Michael Russell appointed Head of Private Equity

 

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RNS Number : 4122S 
Charlemagne Capital Limited 
18 May 2009 
 

18 May 2009 
 
 
 
 
Charlemagne Capital 
 
 
Michael Russell appointed Head of Private Equity - Property 
 
 
Charlemagne Capital is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Russell as 
Head of Private Equity - Property, based in London with immediate effect. 
 
 
Michael will be responsible for overseeing and developing Charlemagne's Private 
Equity team and projects within European Convergence Property Company plc, 
European Convergence Development Company plc and the BRIC property programme. 
Michael will also play a lead role in raising further funds for property 
investments within Charlemagne. Michael takes over day to day responsibilities 
from David Curl. 
 
Michael joins from Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance ("JLL") where he was a 
National Director in the Private Equity team operating a number of 
non-discretionary private investor property funds.  Within JLL Michael was also 
responsible for developing and operating a development company set up with 
Middle Eastern backers. He is a qualified accountant who has spent much of his 
career within the property development industry, including most recently being 
CFO of Parkview, the developer of Battersea Power Station and COO/Group FD of 
Chelsea Village PLC. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jayne Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of Charlemagne Capital, commented: 
 
 
"We are delighted to have hired Michael to lead our Private Equity team. He is 
highly experienced in the sector and has a proven track record spanning fund 
raising, deal structuring and negotiation, property development  and operational 
management which will be a great asset to Charlemagne." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
 
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| Charlemagne Capital                     |   Tel. [phone]     | 
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| Jayne Sutcliffe, Chief Executive        |                     | 
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| David McMahon, Finance Director         |                     | 
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| Smithfield Consultants                  | Tel. [phone]  | 
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| John Kiely / Gemma Froggatt             |                     | 
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Notes to Editors: 
 
 
Charlemagne Capital is a specialist emerging markets equity investment 
management group. Charlemagne Capital Limited was admitted to the AIM market of 
the London Stock Exchange on 4 April 2006. 
 
 
Charlemagne's product range comprises mutual funds, institutional and specialist 
fund products and hedge funds primarily covering GEMs, EMEA, Latin America and 
Asia. Charlemagne Capital employs a range of investment strategies including: 
long only, long/short, structured products and private equity. Charlemagne 
Capital's funds aim to exploit the inefficiencies in the market via a strict 
bottom up approach and focused stock selection. 
 
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