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Chanel heir assembles team for luxury goods-focused PE venture

1686 Partners, the private equity firm launched last year by Chanel heir David Wertheimer, has added Andreas Ernst as a partner, Jonathan Farrugia as as PE investment director, Julien Erbrech as operations manager and Jeremie Lotti as head of partnership and strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

AnaCap Financial Partners loses co-head

Tassilo Arnhold, a co-managing partner alongside Nassim Cherchali at AnaCap Financial Partners, has left the London-based private equity firm, according to a Companies House document.

17Capital opens Dubai office and promotes three in US

17Capital, a London-headquartered private credit manager specialising in NAV financing, has promoted Dane Graham and Greg Hardiman, both New York-based, to partner and San Francisco-based Michael Timms to managing director.

Eurazeo opens Tokyo office for “fastest growing investor base”

Eurazeo has opened a Tokyo office, which focuses on investor relations and fundraising. Mathieu Teisseire, Managing Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Eurazeo, expects Japan to be “the fastest growing investor base” in Asia over the next year, according to a report by Private Equity International.

Blue Wolf Capital appoints senior advisor

Blue Wolf Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm specialising in the industrial and healthcare sectors, has appointed Steve Sleigh as a Senior Advisor, following the retirement of Mike Musuraca.

Faegre Drinker appoints funds partner in London

Faegre Drinker has appointed Michelle Moran as a partner in the law firm’s investment management group in London. Her practice covers all aspects of fund management, including UCITS, hedge funds, private funds and credit funds.

MFA names Head of EMEA Government Affairs 

MFA, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has appointed Rob Hailey as Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Government Affairs.

Edison Partners appoints VP 

New Jersey-based private equity firm Edison Partners has promoted Michael Dirla from Senior Associate to Vice President. Dirla will now work more closely with the firm’s portfolio companies, as well as identifying and evaluating potential investments in fintech and enterprise solutions.

Epiris promotes six 

London-based private equity firm Epiris has promoted Kathryn Pothier to Partner, Alex Wilby to Investment Partner and both Thayne Forbes and Zoe Lai to Investment Director.

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