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Clearwater hires Canaccord's O'Donnell
In his new role as partner, O’Donnell will be in charge of Clearwater's consumer sector practice
Duke Street hires new partner, investment manager
Tom Salmon and Hugo Stratchan join as partner and investment manager, respectively
Argos Soditic partner Semmens steps down
Development ends a 22-year spell at the firm, during which Semmens oversaw five fundraises
Q&A: Rutland’s Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
Seraphim hires Rombaut as general partner
Rombaut will support fundraising efforts as the VC firm plans to launch a new global vehicle
Idinvest hires Cavalin as legal director
Cavalin will be involved in structuring and raising investment vehicles, as well as all legal concerns
Keensight appoints Van Eynde as CFO
Adrian Van Eynde joins from Ardian after two years in the firm's fund finance department
Macquarie hires Intel Capital's Jorgensen
Jorgensen will support Macquarie's infrastructure technology and growth capital initiatives
DLA Piper overhauls Paris office's tax team
Paris office hires nine lawyers, including three tax-focused partners and a corporate law partner
Livingbridge appoints Jones
Jones joins the firm's value strategy group and will focus on insight and analytics
Cairngorm promotes two
Bayliss and Naylor-Leyland are both founding members of Cairngorm's investment team
Petroleum hires Contego's Sandhu, promotes two
Sandhu will lead the company’s finance function as well as managing portfolio companies
Phoenix promotes Sargeant and Skinner to partner
Sargeant has been working with the firm since 2007, while Skinner joined in 2015
Invitalia appoints DeA Capital's Sergio Buonanno as CEO
Buonanno will replace former CEO Salvo Mizzi, who announced in November that he was standing down
Pantheon appoints two new principals in Europe and US
Justin Mallis will join in London and Michael Hutten will join the US team in Raleigh, North Carolina
Capnamic promotes Knott to partner, hires two
Knott will be responsible for deal sourcing and execution, as well as portfolio management
KCP hires Deloitte's Tice
In his new role, Matt Tice will work alongside partners James Hall and Owen Trotter
Ardian opens Tokyo office, hires HarbourVest's Takenaka
New office is the GP's third Asian base as it looks to bolster Japanese fundraising and deal-making
Hg promotes five to partner
Batchelor is also promoted to COO while GSK's Ruter is hired as head of responsible investing
Healthcare-focused ArchiMed hires Adelus, Ballester as partners
Appointments will increase the firm's number of partners from six to eight
HQ Capital appoints four to advisory board
Advisory board is set to meet twice a year and will advise the executive board of the buyout firm
Altamar appoints Caturla as managing director
In his new role, Caturla will be responsible for coordinating investment management products
Landmark promotes four to partner
Eddie Keith and Charlie Tingue are promoted to partner in the PE teams in New York and London
Activa Capital promotes France to associate
Emma France will have a specific focus on ESG and digital transformation for portfolio companies