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Access Capital completes wave of promotions
Promotions also include the appointment of two new investment directors
Heliad appoints Thomas Hanke as CEO
Thomas Hanke is named as new CEO, while Gunter Greiner is promoted to investment director
RCapital's Morses Club to float on AIM
UK-based small loans provider is yet to reveal whether IPO will provide GP with exit route
Bowmark promotes three
Julian Masters promoted to partner, Tom Elliott and Enrica Dacomo promoted to investment directors
BGF hires Midven's Sorby
New recruit will work on Midlands-based deals from BGF's Birmingham office
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
Iris Capital promotes two to managing partner
Erik de la Rivière and Erkan Kilicaslan have been part of the firm for more than 10 years
Linklaters appoints new partners
PE-focused Will Aitken-Davies and Jann Jetter are promoted to partners
Grant Thornton promotes Woodcock and Platt to director
New appointments focus on the business support services and TMT sectors, respectively
Electra appoints Neil Johnson as chair
Johnson replaces Roger Yates, who stepped down following Bramson's board appointment
Silver Lake in €580m take-private bid for Cegid
GP and UK-based investment firm AltaOne have agreed to buy a 38% stake in the SaaS company
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
American footballers' Northgate Capital changes hands
Deal marks an exit for previous Northgate owner Religare
Lincoln appoints BDO's Freyman as managing director
New recruit will oversee the firm's European energy valuations activities
Daniel Balmisse joins Cathay Capital as COO
French VC professional's appointment will be effective from July 2016
KCP appoints Wilkinson as investment manager
New recruit has joined the Leeds team shortly after the recruitment of NorthEdge's Hall
Solidarietà Veneto invests €10m in Alcedo IV
Alcedo IV eyes a final close on €190-195m, with a €200m hard-cap
Electra commits £19m to CVC's new CLO
Commitment forms part of the debt element of Electra's investment strategy
Catalyst appoints EY's Mullally as M&A executive
Corporate finance house has undertaken a recruitment drive since opening its new office
Cordet's first direct lending fund holds first close at €200m
Cordet raises first fund from institutional investors including British Business Bank
Idea Capital Funds promotes Ceretti to CEO
Appointment follows the departure of former CEO Mario Barozzi
BlackFin promotes Sabine Mathis to partner
Mathis is currently BlackFin's CFO, having joined the GP in 2011 from Natixis
Investcorp hires Minoli as director
Minoli will join a 10-strong advisory team as corporate investment advisory director
EQT appoints new director in Netherlands
Arjan Snijders will work within the Amsterdam-based mid-market investment strategy team