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LDC appoints two directors
Ul-Haq joins from Deloitte, while Alderson has been working at LDC since 2012 in the Yorkshire team
Dunas Capital hires two for new fund-of-funds
New vehicle, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, has been registered in Spain and has a target of €100m
VGC appoints Marlin's Lister
New recruit will take on the role of investment and portfolio director at the growth capital firm
Endless appoints two to Enact
Firm appoints associate director Adam Milner and investment executive Luke Wolf to its Enact teams
MBO Partenaires names new head of IR
French mid-cap GP promotes Géraldine Lanthier to the newly created role
BMO hires head for new global alternatives offering
Appointment comes as the firm consolidates its alternatives expertise into one structure
Omnes hires five and promotes four to principal
Omnes welcomes five newcomers as director, principal, analyst and middle office managers
BlackFin promotes three to partner
Mathis, Cohen-Sabban and Lestang will help expand the firm's investment activities
Fraser-Allen succeeds Reeve as Albion head
Fraser-Allen will take over the day-to-day running of the business, including investment oversight
Capzanine opens new office in Italy
Minard will lead a team based in Milan, responsible for the firm's investments in Italian SMEs
Nordic hires co-head for DACH, promotes three
Nordic promotes Christian Gylling, Christof Ratjen and Thomas Vetander to partner
ICG hires Carlyle's Bain
New recruit leaves her role as managing director at Carlyle after 18 years with the firm
Arma appoints JP Morgan's Spahr van der Hoek
Move is intended to grow the firm's activity in tech areas that do not yet enjoy high levels of M&A
CatCap launches in Copenhagen with acquisition of DMC
Dansk Merchant Capital will contribute M&A capabilities and experience in raising equity
Hg launches in New York
New York-based team will support Hg's three US-headquartered software and technology companies
Kirkland hires Fried Frank’s Townsend
Townsend was senior associate in the fund formation and secondaries division of Fried Frank
OpCapita hires new operating partner
Frank Maassen joins the turnaround firm and will start in September this year
Riverside promotes Langer to managing partner
Langer will succeed Tony Cabral, who will remain a senior member of the REF investment committee
Abingworth appoints MVM's Muralidhar
Muralidhar will work with the team in London, Boston and Melo Park to source new investments
BVCA appoints former cabinet minister Michael Moore
Moore will take over from Tim Haines later in the year; Haines has been in the position since May 2013
Equistone hires four for investment team
Hubert van Wolfswinkel and Julia Brunswicker join the Munich office from Montagu and DBAG
Beechbrook opens DACH office with new hire
Gottron previously worked for Mainzer Volksbank and Bank of Scotland – Lloyds Banking Group
Hannes Snellman hires Kanter's Klang
Klang will be responsible for developing the firm's Nordic M&A platform and private equity practice
TSG launches in London
TSG has previously made investments in European companies including Revolution Beauty and BrewDog
