital Partners has appointed Cédric Latessa as investment manager. Latessa was previously an associate at BIP Investment Partners in Luxembourg. At BIP, he was responsible for identifying, evaluating and appraising potential investments in TMT...
UK - Hermes makes five new appointments
Hermes Private Equity has made five new appointments across both the direct investments and funds areas. The strengthening of the team coincides with the announcement that the BT Pension Scheme has approved £300m of backing for Hermes third direct private...
UK - Rutland expands team with appointment of Liam Camburn
Rutland Partners has appointed Liam Camburn to its investment team. Camburn qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen following which he joined their private equity transaction services team. This team ultimately transferred into KPMG.
SWITZERLAND - Advent appoints Rudi Pauwels to life sciences team
Advent Venture Partners has appointed Rudi Pauwels as venture partners in its life sciences team. Pauwels will work with Advent Ventures’ portfolio companies to help maximise their potential and with the Investment Team to source, assess and manage...
FRANCE - Lovells poaches Eversheds partner
Law firm Lovells has recruited Pascal de Moidrey for its Paris private equity practice.
UK - Ashley Brady joins Close Brothers Growth Capital from 3i
Close Brothers Growth Capital, the one-stop shop providing equity and debt funding to mid-market companies, has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Ashley Brady as associate director.