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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 Oppenländer, 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 Brønden 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 €206m for CapMan Buyout X, posted €4.3m 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 £1.5bn bid for Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Target Partners appoints Michael Kowalzik
Michael Kowalzik, Target Partners
White & Case hires Allardice from Kirkland & Ellis
Ross Allardice, White & Case
Better Capital hires Richard Favier
Richard Favier, Better Capital
ECI's Chris Warren to join Charterhouse
ECI partner Chris Warren will join private equity firm Charterhouse in the autumn.
Marlborough hires two
Taddeo Vender, Marlborough Partners
BGF appoints former bankers Widdall and Norman
Matt Widdall, BGF
Acanthus promotes two
Wilf Wilkinson, Acanthus
Hogan Lovells hires team for new Luxembourg office
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired two new partners, Pierre Reuter and Jean-Michel Schmit, to head its new Luxembourg office, which will open in the wake of the AIFMD transposition.
Credit Suisse appoints secondaries director
Mark McDonald, Credit Suisse
Hermes GPE's MacKay to step down
Alan MacKay, Hermes GPE
Fund managers in AIFMD staffing spree
Up to 58% of AIFMs are either employing or are considering employing additional back-office staff to help compliance preparations for the impending AIFM directive, according to a survey conducted by Kneip.
3i’s Hague joins LDC
Gordon Hague, LDC