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UK - Glitnir funding team grows with appointment of Jean-Pierre Albin
Glitnir has continued its growth in the UK market with the appointment of Jean-Pierre Albin as a director of long term market funding. Albin, formerly of the syndication desk at Mizuho International in London, has been recruited to work in the Bank's...
UK - John Lovering joins Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital has announced that John Lovering, founder of Echelon Capital, has joined the investment bank as a vice chairman. He will work with Roger Jenkins, head of principal investing and private equity, to develop Barclays' position as an equity...
FRANCE - Mezzanis hires two associates
Camille Delibes and Jean-Philippe Carvaillo have joined Mezzanis, Crédit Agricole Private Equity's mezzanine structure, as associates.
US/UK - Campbell Lutyens appoints Davidsson as partner
Placement agent Campbell Lutyens has promoted Christoffer Davidsson to a partner at the firm. Davidsson, who runs the firm’s New York office, joined in 2001 bringing with him experience gained at ING Barings and WR Hambrecht.
UK - Lloyds TSB appoints David Whiteley as head of leveraged syndications
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has appointed David Whiteley as managing director and head of its newly formed leveraged loan syndication team. Whiteley has joined from Royal Bank of Scotland where he was a managing director in the capital markets syndications...
UK - Esprit Capital Partners appoints Cédric Latessa
Esprit Capital Partners has appointed Cédric Latessa as investment manager. Latessa was previously an associate at BIP Investment Partners in Luxembourg. At BIP, he was responsible for identifying, evaluating and appraising potential investments in TMT...
UK - Hermes makes five new appointments
Hermes Private Equity has made five new appointments across both the direct investments and funds areas. The strengthening of the team coincides with the announcement that the BT Pension Scheme has approved £300m of backing for Hermes third direct private...
UK - Rutland expands team with appointment of Liam Camburn
Rutland Partners has appointed Liam Camburn to its investment team. Camburn qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen following which he joined their private equity transaction services team. This team ultimately transferred into KPMG.
SWITZERLAND - Advent appoints Rudi Pauwels to life sciences team
Advent Venture Partners has appointed Rudi Pauwels as venture partners in its life sciences team. Pauwels will work with Advent Ventures’ portfolio companies to help maximise their potential and with the Investment Team to source, assess and manage...
FRANCE - Lovells poaches Eversheds partner
Law firm Lovells has recruited Pascal de Moidrey for its Paris private equity practice.
UK - Ashley Brady joins Close Brothers Growth Capital from 3i
Close Brothers Growth Capital, the one-stop shop providing equity and debt funding to mid-market companies, has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Ashley Brady as associate director.
UK - DN Capital appoints Pierre Suhrcke as managing partner
DN Capital has appointed Pierre Suhrcke as managing partner. Suhrcke will focus on financial service technology companies and development capital deals at DN Capital as well as provide coverage for the German speaking countries. He was formerly the European...
UK - Linklaters boosts its banking practice
Linklaters has elected banking partner Brian Gray to join the firm’s London banking practice. Brian Gray specialises in leveraged and acquisition financing, with particular experience in public-to-privates, infrastructure transactions, securitisation...
UK - Global Infrastructure appoints Joseph Blum as partner
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has appointed Joseph Blum as a partner and general counsel, based at the company’s London office. Blum will join GIP on 1 July 2007. He has extensive experience in representing sponsors and financial institutions...
UK - BLP expands leverage finance team
Berwin Leighton Paisner has expanded its leveraged finance practice with the recruitment of Philip Whale as a partner.
UK - LDC boost South team
LDC has boosted its South team three new appointments. Adrian Willetts, James Austin and Richard Stewart join the existing team headed by Regional Managing Director, Kevan Leggett. Willetts joins LDC as director with a focus on new business and supporting...
UK - E-Synergy appoints Sam Richardson as investment director
E-Synergy has appointed Sam Richardson as investment director to the team managing its £30m Sustainable Technology Fund. The Sustainable Technology Fund, launched earlier this year, is a £30m UK Limited Partnership Fund backed by a mix of institutional...
UK - Bank of Ireland appoints Adrian Sainsbury as head of Global Specialised Finance
Bank of Ireland has appointed Adrian Sainsbury as Head of Global Specialised Finance. Sainsbury will be based in London and will have responsibility for the Bank’s specialised lending and UK corporate activities including asset based lending, media...
UK - Joseph Bergin joins NBGI Private Equity from Octopus
Joseph Bergin has joined NBGI Private Equity as director. He will be based in Manchester and will focus on the North of England. Bergin was formerly at Octopus Investments where he was director for their VCT funds. Previously he spent nine years at 3i...
UK - Glitnir strengthens loans syndication team
Glitnir has announced two new hires to strengthen its UK team. Fabritzia Capurro joins as an associate director and Amanda Loughlin as a senior analyst in the London-based Global Loans Syndication team.
EUROPE - Schühsler replaces Loizaga as EVCA chairman
TVM Capital's managing partner Helmut Schühsler was officially elected as EVCA chairman for the period June 2007 to June 2008.
UK - LDC expands its London team
Andy Kilborn, who spent ten years with KPMG advising on mid-market transactions, joins as investment manager and Alex Bowden, previously based at LDC’s Reading office, joins as investment director. They bolster the now eight-strong London team led by...
SWEDEN - Industrifonden recruits two new investment managers
Industrifonden has hired two new investment managers. Stefan Jakelius, formerly head of seed financing at the Energy Agency, who will invest in cleantech ventures. Tore Tolke, formerly investment manager at Småföretagsinvest, who will work in expansion...
FRANCE - Bryan, Garnier & Co appoints director of structured products
Independent investement bank Bryan, Garnier & Co has appointed Henri-Pierre Jeancard as a director in charge of structured products origination, in the Paris office.