Permira has expanded its China group with the appointment of two senior executives. The European private equity firm has hired Alan Chen as head of China and Christian Paul as portfolio director. Chen is joining Permira from Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, where he was serving as an executive director in the Asian special situations group. Paul was formerly a director with Alix Partners in Shanghai. Paul was also a part of the firm’s China leadership team and member of the Global Directors Council.
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