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British private equity group Permira has announced that Philippe Robert is to retire at the end of the year ‘to pursue other interests’. Robert will be succeeded by Benoit Vauchy, a TMT specialist, who will head up the firm’s Paris office. Permira has also hired Jean-Marc Espalioux as senior advisor and Simon Marc has been […]
Independent placement agent Capstone Partners has appointed Louis de Saint-Marcq to associate partner. Based in Europe, he will be responsible for managing investor relationships and fund manager clients in Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium and Scandinavian countries. Prior to joining Capstone, de Saint-Marcq was executive director at Goldman Sachs International in London. At Goldman, he led […]
Advent International has added Harry Sachinis to its operating partner programme to advise on investment opportunities in the media sector. As part of his new role, he will specifically target the media sector and focus on publishing and information services. Up until recently, Sachinis was president of the McGraw-Hill Companies’ Business Information Group. Prior to […]
Firm: KPS Capital Partners LP Senior Executives: Michael Psaros, managing partner; David Shapiro, managing partner; Jay Bernstein, partner; Stephen Hoey, partner and CFO; Raquel Palmer, partner. Strategy: Invests in turnarounds of underperforming or distressed businesses, financial restructurings and businesses in bankruptcy. Investment Professionals: 20 Headquarters: New York Executives at KPS Capital Partners LP sold a […]
Firm: Advent International Headquarters: Boston, with offices in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe and Western Europe Founded: 1984 Key Professionals: Peter Brooke, chairman; Conor Boden, head of portfolio board development; Stephen Hoffmeister, managing director Number of Investment Pros: 140+ It wasn’t long ago that LBO shops could generate decent returns with hardly any expertise […]
Employee-owned private equity firm Baird has recruited Said DeSaque to join the firm as director of institutional sales and investment strategy. Based in London, DeSaque will be responsible for investment strategy reports on the US and global economies to Baird’s institutional clients in Europe, the Far East and Middle East. Joining from Chicago-based investment firm […]
London-headquartered venture capital firm DN Capital has appointed Tom Bradley as principal at the firm. As part of his new appointment, Bradley will focus on software and digital media opportunities, primarily targeting growth equity deals in these segments. Bradley has been an active member of the UK venture capital industry for the past nine years. […]
UK private equity and sustainable energy investor Foresight Group has recruited a new investment manager. Based in Foresight’s Sevenoaks office, James Samworth will provide support to the firm’s environmental portfolio. Prior to Foresight, Samworth spent 10 years at Corus where he was responsible for operations management and commercial accounts supplying steel construction and manufactured goods […]
Graphite Capital, the UK mid-market private equity specialist, has hired Rachael Whittaker as investment manager. Whittaker joins Graphite from pan-European private equity house, Cognetas, where she was an associate focusing on healthcare and financial services. She began her career in LEK Consulting in London and Sydney where she was an associate working on private equity […]
UK mid-market buyout firm Langholm Capital has made two new hires. Anthony Sills and Erik Blomberg have joined the 10-strong team as associates. Prior to Langholm, Sills spent four years at McQueen, a mid-market corporate finance advisory firm based in London. Blomberg spent three years at Citigroup in London where he was part of the […]