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Enterprise Ventures appoints new mezzanine fund manager
Enterprise Ventures has hired Stewart McCombe to manage the firm’s £15m North West Fund for Mezzanine, which is part of the £185m North West fund.
FF&P appoints Joy as senior adviser
International wealth manager Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) has appointed Andrew Joy as a senior adviser.
PineBridge's Calo joins Blackstone’s Park Hill
Blackstone's placement agent division Park Hill Group has appointed Pablo Calo from PineBridge Investments.
Ares hires former Blair adviser
Ares Management has appointed former Tony Blair adviser Charles Steel as managing director, heading up the fund's European private equity operations.
LP chief heads for private equity
Barry Miller, head of private equity at New York City Retirement System, has left to join secondaries specialist Landmark Partners.
Pantheon backs boost to ethnic minority ranks in PE
Pantheon has teamed up with non-profit organisation Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) in a bid to encourage ethnic minority college undergraduates to pursue a career in private equity.
NBGI appoints food & drink industry veteran as senior adviser
UK-based NBGI Private Equity has announced the appointment of Tim Kelly – who has previously worked for Hovis, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Guinness Bass Import – as a senior adviser.
Dunedin's Derry to chair ICAEW corporate finance faculty
The ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty has appointed Giles Derry, a partner at Dunedin, as its chairman – marking the first time a private equity professional has held the role.
Law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer opens in Istanbul
Private equity-focused law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer (EWP) is set to open an office in Istanbul, covering the CEE and MENA regions in addition to the Turkish market.
Connection Capital hires investment director
Connection Capital has appointed Miles Otway as investment director.
KCP promotes Thomas to investment director
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has promoted Richard Thomas to investment director at its Birmingham office.
PEF, Impetus Trust announce new board ahead of merger
Private equity charities Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust are banding together to create a 14-strong board.
Progressio appoints non-executive president ahead of fundraising
Italian private equity firm Progressio has appointed Luciano Balbo as non-executive president.
Endless promotes five
UK-based turnaround firm Endless has promoted team members Indra Valeinis (pictured), Simon Mason, Kerry Swain, Michael Rice and Edward Ransome.
BGF promotes Mike Sibson to regional director
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Mike Sibson as regional director for the firm's Midlands activities, in what marks BGF's first internal promotion at a senior level.
CVC hires Brandon Bradkin as partner
CVC Credit Partners has appointed Brandon Bradkin as a partner in the firm's UK office.
Segulah reshuffles team
Segulah is set to replace current managing partner Christian Sievert with founder Gabriel Urwitz, while Lennart Ribohn will become the firm's new chairman.
Steadfast Capital hires three
Steadfast Capital has expanded its investment team by recruiting Friedrich Ysenburg, Tim Ottenbreit and Sandra Stohler.
NBGI appoints Young as senior adviser
NBGI Private Equity has appointed former Allied Healthcare CEO Sandy Young as a senior adviser.
Addleshaw Goddard appoints new PE head
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has promoted Yunus Seedat to national head of private equity in the UK.
Carlyle appoints new energy investment team
The Carlyle Group has hired six professionals, led by Petroplus founder Marcel van Poecke, to form an international energy investment team.
Partech appoints Romain Lavault as general partner
French technology-focused venture capital firm Partech International has appointed Romain Lavault as general partner.
LDC appoints Whitwell as investment director
LDC has appointed Richard Whitwell as investment director in its Birmingham office.
Easton Corporate Finance appoints new MD
French M&A advisory firm Easton Corporate Finance has promoted co-founder Thomas Gaucher to managing director.