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• Schwarzman likens PE tax hike to Hitler’s invasion of Poland 17 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Stephen Schwarzman, the head of buy-out major The Blackstone Group, has likened the Obama administration’s anticipated tax hike on private equity to the catalyst for World War 2 – Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland.

• Carlyle sees Conway return to head global buy-outs 13 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Carlyle’s buy-out division is set for a reshuffle as Daniel Akerson leaves to take up a post as CEO of stricken automobile company General Motors, according to reports.

• Former UK government minister Lord Davies joins Corsair Capital 12 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Mervyn Davies, the ex-head of Standard Chartered bank who was last year appointed as Trade Minister by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has been hired by Corsair Capital, the financial services-focused buy-out firm that used to be part of JP Morgan.

• Welsh, Carson makes healthcare hire 10 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, the self-proclaimed largest private equity firm investing exclusively in the information services and healthcare industries, has added a senior adviser to its healthcare team.

• UK turnaround firm Rutland bolsters team with new investment manager 10 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. UK turnaround investor Rutland Partners has appointed a new investment manager, hiring Rahul Satsangi from one of the so-called big four auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

• Castle Harlan loses president Justin Wender 06 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Castle Harlan, a New York private equity firm with a 23-year history, has lost its president, Justin Wender, who has resigned from the firm for undisclosed reasons.

• Blackstone hires CEO for in-house healthcare provision unit 05 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. As part of Blackstone’s efforts to provide healthcare to the employees of its portfolio companies, the New York Stock Exchange-listed buy-out powerhouse has hired a new CEO of its Equity Healthcare division.

• Barclays Wealth hires head of PE origination 04 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. Barclays Wealth, the global wealth manager owned by UK bank Barclays, has made a significant appointment to its private equity investment business, while banks across the Atlantic move to shed their in-house alternatives operations in light of a recent regulatory facelift.

• Del Huse switches from Endless to Oakley 04 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. AIM-listed firm Oakley Capital Investments has poached Del Huse from UK turnaround house Endless and made him a managing director.

• Arsenal ramps up healthcare team with new hire 03 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. New York-based mid-market buy-out firm Arsenal Capital Partners has hired Stephen McLean, a founding partner of Merrill Lynch’s in-house private equity division, as a partner to manage its healthcare investments.

• Earlybird Venture Capital hires Intel adviser 02 Aug 2010. Source: AltAssets. German firm Earlybird Venture Capital has added Jason Whitmire, who previously advised technology giant Intel Corporation on its mobile software strategy, as a partner to focus on early stage investments in the mobile services, cloud computing and digital media technologies sectors.

• SK Capital Partners bets on healthcare with new recruits 22 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. SK Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity firm headquartered in New York, has hired two managing directors with healthcare investment experience, as the sector continues to draw interest in the US in light of a systemic revamp by the Obama administration.

• Lloyds appoints new deal director to acquisition debt team 21 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets acquisition finance, a division of the UK bank that provides leveraged finance to support private equity-backed transactions, has appointed a new deal director, Jeremy Perl, to its mid-market team in London.

• Endless hires investment executive from KPMG 20 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. Fresh off buying beleaguered DVDs, games and music retailer Webb Group for just £1, Endless has hired new investment executive Kerry Swain, who joins the UK turnaround investor from auditing major KPMG.

• CIO Susan Flynn departs Hermes GPE weeks after merger 16 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. Just weeks after Hermes Private Equity’s merger with Gartmore, CIO Susan Flynn has left the fund of funds, according to reports.

• Morgan Stanley private equity co-head resigns 14 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. The co-head of US financial services giant Morgan Stanley’s private equity division is to resign, according to Reuters.

• AXA PE instates NY senior managing director 07 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. Off the back of buying out investment bank Natixis’ in-house fund management unit, France’s AXA Private Equity has instated a senior managing director in its New York office to help expand its footprint in the US and Canada.

• Investment bank Evolution appoints new private equity head 06 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. UK investment bank Evolution has made a hire for the newly created role of private equity head.

• SEC wins ex-Blackstone banker case dismissal 01 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received a boost in its ongoing case against former Blackstone banker Ramesh Chakrapani by getting the case dismissed, according to reports.

• GE Capital bolsters European leveraged finance team 29 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. GE Capital, the financing business of the world’s second largest company as ranked by Forbes, General Electric, has appointed Dan Matthews as an executive director of its European leveraged finance unit.

• Oxford Capital adds former DFJ partner 28 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. UK venture capital firm Oxford Capital Partners has hired Colin Watts, a former partner with TLcom Capital and the DFJ group of funds, as an investment director.

• Personnel change shows Lloyds expects PE deals in north west 25 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets acquisition finance, a division of the UK bank that provides leveraged finance to support private equity-backed transactions, has relocated Neil Price to head its north west of England team.

• Unilever veteran joins CD&R 24 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Unilever veteran Manvinder Singh Banga has joined private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as a London-based operating partner.