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NorthEdge founding partner Wright steps down
GP promotes Plumb to head of portfolio and appoints two new partners following the development
Advent France Biotechnology hires Horgan and Foussat
Anne Horgan leaves Sofinnova and Arnaud Foussat was previously working at TxCell
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
Portobello promotes Dolz to partner
Announcement follows the first deal for the GP's €600m fourth fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
Sanne appoints Morris as head of private equity
While at KPMG, Morris completed a two-year secondment providing technical support to BVCA
Silverfleet promotes three in London, Munich and Paris
Firm promotes Piasecki to head of financial services, and Maurer and Châtillon to partners
Apax France nominates two new partners
Bettignies and Cousseran are promoted to partner after 10 years at the firm
General Atlantic promotes Goldman to head of financial services
Aaron Goldman relocates to the firm's London office, having joined the business in 2007
Beechbrook appoints Petty to Manchester team
Petty was previously in Deloitte's debt advisory team
Ogier appoints Bermingham in Luxembourg
New recruit focuses on fund structuring, formation, regualtion, operation and tax issues
FPE Capital appoints Kay as investment manager
New recruit will be responsible for sourcing and executing UK investment opportunities
Dentons hires three new partners
New hires will strengthen the firm's corporate M&A practice in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Kirkland hires Damodaran from Ropes & Gray
Damodaran will be advising clients on the formation of private investment funds
CapMan appoints Joakim Frimodig as CEO
Joakim Frimodig has been responsible for strategic growth initiatives at CapMan since April 2016
DBAG hires Robert Schmidt as partner
Schmidt will provide support to the DBAG investment team in selecting and reviewing investments
Sun European's Bösenberg joins Quadriga
Bösenberg left Sun European Partners in late June, triggering the closure of the GP's Frankfurt office
François Fillon joins Tikehau Capital as partner
Fillon ran as candidate for France's Les Republicains party in the country's 2017 presidential election
Politics and private equity – the revolving doors
François Fillon is the latest in a long line of politicians to make the move to private equity
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
Maven hires Furlong as investment director
Dave Furlong joins the firm's Manchester office from Infinity Debt Capital Management
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
Goût joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Mobeus promotes three
Trio of promotions follows the closing of Mobeus's first institutional fund
Livingbridge appoints Stanford as associate director
Susie Stanford leaves her position of investment manager at Lewis Trust Group to join the GP