UK private equity firm
Caspar Berendsen has been made a partner after over three years at the firm. He is a member of the business and financial services sector team and has worked on a number of transactions including Maxeda, Truvo and Dutch Cable.
Matthew Sabben-Clare, who joined the firm in 2005, joins Berendsen as a partner following his work as head of Cinven’s specialist debt team.
Completing the treble is Xavier Geismar. Geismar joined Cinven in 2001 and is a member of the retail, leisure and consumer sector team. .
Joining these senior appointments in the promotion round are two principals: Alexis Le Marié, a member of the business and financial services since 2005, and Christoph Hobo, who joined in 2004 and works in the healthcare team.