European private equity firm Cinven has announced the appointment of three new partners, Caspar Berendsen, Matthew Sabben-Clare and Xavier Geismar, and two principals, Alexis le Mari&eacut
European private equity firm Cinven has announced the appointment of three new partners, Caspar Berendsen, Matthew Sabben-Clare and Xavier Geismar, and two principals, Alexis le Marié and Christoph Hobo, in its London, Paris and Frankfurt offices.
Berendsen joined Cinven in 2003 as a member of the business and financial services sector team and has worked on a number of transactions including Maxeda, Truvo and Dutch Cable. He previously advised Dutch and Belgian clients in a variety of sectors with JP Morgan in London.
Sabben-Clare joined Cinven in 2005 from Merrill Lynch, where he worked for five years in the leveraged finance team. Since joining Cinven he has been involved in a number of transactions including Gala Coral Group, Dutch Cable, Ahlsell, Avio and USP Hospitales, and now heads Cinven’s specialist debt team.
Geismar joined Cinven in 2001 and has worked on a number of transactions including Amadeus, Numéricable and Camaieu. A member of the retail, leisure and consumer sector team, he was previously a consultant with Boston Consulting Group in Paris and also worked for Bankers Trust in London.
Le Marié joined Cinven in 2005 and has worked on a number of transactions including NCP, Avio and Coor as a member of the business and financial services team. He previously worked at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in London and earlier spent two years with Goldman Sachs, where he worked on various transactions in the healthcare sector.
Hobo, who joined Cinven in 2004 and is a member of the healthcare sector team, previously worked in the investment banking division and the hotel and leisure coverage team with UBS in London.
‘We place considerable focus on building the strength of our sector specialists across Europe to support our existing and future investments,’ says Cinven managing partner Robin Hall. ‘The announcement today furthers our strategy of growth, strengthening our talented teams.’
