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UK - Infinity appoints Natasha Pastouna

Infinity Asset Management has expanded its team with the appointment of Natasha Pastouna. Pastouna has joined newly-launched Manchester-based Infinity from PKF in Manchester.

UK - Lord Browne resigns from Apax

Lord Browne has resigned from his position as chairman of the Apax Partners Advisory Board to take a position with US private equity firm Riverstone Holdings. Browne, former BP chief executive, has joined Riverstone as managing director and managing partner...

SWEDEN - Industrifonden makes new appointments

Inudtrsifonden, the Swedish venture investor, has made two new appointments. Magnus Fransson has been hired as an ny investment manager for ICT investments. Fransson has an engineering background and has held leading positions in Ericsson corporate venture...

SWEDEN - Creandum makes new appointment

Creandum has recruited Daniel Blomquist to join its investment team as an associate. Daniel is former vice president of marketing at the telecom software company Ascade, and will work with new investments from Creandum II, the SEK 750m fund targeting...

SWEDEN - Segulah makes two appointments

Segulah has taken on two new recruits. Lennart Kalén, the former CEO of Dahls Sweden and currently a member of the board of the Segulah Investment Advisor, has been appointed as industrial partner and will be active in evaluating new investments and...

UK - Protego Real Estate appoints Alexandra McGhee

Protego Real Estate Investors has appointed Alexandra McGhee as associate - business development. McGhee joins from Bank of Scotland’s Integrated Finance team. Prior to this, she worked at Henderson Global Investors as finance manager to its Pan-European...

UK - Close Brothers announces senior management changes

Close Brothers Corporate Finance has made a number of changes to its senior management team. These changes are part of the company’s strategy to position itself for further growth over the next five years. Stephen Aulsebrook, currently head of European...

UK - BVCA approaches ex-FT editor

According to The Sunday Times, the BVCA has offered Andrew Gowers, former editor of the Financial Times, the job of chief executive. The news comes just a few days after Mark Fox, director of communications, announced he was leaving to take up the role...

UK - Mark Fox to leave BVCA

Mark Fox, currently director of Communications & Public Affairs at the BVCA, is leaving the organisation in October 2007. He will take up the position of chief executive of the Business Services Association from November.

CEE – ING appoints heads of leveraged finance, high yield

ING Wholesale Banking has appointed Martijn Bruins as head of leveraged finance and sponsor coverage for Central & Eastern Europe. Based in London, Bruins began his new role on Monday. He has been with ING since 1992, most recently as managing director...

UK - CIT announces senior appointments

CIT Group Inc has announced two senior level appointments within its London Commercial Finance business. Graham Randell has been promoted to senior managing director, CIT Commercial Finance Europe. He will continue to oversee the development and expansion...

UK - Bain appoints new UK managing partner

Bain & Company has appointed Cyrus Jilla as the new managing partner of the firm's UK operations. Jilla succeeds Roger Siddle who held the role for more than six years. Jilla joined Bain in 1997 from Kalchas, a boutique strategy firm. Prior to this he...

UK - Debevoise & Plimpton appoints Anthony McWhirter

Debevoise & Plimpton has appointed Anthony McWhirter as a partner in the firm’s investment management practice. He will be resident in the firm’s London office, joining the firm in September. McWhirter was previously a partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus...