LONDON (Reuters)-
John Lindfors of Goldman Sachs became the latest European senior technology banker to leave a large investment bank and become a Russian Internet investor Digital Sky Technology (DST).
DST acquired a $0. 3 billion stake in Facebook last year, and lindeforce said in a statement on Thursday that lindeforce will join as a partner in September, help it "achieve our growth ambitions for the future ".
Lindeforth, a Finn who has worked at Goldman Sachs for 17 years, has been a partner and head of the European technology investment banking business since 2006.
He is 0. 186 billion-for UK Interactive whiteboard manufacturer Promethean World Plc-pound ($274 million)
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Europe is experiencing a general slowdown in transactions, which is even worse for the technology industry as there are only a few heavyweight companies on the continent, such as sap ag.
It also spurred a series of evacuations from the biggest banks.
Last month, the rival of Redford UBS, Dominic Lester, left to hold this view, and he will be with Mark Fisher, those who have left the role of Citigroup in 2008.
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Joubert withdrew from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and joined the boutique Qatalyst Group. Thierry Monjauze left Deutsche Bank and opened an office in London. market U. S.
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A spokesman for Goldman Sachs confirmed the move, but could not say who would replace lindforce.
DST's chief executive, Yuri Milner, told a British newspaper last month that DST had set up more than $1 billion in capital reserves and was actively looking at companies in Asia, Australia and the UK. (
Quentin Weber reports
Edited by Greg Mahlich)