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Kinnevik's Stenbeck to chair Zalando board
Kinnevik chairman Cristina Stenbeck is set to take over as the new chairman of listed online retailer Zalando, according to the Financial Times.
BDO appoints Gouldstone to pharma team
BDO has appointed Martin Gouldstone as a director within its pharmaceutical-focused corporate finance team in London.
N+1 Mercapital elects new CEO and chairman
Gonzalo de Rivera, N+1 Mercapital
Vision's Cortas promoted to partner
London- and New York-based private equity firm Vision Capital has promoted Samer Cortas to partner.
Former NYSE Euronext chair Hessels joins General Atlantic
Jan-Michiel Hessels, General Atlantic
Kinnevik CEO steps down
Kinnevik CEO Mia Brunell Livfors has announced her decision to step down as president and CEO of the business.
LGV's Priestley joins Electra
Bill Priestley, Electra Partners
Balderton appoints Chandratillake as general partner
Suranga Chandratillake, Balderton Capital
Barnechea leaves Riverside for HIG
Juan Barnechea, HIG Capital
Accel promotes two to partnership
Philippe Botteri, Accel Partners
Palatine appoints Ashton
Charlotte Ashton, Palatine Private Equity
Hill joins Aztec board
Stephen Hill, Aztec Group
Duke Street's Kennedy joins Teachers
Iain Kennedy, Teachers' Private Capital
Asante's Chandra joins Puma
Parik Chandra, Puma Investments
Vision's Van de Steen joins SVP
Johan Van de Steen, Strategic Value Partners
Miguel Rona joins Altamar as partner
Miguel Rona, Grupo Altamar
Adveq promotes three
Funds-of-funds manager Adveq has promoted Viswanathan Parameswar, Sasha Kugler and Patrick Küntscher to the role of executive director.
Palamon promotes three
Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-NoУЋl Noth and Gary Pritchard to partners.
EdRip hires new life sciences partner
Edmond de Rotschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has hired Dr Naveed Siddiqi as a partner in charge of the firm's Biodiscovery venture capital funds.
NVM appoints May
Liam May, NVM Private Equity
Latham hires Weil PE partner Benson
Latham & Watkins has made another foray into the UK private equity market with the recruitment of Weil Gotshal & Manges partner Nick Benson.
Amadeus promotes two to partnership
Pat Burtis, Amadeus Capital Partners
Cook joins YFM as COO
Paul Cook, YFM Equity Partners
TA Associates promotes two in London
TA Associates has promoted two of its London-based employees, Christopher Parker and Dietrich Hauptmeier, to the roles of managing director and principal respectively.