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CVC Capital Partners appoints Robert Jenkins and Jim Sutcliffe as senior advisors
15 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Robert Jenkins and Jim Sutcliffe as senior advisors and as members of the firm’s global financial institutions advisory board.
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Paris-based private equity firm 123Venture adds three new members to management team
15 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets.Paris-based private equity firm 123 Venture has added three new members to their management team.
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Washington private equity firm Evergreen Pacific Partners hires Steve Wiesner to head California office
15 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Washington private equity firm Evergreen Pacific Partners has added Steve Wiesner as senior vice president. Wiesner will open the company’s first California office, in Los Angeles, where he will drive new investment opportunities throughout the state, the firm said.
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Early stage technology investor Gabriel Venture Partners appoints Scott Chou as managing director
14 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Early stage venture capital firm Gabriel Venture Partners has appointed Scott Chou as managing director.
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UK mid-market private equity group CBPE Capital hires Rob McCombie as investment manager
14 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. UK mid-market private equity group CBPE Capital has appointed Rob McCombie as investment manager.
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Investindustrial adds former lnvestitori Associati partner to team
11 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, the Southern European mid-market buy-out firm, has added Luca Destito to its investment team.
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Advent International appoints Michael McShane as operating partner
11 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Advent International, a global private equity firm, has appointed Michael McShane as an operating partner to advise on investment opportunities in the oil and gas services and equipment sector. McShane will be working with Advent’s team in the US, supporting the firm’s investment activities globally. -
UK firm Foresight Group adds investment manager to solar team
10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Foresight Group, a UK-based alternative assets manager, has added Diomidis Dorkofikis as investment manager in its solar team.
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AOL Ventures’ West Coast operations gains new head
10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Global web services company AOL has appointed Brad Garlinghouse to serve as president of internet and mobile communications. In his new role, Garlinghouse will also act as the West Coast lead for AOL Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm headed globally by Jon Brod.
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Private equity firm Advent International sets up shop in India, appoints director
10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Advent International, a global private equity firm, has added Shweta Jalan to its Advent India PE Advisors Private as a director to support the development of Advent’s business in India. Shweta joins Advent as it sets up operations in India with an office in Mumbai.
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LMS appoints new non-executive director
09 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. LMS Capital, a London Stock Exchange-listed private equity firm, has appointed David Verey as a non-executive director.
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US venture firm Mayfield Fund hires former Draper Fisher Jurvetson director
08 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Mayfield Fund, a US venture capital firm, has expanded its team with the addition of Emily Melton as partner. Melton will focus on investing in the consumer internet sector and work closely with managing directors Raj Kapoor, Navin Chaddha and Yogen Dalal.
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CapMan makes three promotions
08 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. CapMan, a Nordic private equity firm listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, has appointed two senior partners and a new fundraising manager. -
LDC strengthens operations with new investment director
08 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Mid-market firm LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed Tony Norwood as an investment director at its Yorkshire office.
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Moulton to continue working in private equity after Alchemy Partners departure
07 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Following disagreements within Alchemy Partners which led to his departure from the firm last week, founding partner John Moulton has announced he will not be leaving the private equity sector, according to reports.
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Founding partner of UK private equity firm RJD Partners leaves
04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets.One of the founding partners of RJD Partners, Duncan Johnson, has left the middle-market private equity firm.
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Law firm Proskauer Rose strengthens private equity practice with appointments in Paris
04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Law firm Proskauer Rose is expanding its private equity fund formation practice by bringing Caroline Chabrerie on board as a partner in Paris. She arrives with Christophe Baert, who joins as a senior associate. -
Battery Ventures freezes India plans, loses two employees
04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Battery Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Boston, has decided to postpone plans for opening an India office, according to reports. The decision to freeze plans has coincided with the departure of two employees for unknown reasons.
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ICICI appoints two new presidents to private equity arm
04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets.ICICI Venture, the private equity arm of India’s ICICI bank, has appointed Prashant Purker and Parth Gandhi as presidents, according to reports.
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Alchemy founder Moulton in shock departure
03 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets.
Jon Moulton has left Alchemy Partners, the private equity firm he founded over ten years ago, just a year before he was due to retire, according to reports.
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Nordic private equity firm CapMan shuffles senior management
03 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. CapMan, a Nordic private equity firm listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, has made a senior management shuffle, which includes the appointment of senior partner and head of investor services Jerome Bouix as deputy CEO. -
Venture capital firm Wellington Partners takes on partner to focus on cleantech commitment
03 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Wellington Partners, a European tech-focused venture capital firm, has taken on Christian Reitberger as the sixth partner in the technology team. Christian will together with Bart Markus focus on extending Wellington Partners’ cleantech commitment.
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Law firm Ropes & Gray hires partner for Hong Kong private investment group
03 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Global law firm Ropes & Gray has hired Michael Guilday as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Guilday will be a member of the firm’s private investment funds and hedge funds practice groups.









US mid-market private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners has appointed Jim Lindner as an operating partner. Prior to his appointment, Lindner had been chairman of Norwest portfolio company Mitchell International, a provider of information services, software and e-business solutions for the automotive insurance claims industry.