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AXA Private Equity COO leaves for ADIA
AXA Private Equity chief operating officer Christophe Florin has left the firm for sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
DC Advisory Partners hires new director
Terry Huffine has joined DC Advisory Partners as an executive director in the firm’s European consumer, leisure and retail team.
YFM appoints non-exec chairman
Andrew Marchant has been appointed non-executive chairman of YFM Equity Partners.
PEF raises £1m for disadvantaged young people
Last week’s Private Equity Foundation (PEF) Full Potential Awards dinner was attended by 400 people and raised £1,046,070. The sum is earmarked to help some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in the UK.
Inflexion expands international teams
Inflexion Private Equity has expanded its teams in Brazil, China and India to support portfolio development.
Riverside appoints Bronner as global head of IR
The Riverside Company has named Erick Bronner as new head of its investor relations department.
CVC to buy AlixPartners
CVC Capital Partners is to buy restructuring and consulting firm AlixPartners from private equity owner Hellman & Friedman for more than $1bn, according to reports.
Advent International appoints new advisers
Advent International has appointed two new advisers for its business in Norway.
GCP-backed Killby & Gayford goes into administration
Former 3i portfolio company Killby & Gayford – currently backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP) – has gone into administration, according to reports.
ISIS to close latest fund on £350m
ISIS Equity Partners is about to announce the close of its fifth fund on £350m, according to reports.
Hogan Lovells makes new hire
Hogan Lovells has hired Lars Benger to the firm's Dusseldorf office in order to expand its private equity practice.
VCT fundraising remains strong
VCTs raised £330m in the last tax year, according to data published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
Sovereign promotes two
Sovereign Capital has promoted investment team members Jose Rodriguez Cesenas and Neil Cox to directors.
CEE Congress: Growth set to fall in 2012
CEE economic growth is likely to fall to around 2.8% in 2012 warns senior economist at the IMF Rodolphe Blavy at today’s unquote” CEE Congress in London.
CVC Credit Partners appoints Hickey as partner and CRO
CVC Credit Partners has hired Stephen Hickey as partner, chief risk officer and member of the management committee.
Climate Change Capital acquired by corporate
Cleantech-focused PE house Climate Change Capital (CCC) has been acquired by NYSE-listed agribusiness Bunge.
Italian Stock Exchange launches PE initiative
The Borsa Italiana has announced the launch of Elite, a platform uniting 15 Italian private equity houses with the shared focus of boosting unlisted Italian SMEs.
Dewey & LeBoeuf loses recently appointed PE duo
The heads of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s private equity team are to leave for rival firm McDermott Will & Emery after only a year in office, according to unquote" sister publication Legal Week.
Marlborough Partners expands team
Marlborough Partners has hired Rodolphe Roch as a transaction director and JP Davidson as an analyst.
Arle Capital hires ex-3i director
Arle Capital Partners has hired Roumyana Boshnakova and Senka Jeremic as investment managers.
FF&P Private Equity expands team
Llewellyn John has joined Fleming Family & Partners Private Equity (FF&P) as investment director.
TRS head of PE steps down
Steve LeBlanc, head of private market investments at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), will step down from his position in June and return to the private sector.
Swedish carried interest taxation could be dropped
Swedish proposals on the taxation of carried interest are likely to be dropped after opposition parties called for tougher rules.
H.I.G. Europe appoints new managing director
Mid-cap private equity house H.I.G. Europe has hired ex-HgCapital Carl Harring as managing director in its London office.