Candover hires new dealmaker

Candover, a UK private equity group, has appointed an origination director to generate new deals. The firm has made only one investment from a €3.5bn ($4.4bn) new fund raised last year.

The buy-out firm has hired Humphrey Cobbold from Trinity Mirror in a new role intended to co-ordinate all Candover's deal sourcing activities.

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