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Unigrains appoints two in Paris office
Two appointments aim to boost the group's international development
Afinum hires Abdel-Hadi as investment director
Abdel-Hadi joins from Aurelius where he was managing director of a subsidiary
Maven appoints Finance Wales's Goward
New investment director will oversee early-stage tech investments in England and Wales
Ardian appoints Brenke as co-head of Ardian Private Debt
Brenke first joined Ardian as managing director two years ago
OpCapita hires Coleman and Pouzin
Over the last two years, the GP has increased its team from eight to 15 people
Balderton Capital hires Anna Thomsen as head of IR
Thomsen replaces Harjinder Johal, who joined the firm in January this year
Vaaka Partners adds EQT’s Koskenvuo
Ville Koskenvuo joins the Finnish buyout firm as a partner from EQT
NorthEdge opens Birmingham office
New location to be managed by Freer and Skinner, formerly of EY and Better Capital respectively
Idinvest appoints Julien Princi as general counsel
Princi joins Idinvest from French asset manager Amundi, where he was deputy general counsel
Ropes & Gray hires leveraged finance partner
Law firm hires finance lawyer Malcolm Hitching as a partner in its London office
Octopus Ventures adds Zihao Xu to investment team
European venture capital investor is best known for backing Secret Escapes and Zoopla
Tikehau appoints Henri Marcoux as deputy MD
New recruit joins from his position as financial director at Groupe EPI
Simmons & Simmons hires two in Milan
Appointments follow the closure of the firm’s Rome office in 2015
Goodwin Procter appoints two partners to Paris office
Law firm is currently reinforcing its European private equity and M&A practices
Jasmin Capital hires Ludovic Douge as manager
Christilla de Moustier has been made senior adviser, and Lucia Roman will head the firm's Brussels office
L Catterton hires Mariager as operating partner in Paris
Dane Christian Mariager joins consumer-focused private equity firm’s Paris office effective immediately
AKD appoints fourth partner to new Luxembourg office
Firm recently appointed Allard Schuering as senior corporate lawyer
Norton Rose appoints David Marshall as partner
New partner will join the firm’s London-based private equity team
Rede Partners hires Sivanithy for new role
Dushy Sivanithy will become head of origination and due diligence for the placement agent
Squire hires Siddiqui as partner
Siddiqui joins the firm from Trowers & Hamlins, where he was corporate partner for one year
Lyceum makes six new hires
UK mid-market GP has appointed two directors, alongside four other new recruits
Dow Schofield Watts hires EY's Saleem
New recruit will provide financial due diligence to PE houses and other investors
IR partner Caroline Huyskes-van Doorne leaves Egeria
Huyskes-van Doorne joined the Dutch private equity firm as a fund director in 2003
NorthEdge promotes Pickering to head of Manchester office
Pickering will oversee investment operations in the north-west and lead a six-person team