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UK - HSBC appoints CEO for Scotland
HSBC Holdings has appointed John Rendall as its new chief executive for Scotland.
GERMANY - Augusta hires Paul Kim for leverage finance team
Merchant bank Augusta & Co has appointed Paul Kim as assistant director.
UK - Apax-backed Emap loses senior executive
Publishing group Emap, backed by buyout house Apax Partners, has lost one of its senior managers: co-chief executive of Emap Data and Insight, Neil Bradford.
UK - Sovereign Capital appoints assistant director
UK buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has hired Richard Taylor as assistant director to its investment team.
UK - Osmosis Capital appoints CFO
Fund-of-funds manager Osmosis Capital has hired Paul Bramley as chief financial officer.
FRANCE - AFIC names new chairman
The French private equity and venture capital association (AFIC) has elected Jean-Louis de Bernardy as chairman, replacing Pierre de Fouquet
EUROPE - Bridgepoint appoints Stephen Green as partner
Private equity firm Bridgepoint has appointed Stephen Green as partner and head of its European financial services sector team.
UK - Buffini steps down as Permira chairman
It is understood that Permira chairman Damon Buffini is to step down as chairman in the coming year.
UK - Impax appoints managing director
Renewable energy-focused investor Impax Asset Management has hired Daniel von Preyss as managing director of private equity for the Impax New Energy Investors LP fund (NEI).
UK - ZPE appoints business development director
Zeus Private Equity (ZPE) has hired Johnathan Massey as business development director.
UK- Augusta boosts debt advisory and restructuring team
Merchant bank Augusta & Co has hired Rachael Luxton as director in its debt advisory and restructuring practice.
SWITZERLAND - SECA Chairmann to stand down
Dr Massimo Lattmann, chairman of Swiss venture capital association SECA, has announced that he will not seek re-election at the next general assembly of the private equity trade body.
FRANCE - Natixis hires new head of debt and financing
Natixis has appointed Jean Cheval as the new head of debt and financing division.
UK - KKR's Alliance Boots appoints former HBOS exec as chief executive
Andy Hornby, the man held responsible for driving HBOS to its near collapse, has been appointed chief executive of Alliance Boots, the portfolio company of US buyout house KKR.
EUROPE - Cerberus loses two heads
It is understood that US-based investor Cerberus has lost two of its European-based heads in London as part of a firm-wide scaling back operation.
UK - Venture Finance appoints business development manager
Venture Finance has hired Paul Levy as business development manager in its London office.
EUROPE - Advent International hires partner
Global private equity firm Advent International has hired Bob Wigley as operating partner in its London office.
GERMANY - Commerzbank launches debt restructuring business
Commerzbank has established a new debt restructuring advisory business based in Frankfurt.
UK - LDC appoints legal counsel
Mid-market investor LDC has hired John-Paul Preston as counsel to its legal and risk team.
FRANCE - TIME strengthens team
TIME Private Equity has recruited Jean Stéphane Bonneton as an associate and member of the Board.
EUROPE - Richard Wilson to succeed Jonathan Russell as EVCA chairman
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has announced Richard Wilson, senior partner at Apax Partners, as the proposed successor of chairman Jonathan Russell.
GERMANY - Linklaters appoints global head of employment
Linklaters has appointed Dr Michael Teppas as global head of its Frankfurt-based employment practice, which oversees the activities of around 70 lawyers worldwide.
EUROPE - Dunedin appoints new director
Dunedin Capital Partners' listed private equity investment trust has hired Federico Marescotti as a new director.
CEE - Mid Europa appoints new COO
Buyout house Mid Europa Partners has appointed Jacques du Preez as COO, replacing Bill Morrow who will officially step down in July.