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UK - Capital Dynamics appoints Andrew Beaton and David Smith
Capital Dynamics has appointed Andrew Beaton and David Smith. Beaton and Smith had previously established GE Equity Europe’s co-investment business as well as the dedicated co-investment specialist Glenalta Capital LLP.
FRANCE - Bryan, Garnier & Co appoints new hardware and telecommunications director
European investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co has announced the appointment of Olivier Beaudouin as a director in charge of hardware and telecommunications.
UK - Sir David Arculus joins August Equity portfolio company
August Equity's super yacht magazine publisher Boat International Media Ltd has appointed Sir David Arculus as its chairman. Arculus is currently a non-executive director at O2 Plc, Telefonica Plc and Pearson Plc. He was chairman of O2 from 2004 until...
UK - Pantheon strengthens client services team
Pantheon has made two appointments to its client services team. Marcus Alexis joins as US head of client services and Josephine Defty joins the European client services team. Alexis was formerly at Wellington Management Company.
UK - Ingenious backs dance act the Prodigy in £2m deal
Ingenious' two music VCTs have made a joint investment of £2m to support the release of dance act the Prodigy’s fifth studio album. With a further six deals in the final stages of negotiation, Ingenious Music VCT Plc is now approaching full commitment,...
UK - Smedvig Capital appoints David Mills to portfolio company
Smedvig Capital has appointed David Mills as the new non-executive chairman of portfolio company My Home Move Plc, the home conveyancing company. Smedvig backed the £5m management buyout of My Home Move in December 2005. In 2006 the business grew 42%...
UK - 3i makes high profile appointment in gas & power sector
3i has strengthened its gas and power team with the appointment of Ian Russell, the former CEO of Scottish Power Plc, as an industrialist in residence. Russell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of the energy and finance markets to 3i, having...
UK - LDC strengthens its Midlands team with appointment of Tony Nash
LDC has strengthened its Midlands team with the appointment of Tony Nash as investment director.
UK - Heller Ehrman expands its Corporate/Venture Law team
Heller Ehrman has hired Chris Grew, Richard Eaton and Struan Penwarden to join its Corporate/Venture Law Group practice. Grew, Eaton and Penwarden were formerly partners in WilmerHale’s London office. The new team will be joined by Stephen Ferruolo,...
UK - Ingenious appoints Kip Meek to its board
Ingenious, the media investment and advisory group, has appointed Kip Meek as a director to the board, effective from 1 May. Meek was until recently chief policy partner at Ofcom and was chairman of the European Regulators’ Group. He will have a wide-ranging...
UK - New London director for Nova Capital-backed Directorbank
Directorbank has appointed Ian Menzies as a director to head up its London office and build the executive search side of the company. His appointment comes on the back of Directorbank’s first six-month results since completing the management buy-out...
SPAIN - Alex Wagenberg is promoted to MD of Carlyle
Alex Wagenberg has recently been promoted to managing director of The Carlyle Group in Spain.
UK - Close Brothers Corporate Finance boosts team
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Henry Wells as a new director to its leisure and retail sector group.
UK - nabCapital further expands its UK acquisition & leveraged finance capability
nabCapital has made two additional appointments to its acquisition and leveraged finance team in London. Simon Rolfe has joined as an associate director from HSBC Leverage Finance and Tim Cussins from Rabobank International Leveraged Finance.
UK - Monument Group announces expansion of partnership
Placement agent Monument Group Inc has announced the promotion of Martin Anthonsen and Laurence Zage to the existing partnership.
UK - Eversheds appoints William Sharpe
Eversheds has appointed William Sharpe. He joins as a partner in the private equity group from Olswang. Sharpe has significant M&A experience and specialises in acting for private equity clients. His work includes the syndication of the £1bn Yell.com...
SPAIN - Perez-Llorca to boost its private equity practice
Law firm Perez-Llorca has recently promoted Iván Delgado as a partner for the Corporate & Financial division.
UK - Cobalt Corporate Finance recruits Chris Williams
Cobalt Corporate Finance has recruited Chris Williams, former corporate finance partner and global head of TMT at Deloitte, as its newest partner.
UK - Ian Bagshaw joins Linklaters from Clifford Chance
Linklaters has expanded its private equity practice with the appointment of Ian Bagshaw.
GERMANY - New investment analyst at Waterland
Waterland Private Equity Investments has appointed Michael Krall as investment analyst in order to support the German activities. Krall finished his studies in business management in 2006, specialising in corporate finance and strategic management at...
UK - Simon Pearson becomes partner at Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young has announced the admission of Simon Pearson as an M&A partner. Person will be based in London and will continue to lead the Technology M&A practice for the firm.
SWEDEN - Eqvitec strengthens its Swedish team
Eqvitec Partners has recruited Ivar Strömberg as a senior adviser in the Stockholm office. Strömberg is the entrepreneur behind Swedish Tele1/Song Networks, a company employing more than 1,000 people. His other engagements include Ricaro, Gajdo, AllTele,...
UK - Taylor Wessing enhances team
Taylor Wessing's corporate team is expanding with the arrival of corporate partner, Tom Cartwright from Hammonds. Cartwright specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and new issues work, and has particular sector expertise in financial...
UK - Grant Thornton appoints David Grundy as head of transaction services
Grant Thornton has appointed David Grundy to head of transaction services. Grundy has been a partner at Grant Thornton since 2000 and has led the northern transaction services team within the firm's corporate finance group for the past seven years.