people moves
General Atlantic appoints Samec as operating partner
Appointment is part of a raft of worldwide promotions at the firm, including two others in Europe
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m
Hughes Armstrong makes changes to management team
Founder Steve Lord takes charge of a portfolio company as the firm faces "excessive headwinds"
Aurelius promotes two to board
Investment company prepares for further growth after the most successful year in its history
Sidley appoints Simpson Thacher's De Vlieger and Lefranc
Recruits leave their roles as counsel and associate after 10 and nine years respectively
Conor Venture brings on board Niklas Savander
In his new role, Savander will support the VC's activities in Sweden and Finland
Eurazeo promotes Virginie Morgon
Eurozeo's Morgon is currently serving as deputy CEO and will become CEO in March 2018
Paluel-Marmont Capital hires CEO
PMC hires François Poupée and Thomas Geneton from Atria, with its previous team leaving to found LT Capital
Clearwater hires two for debt advisory team
Grassby and Rattan will join the debt advisory teams in Manchester and Birmingham respectively
Target Partners appoints Landgraf
Landgraf will be responsible for in-depth research covering various industries and new technologies
IK Investment Partners appoints Vreumingen as partner
Sander van Vreumingen leaves Gimv after more than a decade with the Benelux PE house
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role
LDC hires Weston as investment director
Philip Weston joins from Kelso Asset Management, where he worked as a partner between 2002-2017
Palatine hires portfolio operations director
Gareth Wilson will be focused on improving the performance of portfolio companies
Highland promotes former Photobox CEO Laurent to partner
Laurent will be responsible for identifying and investing in fast-growing internet companies
AlixPartners hires Jouaber from GSK
Jouaber will be responsible for the firm's activities in the healthcare and life-sciences sectors
Point Nine hires Playfair's Benaich
Benaich's tenure is likely to be temporary as he is in the process of building a new VC firm
Keensight hires Moras as associate director
Javier Lopez Moras previously worked in Montalbán's Madrid office and DC Advisory in London
Gain Capital re-hires Martin Prohazka
Prohazka will be responsible for investment allocation, manager selection and raising a new fund
Synova opens US office, appoints Summit's Usher
GP is opening a New York office to support portfolio companies' expansion into the US market
Jones Day recruits three Linklaters lawyers in Paris office
Partner David Swinburne and two associates move to Jones Day's Paris office
Main Capital hires BDO's Scheurwater
Scheurwater will be responsible for LP reporting, governance and risk and compliance policies
Lonsdale hires new investment associate
Second addition to the team in the past six months also follows the promotion of Evans to partner
Equistone hires investment director for Manchester office
Sebastien Leusch joins the Manchester office after a nine-year stint at Montagu