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• Bridgepoint hires ex-Apax exec as partner and head of European financial services 16 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Bridgepoint, the European private equity firm, has named Stephen Green as partner and head of its European financial services sector team in succession to John Davison who is leaving Bridgepoint to pursue other interests after six years with the firm, the firm said.

• Green fund of funds manager Osmosis Capital appoints former Barclays Private Equity COO 16 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Osmosis Capital, a UK-based fund of funds manager focused on the development of low carbon investment solutions, has appointed Paul Bramley as its CFO.

• Dragon quits board of La Senza after fight with Lion Capital 15 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis has quit lingerie retailer La Senza’s board of directors after falling out with its private equity owner, Lion Capital, The Times reports.

• Indian private equity firm TVS Capital hires former vice chairman of Hindustan Unilever 15 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. TVS Capital, an Indian mid-market-focused private equity firm, has hired D Sundaram, the former vice chairman of consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever, as vice chairman and managing director, according to VCCircle.

• UK investment manager Impax hires Daniel von Preyss to head renewable energy-focused private equity fund 12 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Impax Asset Management, a listed and private equity fund manager focused on the renewable energy and related environmental sectors, has appointed Daniel von Preyss as managing director of private equity for the Impax New Energy Investors fund. Von Preyss will be responsible for leading transactions, assisting with exits and trading with buyers of renewable power generation within NEI, the firm said.

• Permira chairman to step down and focus on portfolio companies 12 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Damon Buffini, the chairman of Permira, one of Europe’s biggest private equity firms, is to step down to focus on its portfolio companies and look for new deals, according to the Financial Times.

• Former Goldman exec heads up new $400m Chinese private equity fund 09 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. A former head of Goldman Sachs’ Asia Special Situations Group (ASSG), has joined a Chinese private equity firm to run a newly established $400m fund, according to reports.

• Advent International hires Bob Wigley as operating partner 08 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Advent International, a global private equity firm, has brought Bob Wigley into the fold as an operating partner, advising on investment opportunities in the European financial services sector.

• Cerberus loses two senior partners 08 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Two senior European partners have left US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to reports.

• Charles River Ventures rehires Sarah Reed as general counsel 04 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Charles River Ventures, a US early stage venture capital firm, has rehired Sarah Reed as general counsel after she filled the same role for seven years previously. Reed most recently worked for law firm Lowenstein Sandler, focusing on venture and private equity funds and venture-backed start-ups in the TechGroup.

• Mid Europa Partners to say goodbye to managing director 02 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Bill Morrow, the managing director and COO of CEE-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners, will be retiring next month. His successor, Jacques du Preez has joined Mid Europa and will take over responsibility as COO.

• Citi Private Equity loses European exec to US healthcare investment firm 01 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Citi Private Equity’s European head has left the firm to join Water Street Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity group.

• Butler Capital welcomes Lise Nobre as partner 29 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Butler Capital Partners, a French private equity firm that focuses on distressed and special situations and counts football team Paris Saint-Germain as one of its current investments, has hired Lise Nobre as a partner.

• Canaan Partners appoints former Yahoo! exec Sharad Sharma as entrepreneur-in-residence 28 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Canaan Partners, a global venture capital firm, has appointed Sharad Sharma as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Sharma previously led Yahoo! India R&D where he was responsible for product engineering for all emerging markets and for several global products. He has more than 22 years of global experience in the internet, enterprise software and infrastructure markets.

• Osmosis Capital appoints Jim Totty as partner 21 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Osmosis Capital, a UK-based fund of funds focused on the development of low carbon investment solutions, has welcomed Jim Totty as partner and senior investment manager.

• SVG Capital appoints CEO of listed operations and CEO of private equity fund management business 20 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. SVG Capital, the UK-based, listed private equity firm, has appointed Lynn Fordham as CEO and Tony Dalwood as CEO of SVG Advisers, the firm’s fund management subsidiary.

• Chicago private equity firm Glencoe Capital hires Detroit investment professional 18 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Glencoe Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has hired Detroit investment professional Douglas S Kearney as a principal. Kearney will help manage the firm’s latest fund, the Michigan Opportunities Fund.

• French private equity firm Siparex Group replaces CEO 18 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Siparex Group, a French mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Bertrand Rambaud as CEO. Rambaud replaces Dominique Nouvellet, founding chairman and CEO of the firm for 31 years, at the unanimous proposal of the Group’s managing partners.

• Bain Capital managing director moves to Bank of America-Merrill Lynch 18 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. International private investment firm Bain Capital has lost one of its managing directors, Junichi Shiroshita, to Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.

• KKR strengthens Middle East operations with addition of Ambassador Ford M Fraker as senior adviser 18 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, the global alternative assets manager, continues its growth strategy in the Middle East with the appointment of Ambassador Ford M Fraker as senior adviser.

• Vulcan Capital appoints new president 15 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Vulcan Capital, the private investment arm of Vulcan Inc, has appointed Chris Temple as president. He has been vice president of the firm since September last year and also serves on Vulcan Inc’s executive committee.

• Private equity funds of funds investor Pantheon expands Asia team 14 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Pantheon, the global private equity funds of funds investor, has bolstered its Asian team with the addition of Brian Lim as a principal to its Hong Kong office. This brings the firm’s Asia-based investment team to eight professionals.

• Brookfield Asset Management hires managing partner of private institutional equity 14 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. Brookfield Asset Management, the listed asset management firm, has appointed Leo van den Thillart to the position of managing partner of private institutional equity.