Italian private equity firm Charme Capital Partners has hired an ex-3i executive as a principal and added two investment managers in London, as it gears up to begin investing its first pan-European fund, which has secured commitments totalling €450 million so far.

Valero Domingo has joined the firm as a principal from Highbridge, JP Morgan's alternative investment fund, a statement said. Before working at Highbridge, Domingo was at private equity house 3i, where he worked on several leveraged buyouts.