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Connection Capital hires head of co-investment from Legal & General
London-based firm appoints Peter Knight to meet demand for direct PE and VC co-investment opportunities
GCA Altium consumer MD to join Clearwater
Christopher Jones is expected to head up a new consumer sector team at Clearwater
Permira bolsters global technology team with senior advisor
Koen Köppen brings CTO experience from fintech and payments firms including Klarna
Balderton hires Deloitte’s Broad as head of impact
Elodie Broad will focus on sustainability in the VC's internal operations, investments, and portfolio
Connection Capital hires associate director from Liberum
James Greenwood joins amid what the GP says is a time of growing investor appetite for UK SMEs
SVPGlobal poaches Beach Point Capital’s Himot
Following a 12-year tenure at Beach Point, Himot joins forces with the US-based investment firm
Summa opens North American office
Three existing partners will lead the California office, which is the GP’s first beyond Europe
Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee steps down after two years
Executive led the US GP into other alternative assets like credit; no immediate successor announced
Morgan Stanley equity solutions MD departs
Gautier Martin-Regnier has left after nine years at the bank; expected to join sovereign wealth fund
Goodwin hires Shearman’s Carli for Munich PE team
Leveraged finance partner Winfried Carli had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than 20 years
Deutsche Bank head of EMEA equity-linked departs
Xavier Lagache is no longer in the role after more than a decade; replacement not announced
Squire Patton Boggs poaches Gateley’s head of corporate
Tom Durrant joins the US-headquartered law firm after 15 years at Gateley
FPE Capital bolsters investment team
Ben Cole promoted to investment director at the software and services growth investor
Pemberton strengthens team with four senior hires
Anders Svenningsen, Christoph Polomsky, James Taylor and Sally Tankard join the firm’s European offices
BGF announces changes in leadership
CIO Andy Gregory to head UK growth investor as Stephen Welton is made non-executive chair
Waterland names van Cauwenberghe as next group managing partner
Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen in 2023 and will head the GP's day-to-day running
Keyhaven bolsters team with six promotions
Secondaries specialist's promotion include Sarah Brereton's advancement to partner
Partners Group hires ZF’s Scheider as head of private equity
Car parts maker CEO will join the Swiss GP’s headquarters in Baar-Zug in early 2023
Perwyn hires CFO from Silverfleet Capital
James Gavey joins the sponsor's London office after 21 years at Silverfleet
Investec builds on private equity, growth equity focus with new appointment
Younger companies in focus with appointment of Kate Gribbon as sponsor coverage head
Howden hires KPMG’s O’Connor, launches capital advisory business
New group aims to address its clients’ need for complex insurance and investment solutions
Apax Partners hires head of Italy to bolster local presence
Marco Conte joins from Trilantic to support the French GP’s work in its pipeline of Italian SMEs
Permira hires former Arm CEO as technology adviser
Simon Segars takes on global role to advise the GP and the management of its technology companies
Earlybird names three new Digital West partners
Andre Retterath and Paul Klemm are existing team members, while Vincenzo Narciso joins from Px3 Partners
