people moves
Aurelius appoints Dränert in Wachstumskapital division
Markus Dränert will focus on software and technology investments, joining from his role at Finleap
Alantra appoints UBI's Ferrari as head of investment banking Italy
Ferrari has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, strategy consulting and private equity
Capza hires France Invest's Gaillard as partner
In his new role, Gaillard focuses on the structuring and international development of Capza's platforms
EY Law hires Schulz
Daniel Martin Schulz joins the firm's Hamburg-based PE and M&A team from Allen & Overy
Silverfleet promotes two to partner
Knight is based in London while Sommer is based in Silverfleet's Munich office
Deutsche Handelsbank expands growth finance team
Firm aims to strengthen its venture debt offering via two promotions and a director appointment
Balderton hires Ahluwalia in DACH team
Shikha Ahluwalia has experience as a co-founder of India-based online women's fashion retailer SBL
Gyrus bolsters team
Christian Wipf from GCA Altium Switzerland and Mattias Terribilini from Rothschild join the executive team
LDC hires new origination director
Craig Hinde joins the firm's Midlands team from Inspired Thinking Group
Tikehau opens Frankfurt office, hires Felsmann
ABN Amro's Dominik Felsmann will take up his role as Tikehau's head of Germany from 15 March
Ropes & Gray adds partner, counsel to private funds team
Emily Brown joins the law firm as partner, while Chris Townsend is hired as counsel
Cadence Growth Capital hires Kamphans
Niko Kamphans is to join the B2B technology-focused GP as an investment professional
Investcorp appoints Kohli as head of European IR management
In his new role, Kohli will be responsible for Investcorp’s investor relationship management, execution and strategy
QPE hires three
Queen's Park Equity has hired Alison Price, Valentina Matheus and Prudence Jones
Kempen appoints Willigers
Jorrit Willigers is to join Kepmen's private markets team as a director on 1 March 2021
17Capital hires Chatin as IR and fundraising director
Chatin will manage European investors, with an emphasis on French-speaking countries
Sherpa appoints Retana as investment director
Retana has more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and private equity
Addleshaw Goddard hires Bourgeois as partner
Nadine Bourgeois joins the firm's banking and finance team in Germany from Luther Rechtsanwälte
JTC acquires Indos Financial
Staff from the depositary advisory firm will join JTC's institutional client services division
BlackFin announces equity partner promotions
Kai Franzmeyer heads BlackFin's DACH region activities, while Julien Creuzé heads its fintech funds
Goodwin hires partner O'Dea
O'Dea's appointment follows expansion of the firm's practice in London in 2020
Levine Leichtman promotes O'Neill to head of Europe
O'Neill joined Levine Leichtman in 2015 from Graphite Capital, where he was a partner
Monterro opens Munich office
Stefan Lehotkay is to join the B2B software investor's team and will head its Munich operations
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn
Harry Ghillemyn began his career at Linklaters as a trainee, later being promoted to associate