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Advent appoints Hanspeter Spek as operating partner
Advent International has appointed ex-Sanofi president Hanspeter Spek to its operating partner programme.
CDC appoints ex-Permira partner as chairman
Graham Wrigley, CDC
Deloitte hires two in Germany
Deloitte has appointed Markus Schackmann and Christofer Mellert as new partners in its German tax and legal services practice.
EQT promotes Blecher and de Muynck
Lennart Blecher, EQT
Colony Capital reshuffles European leadership
Jean-Romain Lhomme, Colony Capital
Neeson joins SEP from Caird
Paul Neeson, SEP
ISS appoints Sir Charles Allen ahead of revived IPO
Danish facilities group ISS, backed by EQT and Goldman Sachs, has appointed Sir Charles Allen as chairman, suggesting the firm may once again revive plans for an IPO.
Terra Firma appoints head of investor relations
Terra Firma has appointed Lachmi-Niwas Sadani, whose resume includes stints at Apax and Axa Private Equity, as head of investor relations.
Altas Capital chairman steps down to focus on Blackstone
Atlas Capital chairman Claudio Boada Pallerés has stepped down to focus on his role as senior adviser for Iberia at Blackstone, according to Spanish publication Vozpopuli.
Almaz Capital hires two
Russo-American investor Almaz Capital has appointed Ross Hangebrauck and Daniil Stolyarov as managing director and investment director respectively.
BLP's PE head joins Jones Day
Law firm Jones Day has appointed Raymond McKeeve as a partner and member of the firmтs private equity practice.
Adveq promotes Arnaboldi and Knauer
Gaia Arnaboldi, Adveq
GMT hires Jonny Maxwell
Jonny Maxwell, GMT
Robins joins SVG board
David Robins, SVG Capital
Catapult hires Lowe
Jonathan Lowe, Catapult Venture Managers
CMS Hasche Sigle hires Clifford Chance's Thomas Brunn
Thomas Brunn, CMS Hasche Sigle
Hengeler Mueller PE partner relocates to London
German law firm Hengeler Mueller has transferred one of its private equity partners, Steffen OppenlУЄnder, to its London office.
GP churn boosts IRR
Further to initial findings announced in 2011, additional research by Capital Dynamics and London Business School’s Coller Institute of Private Equity has concluded that higher team turnover in buyout houses improves overall performance.
Christian Brønden joins Industriens Pension
Danish pension fund Industriens Pension has appointed Christian Raaby BrУИnden as director of private investments.
Lloyds appoints new acquisition finance director
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has hired Eric Jenkins as a director in its acquisition finance division.
Mark Owen steps down from NBGI
Mark Owen, co-founder of NBGI Private Equity, has announced his retirement from the firm.
Goldman Sachs appoints new head of EMEA financial sponsors group
Alasdair Warren, Goldman Sachs
CapMan holds second close, appoints new CEO
Listed entity CapMan has reached a second close on тЌ206m for CapMan Buyout X, posted тЌ4.3m in net profits and appointed Heikki Westerlund as new CEO.
Ex-Premier Foods boss to advise KKR on Lucozade and Ribena bid
KKR is understood to have brought in Michael Clarke, the former CEO of Premier Foods, to advise on its ТЃ1.5bn bid for Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).