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UK - Nigel Beer takes minority stake in Hotbed

Nigel Beer, former head of KPMG's corporate finance division in London, has taken a minority stake in Hotbed. He will take on the role of non-executive director of the private investor network, but remains active as a consultant for KPMG.

UK - Shaun Beaney joins BDO as deal origination manager

Shaun Beaney has joined the corporate finance department at BDO Stoy Hayward as deal origination manager. Beaney arrives at BDO from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Corporate Finance Faculty, where he was business development...

UK - Barclays Ventures appoints new associate director

Barclays Ventures has announced the appointment of Emma Morris as associate director based at its London office. Emma (28) brings a wide range of experience in mid-market private equity and M&A, and recently completed a six month secondment with Barclays...

UK - HSBC's Studzinski set to move to Blackstone

Reports in today's Financial Times suggest that John Studzinski intends to leave his executive position at the world's third largest bank, HSBC, in order to become head of Blackstone's boutique corporate advisory business later this year.

SWEDEN - SEB's Klagsbrun to join EQT

EQT Partners has announced that SEB’s Harry Klagsbrun will join the firm as senior partner in the Stockholm office on 1 October 2006. Klagsbrun has been executive vice president and head of asset management within the SEB group. He has previously worked...

UK - Williams de Broë strengthens M&A team

Williams de Broë has announced the appointment of Roger Clement as corporate finance director. He will be providing advice to small- and mid-cap companies on M&A services and other corporate finance.

NORWAY - Thomas Falck of FSV is appointed chairman of NVCA

Thomas Falck, partner at Four Seasons Venture (FSV), was appointed chairman of the Norwegian Venture Capital Association at the organisation's annual meeting yesterday. He will replace managing director of Teknoinvest, Bjørn Bjorå, who will continue...

GERMANY - CBCM boosts corporate finance team

Commerzbank Corporates and Markets has appointed Rolf Betz as co-head of ECM and M&A. Betz joins Commerzbank following three years with DVB Bank AG, where he was a member of the board of managing directors, with responsibility for the bank's corporate...

UK - M&C Ventures makes new hire

M&C Ventures has appointed Neil Sebba as a corporate finance executive. Sebba joins from BDO Stoy Hayward, where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 2003.