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BVCA's Tim Hames joins FTI Consulting
Hames was recently replaced as director general by former cabinet minister Michael Moore
Elysian's Pebble Group formalises intention to float
Elysian bought Brand Addition from HIG in 2017, acquiring US-based Facilis Group a year later
UK pension partnership fully invests debut PE fund
LGPS Central Limited also announces its co-investment sleeve is performing ahead of targets
Sovereign's Peter Shaw joins Inflexion
Inflexion has added 11 professionals to its investment team since March this year
BlueGem places Mamas & Papas into pre-pack, reacquires it
Sponsor has bought the company out of administration, having already owned the parent group since 2014
Livingbridge hires Osman and Manning
Rebecca Osman and Nick Manning join as investment director and investment manager respectively
Eurazeo Growth makes new appointments
PE firm recruits two MDs and an associate across its UK, German and French offices
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth Fund
Bluebay spinout Arcmont Asset Management launches
Arcmont has a legacy €13bn AUM comprising direct lending and senior loan positions
Caledonia hires PwC's Lander
Appointment follows the hire of Toby Lane as an investment executive in the summer
Carlyle in exclusive talks to buy Arriva for £2.16bn – report
Advent International, I Squared Capital and Apollo Management have also indicated their interested
Rothschild & Co acquires Livingstone's UK business
Livingstone will be part of the Rothschild & Co group and will be run separately by its current partners
Exponent close to buying KPMG pensions advisory business – report
KPMG has been exploring the potential sale of its pensions advisory business since June 2019
LGPS Central searches for head of private markets
New head would take direct responsibility for the private equity assets
Beechbrook hires Whitehouse as investment director
Whitehouse joins the private debt firm from the corporate and leveraged finance team at Lloyds
Reed Smith appoints Baker as partner
Colin Baker was previously Counsel at Goodwin Procter and an associate at SJ Berwin
AnaCap hires NN's Verret
Verret will be a managing director at the European financial services-focused firm
CVC Credit appoints Haaijman as head of client services
Haaijman previously worked at Alcentra as global head of product management and at JP Morgan
Sidley hires Proskauer partner
Eleanor Shanks joins Sidley Austin's private equity practice from Proskauer Rose
Pantheon hires Eggleston and Berke
Pantheon Ventures appoints BGF's John Eggleston as partner and chief technology officer
Ocorian hires two
Kristina Rowe joins from State Street and Jamie Riley previously worked at Intertrust
British Private Equity Awards 2019: winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of the hotly contested 2019 British Private Equity Awards, announced last night in London
HSBC expands alternatives team with Huitron
New hire joins from Aon Hewitt, where he was advising pension funds on private equity investments
KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019