Human Capital
1 December 2021
Triton appoints new CFO
Matthew Couch replaces Mats Eklund who left in March after nine years of service
29 November 2021
Golding appoints ESG director
Christian Schütz will lead the implementation of the firm's sustainability goals both internally as well as its investments
23 November 2021
Keyhaven appoints financial controller
Keyhaven’s team is now composed of individuals representing 21 nationalities speaking 21 languages, with women representing more than 50% of employees across all functions
17 November 2021
MV Credit names CFO and COO
Natixis’ private credit affiliate has appointed Roland Toppen as CFO and Tina Page and COO
15 November 2021
5 minutes with… Stephen Millard, Included VC
“If organisations do not have high permission, high trust or are not open and conscious to allowing their employees to be their true selves, nothing will change.”
15 November 2021
Private equity’s great resignation
PE practitioners are on the move; is the industry's slow start around diversity and inclusion coming back to haunt it?
12 November 2021
LPs: PE needs stricter oversight and regulation
According to Edelman, 74% of LPs believe there needs to be stricter oversight and regulation of PE
11 November 2021
SASB’s Rogers joins Blackstone
Jean Rogers will oversee Blackstone’s corporate ESG team, leading strategy, integration, reporting, and engagement
9 November 2021
AIMA CEO Jack Inglis: Community and interconnectedness have never been more important
AIMA’s CEO Jack Inglis was appointed as HFC’s chair in January 2020. He reveals how the charity responded to initial fundraising challenges brought about by the pandemic, the uncomfortable positions he found himself in, and why HFC plays such an important role in building a peer-based community
9 November 2021
YFM hires CFO
Marcus Karia was most recently group finance director of London Stock Exchange-listed VC firm Arix Bioscience
8 November 2021
Cyber psychology
With cyber attacks increasing, the matter can no longer be an IT problem. It's time for private equity to see cyber threats as a major business risk, and with that, human behaviour needs to be front and centre.
5 November 2021
CD&R names Griffiths as new CFO
Jillian Griffiths succeeds Theresa Gore who is stepping back into a flexible role after 27 years
4 November 2021
Eurazeo announces CFO succession plan
William Kadouch-Chassaing will succeed Philippe Audouin as CFO and head of strategy from March 2022
3 November 2021
GHO promotes Rankine to sustainable investing director
Rankine will lead the integration of ESG considerations throughout the GHO investment process
1 November 2021
Apax names chief sustainability officer
Adam is responsible for further integrating ESG strategies into the core business of Apax’s holdings
1 November 2021
BaltCap promotes Napa to partner
Napa joined the firm in 2012 as financial director, before being promoted to her current role in 2017
25 October 2021
Domicile watch: October 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's position on LTAF, Jersey's amended law which makes risk-based supervision a legal requirement and Guernsey's revised regulatory laws
14 October 2021
Blackstone names global head of ESG for PE
Amisha Parekh joins from Bloomberg, where she spent the last four years as head of sustainable finance product incubation
11 October 2021
KKR promotes COOs to CEOs
Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall take over from co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts, who remain actively involved as executive co-chairs of KKR’s board
7 October 2021
Crestbridge names chief risk officer
Siân Dalrymple takes over the role from Nadia Lewis, who moves to IQ-EQ as head of risk and compliance
6 October 2021
AssetMetrix opens office in Luxembourg
The company has hired Alexander Wedlich to head up the new office
6 October 2021
UK male managing partners earn €200k more than female counterparts
UK male managing partners earn €774.30k on average, while UK female managing partners earn €545.83k
5 October 2021
Two-thirds of ethnic minority financial services employees experience discrimination
“There is more work for all of us, and the problems and challenges that remain will only be solved if we address them collectively. This must have everyone’s attention.” -- Joerg Ambrosius
30 September 2021
Westhead joins Hanover
In his new role, Westhead is responsible for all non-investment related activity and teams across finance & fund operations, compliance, IT and office management
30 September 2021
Taxation of partners: Changes expected
Alex Conway of Crowe UK details expected changes as to how partners will be taxed following the government’s current consultation
29 September 2021
Aurelius names CFO
Richard Schulze-Muth joined the firm in 2015 as managing director of corporate finance
28 September 2021
IPEM 2021: The future of Europe
Rafaèle Tordjman, founder & CEO of Jeito Capital discusses Europe’s biggest challenges, and how Covid led to more investment in funds and companies
27 September 2021
IPEM 2021: Sustainability as value creation 4.0
André Frei, chair of sustainability at Partners Group talks about the main trends within sustainability and why he doesn’t think the private markets will focus entirely on impact investing
27 September 2021
Ambienta bolsters operations team
Michela D'Isita joins as head of human resources, Virginia Fortunato as head of administration, Fabia Bernacchi as head of marketing and communications, Daniela Popa as ESG manager and Alessio Vian and Fabrizio Sebastiani as finance associates.
27 September 2021
Profile: Hina Ahmad, Capital Dynamics
The COO discusses moving from the legal and compliance team to her current role, how the team has leveraged technology to keep up with rapid growth, as well as plans for evolving the firm's pandemic sub-committees
24 September 2021
The Drawdown Awards 2021: Winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of our recent 2021 Drawdown Awards
23 September 2021
IPEM 2021: Lessons learned from Covid
Philippe Poletti, CEO of Ardian France talks about how the firm managed the Covid crisis, and why sustainability is now at the core of every business strategy
23 September 2021
Stirling Square hires two
Toni Gillespie has been named chief of talent, while Elisabetta Ricci is chief of staff
23 September 2021
CSC secures Luxembourg licences
In addition, CSC hired Pierre Mifsud as MD for depositary services, and Yves Cheret as MD for fund admin
23 September 2021
Sanne appoints PE director in Jersey
Laura Hazzard leads client company structures and is responsible for service provision to a varied portfolio of clients
21 September 2021
Earth Capital names CEO
CFO Phil Culver Evans will take over CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power, who remains CIO.
17 September 2021
Blackstone’s Saxena joins Canoe
Saxena supports Canoe’s growing client base, while strengthening the company’s product and technology strategy
17 September 2021
CapMan hires ESG director
Anna Olsson joins from ISS ESG, a sustainability consultancy, where she has worked since 2015
16 September 2021
Gen II hires two
Duncan Christie is head of operations and a member of the executive committee while Eva Ntovolou is global data protection officer
16 September 2021
Why so serious?
Seriousness is the single greatest source of inefficiency and ineffectiveness in business, writes executive coach and performance consultant, Thomas Woodland
14 September 2021
Drawbridge hires three
Adam Menkes is global head of ops, Jacob Cane is head of strategy, while Art Murphy is director of BD
14 September 2021
IPEM 2021: The LP view
Michael Lindauer, MD of Allianz Capital Partners explains why LPs should stay calm and invest consistently
13 September 2021
IPEM 2021: PE is ready
Claire Chabrier, president of France Invest discusses how the Covid pandemic has accelerated innovation, climate issues and social responsibility
9 September 2021
Ocorian hires head of global funds
Garrett Breen joins from JP Morgan where he spent the last five and a half years
9 September 2021
KKR names chief diversity officer
Kerryann Benjamin joins from Goldman Sachs where she spent 19 years, most recently as head of firmwide programming and digital learning
9 September 2021
Apposite promotes two
James Harper is now CFO and Julie-Anne Hughes is operations and finance manager
6 September 2021
Access names general counsel
Benjamin Aller focuses on legal affairs, group operations and strategy
2 September 2021
Arthur Cox’s Garrett joins Reed Smith
Garrett’s practice focuses on cross-border finance and corporate transactions, formal and informal insolvency procedures, restructuring and workouts
31 August 2021
Zedra appoints two
Charles-Alexandre Houillon has been named director of fund management services, while Murjel Breedveld Jagesser is client director, both in Luxembourg
25 August 2021
Domicile watch: August 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's third consultation paper on UK IFPR, Guernsey's appointment of a strategic adviser for green and sustainable finance and Hong Kong's SFC amended fund manager code of conduct
19 August 2021
ILPA seeks feedback on DDQ and DEI metrics
These latest updates aim to reflect the changes in the industry over the past several years, specifically around ESG and DEI
19 August 2021
Livingbridge’s Conway joins Crowe
Jono Clare has been named as the GP's new head of tax
18 August 2021
PwC’s Woehl joins Montagu
In her new role, Woehl will help develop and refine Montagu’s existing ESG processes and procedures as well as support the portfolio companies’ ESG efforts
12 August 2021
Ares promotes Phillips to CFO
The move follows the termination of CFO/COO Michael McFerran’s employment for inappropriate misconduct
12 August 2021
Comment: The first time
Khuram Bajwa of OneTen Associates discusses real life examples of hiring a CFO for the first time
5 August 2021
Dentons’ Craig joins Paul Hastings
Ted Craig joined from Dentons where he was partner, head of the private funds practice in the UK