Human Capital
15 January 2021
iLevel’s Yiannakis joins Holland Mountain
Yiannakis will oversee the firm’s commercial activity and expand the reach of its private capital data platform
15 January 2021
Palatine promotes Wall to ESG director
As part of her new role, Stephanie Wall joins the firm's senior management team
14 January 2021
Goodwin hires Kayser as partner in Frankfurt
Joachim Kayser joins from Dechert in Frankfurt where he was a partner
14 January 2021
Arbour hires CTO
According to founder James Newsome, Stefan Kirsch was hired for his vision and passion for technology
14 January 2021
Profile: Jordana Semaan, Investcorp
The head of HR (Gulf & Asia) and D&I champion discusses why the firm created this role, Investcorp's new talent acquisition process and why inclusion needs to be a focus
11 January 2021
Backstop’s Watson joins Mainspring
Norman Watson, previously head of EMEA account management at Backstop Solutions, has joined fund administrator Mainspring
11 January 2021
Northern Trust’s Sharma joins MJ Hudson
Arti Sharma has joined the firm as managing director of MJ Hudson Amaces
11 January 2021
The ESG tech wave
From static and infrequent DDQs to real-time, performance linked, fully integrated improvements; ESG is fast-becoming a tech play
7 January 2021
Imperium Funds appoints client services director
Andy Hatton joins Barry McClay, Gary Mauger and Charlotte Parr as part of the senior management team
7 January 2021
Flexstone names head of ESG
Caroline Gibert will lead Flexstone’s ESG approach at both firm and investment level
6 January 2021
TA promotes COO
COO and general counsel Jeffrey Hadden’s promotion part of wider succession completion, with Ajit Nedungando named as CEO of the firm
5 January 2021
Debevoise promotes Amos
Amos joined the law firm in 2010 and was initially based in New York
23 December 2020
2020 in review: People power
A look back at key recruitment trends in private equity in 2020, mostly in the tech and digital space
22 December 2020
2020 in review: D&I firmly on the agenda
A look back at our diversity & inclusion highlights in PE during 2020
17 December 2020
The conversation: Trends in 2021 and beyond
InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil examines patterns established in 2020 and how they will impact the next few years in private capital markets
16 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on the future
Troy Pospisil explores how the regulatory landscape for private capital funds is evolving, how investor demands are changing and how InCloudCounsel’s offerings aim to support these developments
16 December 2020
Cathay Capital appoints chief impact officer
Matthieu van der Elst joins from Michelin Ventures, the venture arm of the Michelin Group, which he founded in 2015
15 December 2020
Former SS&C ALPs execs launch TrustServe
The new fund administrator aims to challenge the sector by taking advantage of new technology.
14 December 2020
Class of 2020
A cross-section of industry practitioners share their greatest lessons of this year
14 December 2020
2020 in review: Full speed digital transformation
A look back at private equity firms and their digital transformations in 2020
10 December 2020
Alter Domus promotes Houghton to COO
Houghton will oversee the firm’s operations across all products and services as it continues to expand across the US and EMEA
10 December 2020
Eight Roads CFO joins BGF board
Isherwood is joined by Jim Strang, Hamilton Lane’s MD & EMEA chair who has also joined BGF's board
10 December 2020
5 minutes with… Georgina Bale, Bower Talent
The CEO of the recruitment firm discusses why Bower specialises in ops roles, its D&I inclusion goals and the future of PE recruitment over the next year
9 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on document abstraction
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about what it is, how it works and how it supports private equity legal teams, as well as the wider organization.
7 December 2020
ILPA launches diversity initiative
Following the launch of its ‘Diversity in Action’ initiative, ILPA has announced the founding signatories; 46 GPs and LPs.
7 December 2020
Comment: The unconscious biases that affect deal success
Iain Butler, partner at Royds Withy King showcases recent research undertaken in partnership with Professor Scott Moeller, director of the M&A Research Centre at The Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London
4 December 2020
NVM names partners
Finance director Simon John and head of legal and compliance James Bryce have both been named partners at the firm
2 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots
In the first instalment of our mini podcast series, Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.
2 December 2020
Aztec names CFO
Katie Thorpe will lead the finance, compliance, legal and risk teams, as well as help the firm to enhance its client experience as it grows
1 December 2020
Lamping launches Reframe
The new advisor aims to help managers 'set a clear strategic direction and grow their business, from whatever position they’re currently in'
30 November 2020
Throgmorton launches CFO & COO Solutions
Throgmorton has launched an outsourced service for the CFO and COO function.
27 November 2020
Sanne promotes Toorawa to Mauritius country head
She takes over from Peter Nagle, who has held the position since 2018
27 November 2020
Vistra’s Langelaar joins Aztec
He has also been appointed managing director of the firm’s Netherlands office
24 November 2020
Park Square’s Brierley joins DealCloud
In his new role, Brierley will work on the DealCloud solutions engineering programme in the EMEA region
23 November 2020
Comment: Stepping back (rather than looking back)
Nicola Morgan of The North Star Partnership urges leaders to take a step back and consider the potential opportunities of re-invention and innovation brought about by the pandemic
20 November 2020
SAP’s co-CEO Morgan joins Blackstone
She is responsible for a team within Blackstone’s portfolio operations group, which drives growth through digital transformation, together with identifying best-in-class leadership and talent to execute those initiatives
19 November 2020
IR at breaking point
Can the increased GP/LP communications that took place in response to the crisis continue indefinitely, and does it need to?
19 November 2020
Alter Domus opens Cayman office
The firm has appointed David Boyd as Cayman country executive
18 November 2020
City Hive launches D&I kitemark
It enables investment managers to address, assess and catalyse an improvement in the culture within their own organisation, as well as the wider industry, and their portfolios
16 November 2020
Travers Smith elects Reed as managing partner
He succeeds David Patient, who has held the position since January 2015
13 November 2020
Ropes & Gray promotes Raghavan to counsel
Raghavan works across the investment funds practice, having advised established and emerging managers of private funds
12 November 2020
Culture shock: ESG, compliance and LPs
We caught up with representatives from PE houses across Europe to find out how ESG, compliance and investors have impacted culture
11 November 2020
Industry to continue working remotely
FIS's latest report found 52% of employees will not be required to return to the office as soon as it's safe in the countries they work in
10 November 2020
VP Fund Solutions names new CEO
Torsten Ries takes over from Eduard von Kymmel, who is stepping down from the role at the end of 2020
9 November 2020
Crestbridge names head of AML
Lee Sabiston is responsible for the development and promotion of Crestbridge’s AML strategy and framework
6 November 2020
Aztec promotes five
The firm enhanced its private equity leadership team across its Jersey, Guernsey and Luxembourg offices
4 November 2020
Grant Thornton’s Connelly joins Holland Mountain
He will help to drive Holland Mountain’s back office services while assisting PE clients to optimize their back office operations
4 November 2020
Akin Gump’s Carney joins Apollo
Carney joins Apollo’s legal, tax and compliance division and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s litigation and regulatory matters
2 November 2020
TMF Group hires Intertrust’s de Lange
He will focus on servicing global engagements for large fund clients
2 November 2020
Comment: Preparing for the second wave
Dörte Hoppner, COO of Riverside Europe, highlights the importance of people and talent management as we face more months of uncertainty
30 October 2020
Intertrust’s Davies joins Crestbridge
Davies will work with clients to increase their use of Crestbridge’s private equity platform
27 October 2020
BNY Mellon’s Spirgel joins Hazeltree
He will support Hazeltree’s clients in delivering operational efficiencies, risk mitigation and yield optimisation related to their aggregated cash and liquidity needs
26 October 2020
BWAM calls on industry to dismantle racial inequities
BWAM's open letter to investment firms calls on them to commit to action, activism, and accountability to dismantle the racial inequities plaguing society
26 October 2020
iCapital makes new hires and tech team acquisition
The appointments and acquisition enable the firm to expand into Europe and Asia
26 October 2020
Comment: The ‘new office politics’
IC Intelligence chief strategist Dr Desné Masie, says the worst isn't over for real estate funds
20 October 2020
WATCH: Technology…and how it’s shaping the operating models of tomorrow
The pandemic has been a catalyst for digital transformation, but there are major challenges still to face
19 October 2020
Tully Rinckey hires Dublin partner
Malachy Kearney joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where he was head of investment funds
15 October 2020
Human traffic
We caught up with PER about the latest hiring trends and return to office activity across the UK and Germany
14 October 2020
Mainstream promotes two
Barbara Purcell and Angela Nightingale are CEOs of Mainstream Fund Services Ireland and Cayman, respectively