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Lahoud becomes executive board chairman of Ace management
Marwan Lahoud succeedes Thierry Letailleur, the founder of French GP Ace Management
Investcorp adds Townsend to international advisory board
Frances Fragos Townsend has 25 years of experience in international policy, law and business strategy
Alantra appoints Joshi as managing director
Joshi joins Alantra from Lincoln International, where he worked for six years as a managing director
Sidley Austin hires Campbell Lutyens' Maher
Maher started his career at Simmons & Simmons before moving on to Kirkland & Ellis
HIG appoints two to PE team
Giambelli joins from Amlon Capital, while Borkowski joins from Bronfman Family Office
BTG appoints four partners
Anthony Brennan and Paul Davies join from CameronBarney and Menzies respectively
Apax France hires DC Advisory's Hamou as TMT partner
Hamou joins from DC Advisory, where he was co-head of the business in France since 2012
Former KKR director Preuss joins ICG
Based in Frankfurt, Martin Preuss will be responsible for investments in the DACH region
Volpi appoints Zejermann
Zejermann has held positions at L-Gam Advisers, The Gores Group and Bain & Company
Fairview Capital launches to advise on GP-led secondaries
Firm will be led by the former international head of Park Hill Group, Pablo Calo
ICG appoints Muzinich & Co's Beinker to managing director
In her new role, Beinker will cover new clients and support the existing client base
Swedish pension fund dismisses CEO over trading rules violation
AP1 has appointed Teresa Isele to serve as acting CEO while searching for a new candidate
DC Advisory opens Milan office, appoints Vigo as Italian CEO
Firm expects to strengthen its international presence and its position within the Italian mid-market
Growth Capital Partners hires A&M Capital's Gray
Grant Thornton alumni Michael Gray joins the SME-focused GP as origination director
Inflexion's Hardcastle joins DealCloud
Hardcastle was assistant director at Inflexion, having joined the mid-cap firm in 2014
Creandum promotes Specht to principal
In his new role, Specht will lead deals of all sizes across Europe and the US
Triton opens office in Amsterdam, makes new hire
Triton has opened an office in the Netherlands and hired van de Linde from Bain Capital
Cambridge University endowment appoints new CIO
Franklin joins from Alta Advisers, where she was head of PE and director of investments
Proskauer appoints Moghli as partner
Moghli will advise fund sponsors and financial institutions on fund-formation matters
LDC bolsters Bristol team with new investment director
Stefan Gunn joins LDC's south-west and Wales team from NatWest's structured finance team
Pennsylvania SERS appoints new acting CIO
Nolan is replacing W. Bryan Lewis, who is leaving the system effective 2 August 2019
Sovereign gears up for fund launch following departures
Firm is understood to be targeting between £500-600m for the next-generation vehicle
Mobeus promotes two to partner
Justin Maltz and Guy Blackburn become partner and portfolio partner, respectively
Allen & Overy hires Dechert's Sarailler
Allen & Overy wants to position itself among the top three fund structuring firms in France