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CapMan Managing Partner Johan Pålsson to depart
Pålsson resigns from management effective immediately; to stay as buyout partner until February 2024
Capvis grapples with EUR 1bn fundraise amid team exodus
Five partners for the Swiss-based GP leave firm in last two years; sponsor started sixth buyout fundraise in early 2023
Golding adds insurance expertise with hire for institutional clients team
Tim Ickenroth joins as director with prior experience at BNP Paribas and UniCredit
Travers Smith bolsters funds practice with hire from Proskauer
Tosin Adeyeri joins with particular experience in secondary portfolio transactions
Capvis partner to join Bregal as head of Switzerland
Simon Lussi joined Swiss GP Capvis in 2015 and had been a partner since April 2021
Hg Munich partner departs after 10 years with sponsor
Stefan Margolis was promoted to partner in 2020 and led the GP's acquisition of Serrela
Stanley Capital Partners hires two in drive for growth
James Sexton and Frederik Fogtdal will join the mid-market healthcare and resource efficiency-focused GP as principal
Dechert hires Travers Smith’s Kay for funds practice
Sam Kay joins London-based team having spent more than 25 years at Travers Smith
ICG hires Cestar as global head of credit
Cestar has more than 25 years’ industry experience, including with Credit Suisse in London and New York
Keensight Capital opens US office
New Boston base will allow growth buyout investor to support US expansion of its portfolio companies
AnaCap spin-out Veld makes team changes as it looks to raise its next fund
Hiring of Richard Kirkby and promotion of Konstantin Karchinov and Sebastien Wigdo comes eight months into the firm’s existence as an independent entity
Golding opens office in Milan and appoints new head of Italy
Former managing director Laura Tardino will lead asset manager’s expansion in Southern Europe
Pemberton hires head of Sustainable Investing
Alternative credit lender poaches Niamh Whooley from Goldman Sachs, where she led its fixed income ESG integration team
Mimir Group ramps up global origination effort with London office and focus on life science carve-outs
Stockholm-based investor is considering divestments, although challenging market remains a barrier
WestBridge adds two to investment team
Jessica Ledger and Luke Gilbert have joined the UK-based lower mid-market GP as investment executives
Perwyn hires new head of capital formation from Greenhill
Andrew Harrison will join the UK-based sponsor to help manage and grow its capital base
Exponent establishes Ireland presence following regulatory approval
UK-based sponsor cited factors, including new fund manager legislation, as grounds for its new Dublin base
Paul Hastings hires private equity partner
Samantha McGonigle will join the Los Angeles-headquartered law firm’s London office
Squire Patton Boggs hires Dublin corporate partner from Philip Lee
George Kennedy will join the law firm’s new Dublin office ahead of its opening later this week
CapMan bolsters Wealth Services team, plans to scale up offering in Sweden
Finnish GP has hired Mika Koskinen from corporate bank SEB as managing partner for Wealth Services unit
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice hires European ESG head from FTI Consulting
Hannah-Polly Williams is the second addition to the US PE firm’s ESG initiatives group in the past six months
Squire Patton Boggs hires funds partner from MJ Hudson
Rob Eke’s move follows Apex Group’s acquisition of several business divisions of asset management service provider
MCI Capital hires two new investment partners to expand team’s expertise
Tomasz Mrozowski and Pawel Sikorski joined the Polish firm over the course of Q1 2023
Houlihan Lokey hires new capital markets MD from Numis
David Kelnar told Unquote that the firm is seeing a growing pipeline of companies looking to fundraise