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IK Investment Partners opens Amsterdam office
Local team will consist of a mid-cap and a small-cap team, to be headed by partner Remko Hilhorst
Keensight promotes Svensson to partner
Magdalena Svensson becomes partner at Keensight after three years with the company
Maven appoints Vassallo and Dickens to north-east team
Appointments come weeks after the GP was awarded the mandate to manage the ТЃ20m Finance Durham Fund
Polaris promotes Gornitzka, Damkjær and Satchwell
Rune Lillie Gorntizka, Simon DamkjУІr and Joachim Satchwell progress at the Danish buyout firm
LDC hires two investment directors
Duo will oversee ТЃ1.2bn of equity investments in British companies over the next three years
NVM appoints Howarth and Warren as associates
Victoria Howarth and Jason Warren have joined the UK-based VC's investment team
Alpha Associés appoints Rossignol as partner and head of France
Rossignol is joining from his previous role at 21 Centrale Partners, where he became partner in 2014
Investec hires Bank of Ireland's Conor McMahon
Former vice-president of acquisition finance at Bank of Ireland, McMahon joins the investment bank's corporate & acquisition finance team
Silverfleet appoints Karl Eidem as co-head of Nordic region
Former AP6 and Doughty Hanson joins British GP's current head of the Nordic region, Gareth Whiley
Livingbridge appoints Carnwath to lead strategic advisory board
Newly formed board will provide guidance related to political, economic, social and other factors
SEP appoints Stevens and Rampton to investment team
David Stevens joins the firm from Sumerian and Taylor Rampton leaves his role at BlackRock
Clessidra promotes Ghizzoni as new deputy chair
Matteo Canonaco will take Ghizzoni’s seat on Clessidra’s board as a new independent director
Antoine Papiernik appointed chair of Sofinnova Partners
Denis Lucquin will continue to be part of Sofinnova, staying on as managing partner
Dechert hires Bradshaw from Kirkland & Ellis
Bradshaw will be expanding Dechert's private equity, cross-border M&A and finance practices
HgCapital promotes Brockman and von Simson to managing partner
London- and Munich-based GP also announces three partner promotions in its London office
Westerlund to stand down as CapMan CEO
Heikki Westerlund had taken up his position in 2013 and will stay on until a replacement is appointed
ICG's Evain to retire after 23 years at the firm
Head of European investments Benoît Durteste will take on the roles of CEO and chief investment officer
Bridgepoint hires KPMG's Holley as head of ESG
New recruit joins the GP after three years leading KPMG's responsible investment operations
Céréa promotes two in debt and mezzanine teams
Marjorie Manet is promoted to director and Alexandre Durst to investment director
Pemberton hires Lack as COO
Prior to joining Pemberton, Lack was COO at the UK-based wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin
MMC Ventures promotes two new partners
Simon Menashy and Ameerul Miah join the London-based venture capital firm's group of partners
Eight Roads hires Kimber
In his new role, Kimber will provide advice to Eight Roads' portfolio companies on market strategy
Stirling Square appoints Hauptmeier to DACH team
Hauptmeier will contribute to the firm's investment activities in the DACH region
Lyceum appoints Greensmith to north-of-England team
New recruit will head up the north of England team as the GP looks to boost its presence in the region