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CapMan's fund advisory business rebrands to Scala
Scala Fund Advisory will continue to provide fundraising, secondaries services to European investors
Pierret joins Idinvest as investment director
French GP Idinvest Partners has recruited Emmanuelle Pierret as a new investment director
Dorsey & Whitney hires Denham as partner
Denham advises on leveraged finance and banking, will work with corporate and finance groups
Exponent names Lenane as managing partner
Richard Lenane succeeds Hugh Richards as managing partner of Exponent
Clessidra appoints new CEO and chair after death of founder Sposito
Claudio Sposito, founder and CEO of the Italian GP, passed away after a short illness aged 60
Constellation Capital rebrands to Ufenau
GP renamed in order to have a more unique name and highlight Swiss roots
Brown joins Palatine as investment manager
Rupert Brown has been appointed as investment manager at Palatine Private Equity’s London office
Carlyle promotes nine
GP's latest fund, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, closed at €656m hard-cap in May 2015
Target promotes new partner
Münnix replaces Olaf Jacobi, who left the firm in October last year for Capnamic
Faxander joins Nordic Capital as operating partner
Former Sandvik CEO Olof Faxander will head Nordic Capital’s operations team
Key Capital names Duquenoy as partner
Duquenoy joined Key Capital as a director in April 2012 from VC-backed recruiter JHI
Adveq promotes six to executive director
Announcement comes a year after fund-of-funds named four professionals to the role
Ardian raises €2.65bn for latest infrastructure fund
Commitments are up by 50% compared to Ardian's previous infrastructure fund, raised in 2013
DLA names Kolacki as debt finance partner
Kolacki joins after 10-year stint at rival law firm Latham & Watkins
Peak Rock bolsters Brussels team with new principal
Carsten Beck will manage deal sourcing in Europe for mid-market investor
Ipes makes two senior appointments
Ipes has named its former head of Jersey operations, Nigel Strachan, as head of business development
Palamon names Rahmatollahi as partner
Rahmatollahi is promoted to the Palamon partnership, having joined the company in October 2014
Feeney joins Palatine’s advisory board
Feeney joins Pets at Home founder Anthony Preston on Palatine's advisory board
ICG hires Brooks for new research role
Brooks will work with ICG’s investment teams to guide and inform strategies
EQT Ventures hires Persson as design partner
Ted Persson joins EQT's new venture capital arm to help with design and product development
Herkules Capital names Gillebo as new partner
Gaute Gillebo promoted from director at the Norwegian GP, which he joined in 2009
Corvm appoints Pinault to board
Latest senior hire by mid-market GP after launching with deal-by-deal approach in 2014
TA Associates promotes three in London office
Promotions include J Morgan Seigler moving onto managing director role in London
Catterton, LVMH, Arnault merge PE operations to create L Catterton
New player to target global consumer space as it grows portfolio beyond $12bn