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FRANCE - HIG Capital strengthen team
Thomas Mitard has been named assistant director general of HIG Capital.
UK - Camburn joins Deloitte
Deloitte has hired Liam Camburn as a new director in its private equity transaction services team.
UK - KCP opens Birmingham office and hires new investment manager
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has opened a new office in Birmingham and appointed Jonathan Lamb as investment manager in its Midlands team.
NETHERLANDS – Capricorn recruits three
Capricorn has hired Daniel von Scheven as investment manager.
GERMANY - Clifford Chance bolsters Düsseldorf team
Clifford Chance has strengthened its tax and banking team in Düsseldorf with the appointment of Dr Marc P Scheunemann and Manfred Ziwey.
SPAIN - Thesan appoints four new executives
Turnaround specialist Thesan Capital has appointed four new executives, including three former Lehman Brothers employees.
GLOBAL - KKR hires new MENA head
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has appointed Makram Azar as managing director and head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
UK - Electra hires new IR partner
Electra has appointed Monique Dumas as investor relations and corporate communications partner.
UK - Vision converts to LLP and hires two
Vision Capital has formally adopted partnership status and has hired Lorenzo Russo and Daryl Cohen.
SPAIN - Livingstone Partners appoints new partner
Livingstone Partners has appointed Bill McDonald as partner.
UK - Bridges hires CFO
Bridges Ventures has hired Rory Maw as chief financial officer.
UK - Aberdeen executives create Spirit Capital
The senior executives of Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity, a subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, have completed a buyout of the business and re-branded as Spirit Capital Partners LLP.
UK - BDO hires McDaid
BDO Stoy Hayward has hired Neil McDaid as a debt advisory director within its corporate finance team.
GLOBAL - HIG appoints former Apax exec
HIG Capital has appointed Tim Armstrong as managing director.
UK - HSBC Private Equity hires investment manager
HSBC Private Equity has hired Basil Sakellis as investment manager.
UK - Darwin hires Katie Beck
Darwin Private Equity has hired Katie Beck to its investment team.
SPAIN - Catalana d’Initiatives appoints director
Catalana d’Initiatives has appointed Alfredo Gatius as director of investments.
UK/GERMANY – Wellington Partners hires Daniel Waterhouse
Wellington Partners has strengthened its presence in London with the appointment of the former Yahoo! manager and 3i sector partner Daniel Waterhouse.
UK - Cardano hires private equity specialist
Cardano, a manager of pension fund assets, has hired Anna Dayn to its investment management team.
GERMANY - Target Partners hires associate
Target Partners has hired Christian Thaler-Wolski as a new associate.
UK - Sovereign promotes partners
Sovereign Capital has promoted Dominic Dalli, David Myers and Kevin Whittle to partner.
UK - Hipperson joins KKR
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & CO (KKR) has appointed Simon Hipperson to its infrastructure investment team.
RUSSIA - Aurora Russia appoints new chairman
Aurora Russia has appointed Dan Collinson Koch as its new chairman.
GLOBAL - Lehman Brothers restructures management team
Lehman Brothers is restructuring its management team, appointing Eric Felder and Hyung Soon Lee as global co-heads of fixed income to replace Andrew Morton, who is leaving the firm after just seven months in the position.