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Catalyst promotes Holden to partner
New partner oversees the advisory firm's London-based business services team
Invest Europe CEO Höppner to depart
Invest Europe CEO Dörte Höppner departs after five years at the association's helm
Liautaud named managing partner at Balderton
Liautaud joined Balderton in 2008 as general partner after selling his company Business Objects
BGF appoints Caird's Barker
Barker joins from Caird Capital, where he was an investment director
KCP appoints FTI's Excell as investment manager
New hire will identify potential acquisitions for firm's first institutional fund
Endless appoints Addleshaw Goddard's Smith as partner
New recruit worked on the firm's secondary buyout deal for Bright Blue Foods
Innova promotes Magnuszewska to partner
Former managing director Magdalena Magnuszewska becomes partner at CEE-focused GP Innova Capital
Electra deputy managing partner Symondson steps down
Departure forms part of the GP's long-term succession plan, set in motion in 2010
Former German politician Guttenberg joins Mountain Partners
Former minister of defence joins the Swiss venture capital firm's supervisory board
Access Capital completes wave of promotions
Promotions also include the appointment of two new investment directors
Heliad appoints Thomas Hanke as CEO
Thomas Hanke is named as new CEO, while Gunter Greiner is promoted to investment director
Bowmark promotes three
Julian Masters promoted to partner, Tom Elliott and Enrica Dacomo promoted to investment directors
BGF hires Midven's Sorby
New recruit will work on Midlands-based deals from BGF's Birmingham office
Iris Capital promotes two to managing partner
Erik de la Rivière and Erkan Kilicaslan have been part of the firm for more than 10 years
Linklaters appoints new partners
PE-focused Will Aitken-Davies and Jann Jetter are promoted to partners
Grant Thornton promotes Woodcock and Platt to director
New appointments focus on the business support services and TMT sectors, respectively
Electra appoints Neil Johnson as chair
Johnson replaces Roger Yates, who stepped down following Bramson's board appointment
Lincoln appoints BDO's Freyman as managing director
New recruit will oversee the firm's European energy valuations activities
Daniel Balmisse joins Cathay Capital as COO
French VC professional's appointment will be effective from July 2016
KCP appoints Wilkinson as investment manager
New recruit has joined the Leeds team shortly after the recruitment of NorthEdge's Hall
Catalyst appoints EY's Mullally as M&A executive
Corporate finance house has undertaken a recruitment drive since opening its new office
Idea Capital Funds promotes Ceretti to CEO
Appointment follows the departure of former CEO Mario Barozzi
BlackFin promotes Sabine Mathis to partner
Mathis is currently BlackFin's CFO, having joined the GP in 2011 from Natixis
Investcorp hires Minoli as director
Minoli will join a 10-strong advisory team as corporate investment advisory director