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Michael Smith set to retire as CVC chairman
Michael Smith will retire in January 2013, leaving the chairmanship of CVC Capital Partners to Donald Mackenzie, Rolly van Rappard and Steve Koltes.
Taylor Wessing strengthens private equity team
Law firm Taylor Wessing has announced the hire of two new partners to its private equity team.
NVM appoints Pidgeon to investment team
NVM Private Equity has appointed Charlie Pidgeon to its investment team.
Mid Europa appoints Michelle Capiod to partner
CEE-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has promoted Michelle Capiod to partner.
AT Kearney appoints PE consultant
Global management consultancy firm AT Kearney has appointed Alberto Fumo as senior principal in its private equity practice.
Clearwater appoints two in Manchester office
Clearwater Corporate Finance has appointed Chiara Pettinicchio (pictured) and John Davies as assistant directors in its Manchester team.
Argos Soditic strengthens Paris team
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has hired Simon Guichard as an analyst and promoted Nicolas Trani to associate.
Baird hires managing director
Baird has appointed Jonathan Bourn as managing director in its European investment banking team in London.
LDC appoints director for Reading office
LDC has appointed Alastair Weinel as director in its Reading team, which oversees LDC's operations in the south of the UK.
SL Capital appoints new partner and managing director
SL Capital Partners has promoted Patrick Knechtli and Mark Nicolson to partner and Jamie Ebersole to managing director in the firm's Edinburgh office.
SVB makes two senior hires for PE team
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has appointed a new director and new relationship manager for its UK private equity services group.
Benoît Verbrugghe joins AXA PE's executive board
AXA Private Equity has appointed head of US operations Benoît Verbrugghe to its executive board.
Electra Partners hires investment manager
Electra Partners has hired ex-GCP Capital principal Ian Wood as an investment manager.
CVC appoints James Schiro to advisory boards
CVC Capital Partners has appointed James Schiro as senior adviser to its US and global financial institutions advisory boards.
Deloitte appoints Nick Soper as debt advisory director
Deloitte has named ex-Investec director Nick Soper as the new director of its debt advisory division.
NBGI appoints UK investment manager
NBGI Private Equity has appointed David Turner as an investment manager in its UK team.
Baker & McKenzie appoints global PE chair
Law firm Baker & McKenzie has appointed partner Simon Hughes as chair of its global private equity group.
Polaris hires investment manager
Danish firm Polaris Private Equity has hired Michael Pontoppidan Frost as investment manager.
Asante Capital hires associate
Private equity placement agent Asante Capital Group has hired Marie-Christine Feghali as an associate.
AXA PE appoints private debt co-head
AXA Private Equity has promoted Olivier Berment to co-head of its private debt business.
GE Capital appoints German head of leveraged finance
GE Capital has appointed Ralph Betz as head of its German leveraged finance team in Frankfurt.
Greenpark promotes Daniel Green to CIO
Secondaries player Greenpark Capital has promoted Daniel Green to chief investment officer.
Phil Frame joins NorthEdge
NorthEdge Capital has appointed Phil Frame as senior investment executive in its Manchester office.
UK Green Investment Bank appoints ex-PE exec as CEO
State-backed Green Investment Bank has appointed Shaun Kingsbury, a former partner at private equity house Hudson Clean Energy Partners, as chief executive officer.