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Terra Firma MDs to take over after Darragh's departure
Terra Firma managing directors Mike Kinski, Stefan Thiele and Ingmar Wilhelm will take over from Damian Darragh following his departure from the firm.
Mobeus hires three
Richard Babington, Mobeus
Cavendish's Stelzer promoted to managing partner
Joe Stelzer, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Florman and Oldroyd join MCF as advisers
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
Njord Partners backs GeoQuip with convertible loan
Njord Partners has provided Swiss oilfield services provider GeoQuip Marine with convertible loan financing.
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisersт Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
Intel invests $10m in Mango Telecom
Intel Capital has injected $10m into Mango Telecom, a Russian provider of a business communications software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Nordic Capital to list Bufab
Nordic Capitalтs Bufab, a supplier of components to the manufacturing industry, has applied for a listing on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
Riverside to scale back Spanish operations
Following the recent departure of Juan Barnechea, Riverside is to downsize its Madrid office.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
VC-backed Circassia to float on LSE
Circassia, a UK allergy treatment developer backed by several investors, has announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month.
HIG hires two
HIG Capital has appointed Johannes Huttunen from Silverfleet Capital as senior associate and Johan Pernvi from Ratos as director.
Gresham's Bull to head up Barracuda's private equity efforts
Anthony Bull, former co-head of the London team at Gresham Private Equity, is to head up the newly created private equity division at recruitment firm Barracuda Group.
EVCA appoints senior public affairs manager
Anna Lekston, EVCA
VC-backed Crossject to list on NYSE Alternext
French medical device company Crossject, backed by a consortium of local venture capital firms, is hoping to raise up to €12.9m in its IPO on the NYSE Alternext Paris.
Swedish minister called to parliament over VC fund allocations
Swedish minister for enterprise Annie LУЖУЖf has been called in front of Riksdagen, the Swedish parliament, to clarify allocations made by state-backed venture fund Inlandsinnovation.
AnaCap buys €700m UniCredit loan portfolio
AnaCap Financial Partners is understood to have acquired a €700m portfolio of non-performing loans from UniCredit Credit Management Bank (UCCMB), the debt collection unit of UniCredit.
EIF appoints new CEO
Pier Luigi Gilibert, EIF
HIG Capital appoints MD of new Italian office
Raffaele Legnani, HIG Capital
MML promotes Jones to partner
MML Capital Partners has promoted investment director Luke Jones, making him the fifth UK-based partner at the firm.
Mid Europa promotes six
CEE-focused firm Mid Europa Partners has promoted six team members.