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Argos Soditic opens Benelux office
Mid-market private equity house Argos Soditic has officially announced the opening a new office in Brussels to better take advantage of the Benelux market.
Software firm Sage dangles carrot in front of Apax's Hare
Apax Partners portfolio support group co-head Steve Hare is to leave his role at the end of this year to become chief financial officer of listed software giant Sage.
Acton appoints two managing partners
Sebastian Wossagk, Acton
LPFA appoints Vandersluis
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed Robert Vandersluis, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) director of global pension investments, as non-executive director.
Leonardo & Co hires Jens Nawrath
Corporate finance adviser Leonardo & Co has appointed Commerzbank's Jens Nawrath as managing director for its Frankfurt office.
GCP promotes McDonald to partner
Kirsty McDonald, GCP
CMS sets up shop in Turkey
Law firm CMS has opened an office in Istanbul, highlighting the ever-increasing dominance of the Turkish economy.
Sovereign appoints Barclays Ventures’ Morgan
Jeremy Morgan, Sovereign Capital
Amala hires ex-Altius exec Keogh
Christina Keogh, Amala Partners
Dunedin hires two
UK private equity firm Dunedin has appointed Karan Darrach as financial controller and Andrew Davidson as analyst.
Palamon IR head Wilson steps down
Annette Wilson, a managing director at Palamon Capital Partners, has stepped down from her role as head of investor relations.
Kinnevik appoints Stenbeck as executive chairman
Cristina Stenbeck, Investment AB Kinnevik
Brookes joins Impetus-PEF
Martin Brookes, Impetus-PEF
Former BVCA chief Mark Florman joins MCF
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
Harvard appoints new MD for private equity
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the Boston-based university endowment fund, has named Lane MacDonald as managing director of its private equity operations.
Hogan Lovells hires SJ Berwin’s Harris
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired former SJ Berwin partner Ed Harris in its London private equity corporate practice.
Palatine hires two
Andy Strickland, Palatine Private Equity
Mercia expands team
Talon Golding, Mercia
Linklaters reshuffles London team in wake of departures
Law firm Linklaters has relocated Stockholm-based corporate partner Roger Johnson to its London office, while Nick Rees has been appointed head of the firm's private equity group.
Will Woodford launch a private equity fund?
The UK's most famous fund manager could run a closed-ended private equity fund when he launches his own firm next year following his departure from Invesco Perpetual, allowing him to develop his passion for investing in start-up companies.
MMC hires new investment manager
Camilla Dolan, MMC Ventures
Linklaters PE duo Bagshaw and Youle quit to join White & Case
Ian Bagshaw, White & Case
Balderton appoints Waterhouse as general partner
Daniel Waterhouse, Balderton
Runa Capital expands US presence with new hire
Russian venture capital firm Runa Capital has appointed Peter Bauert as partner to strengthen the firm’s presence and activities in the US.