Human Capital
25 January 2023
Diversity and inclusion executive search firm launches
Follett Parker aims to help women fill senior roles within private equity
25 January 2023
Travers Smith names Cawood as PE head
The appointment follows several departures from the law firm as US-led groups build their European practices
25 January 2023
Crestbridge appoints senior risk and compliance officer
Marie Morris joins from Butterfield Bank to assume the roles of director and money laundering compliance officer
24 January 2023
Simpson Thacher appoints financial regulatory lawyer
Stephanie Biggs joins from Travers Smith to co-lead the firm’s European financial services and funds regulatory team
23 January 2023
Aztec Group appoints CEO
Kathryn Purves to assume CEO role as Edward Moore, founder of Aztec Group, becomes chair of the group board
23 January 2023
Pantheon appoints chief financial officer
Dean Maines joins the firm as CFO and partner, as two senior operations team members are promoted to partner
20 January 2023
Ares Capital appoints first COO
Jana Markowicz is appointed to the newly created role after 18 years’ service at the firm
20 January 2023
Goodwin grows secondaries practice
Partner Jacqueline Eaves joins after four years at Kirkland & Ellis
19 January 2023
Profile: Rebecca Roberts, Conviction VC
Co-founder and COO of Conviction VC, Rebecca Roberts, comments on the importance of understanding the needs of her team when building a successful enterprise
18 January 2023
Macfarlanes expands private investment funds practice
Stephen Ross joins the firm after nine years as a partner at Sidley Austin
18 January 2023
‘CFOs are embracing their role as strategic leaders’
Key takeaways from EY’s 10th annual Global Private Equity Survey
17 January 2023
Palatine promotes Fazakerley to partner and CFO
Sam Fazakerley joined the firm in 2007 as finance director
17 January 2023
Apex acquires Luxembourg’s ALFI Partners
The acquisition aims to deliver a cross-border fund-distribution solution
16 January 2023
Deal breakers
A guide for hiring managers and female candidates when striving to fill senior-level positions
16 January 2023
PE’s got IT-alent
As PE is increasingly becoming data- and software-driven, it is struggling to source the talent equipped to leverage new technologies. How can GPs incentivise tech talent to come onboard?
13 January 2023
Pinsent Masons acquires Morgan Green Advisory
Law firm expands its ESG services by joining forces with sustainability finance consultancy
12 January 2023
Apex launches advisory and capital-raising services
KPMG’s former head of asset management advisory, Dan Page, to lead the offering
9 January 2023
Reed Smith expands private credit practice
Linn Mayhew joins from McGuireWoods as partner
5 January 2023
Pinsent’s Bowen joins K&L to launch Dublin office
Gayle Bowen is joined by Shane Geraghty and Michelle Lloyd as founding partners
4 January 2023
MUFG IS appoints head of fund finance for APAC
Citi’s Fi Dinh joins the firm to lead its expanding offering in the region
4 January 2023
Centerbridge appoints operations director for Europe
Russell Proffitt-Perchard was previously executive vice-president for real assets at Citco
21 December 2022
MJ Hudson appoints director in ESG and sustainability team
Mark Thompson joins MJ Hudson’s London office
20 December 2022
Ambienta promotes CFO to partner
Daniele Gatti’s decade at Ambienta sees him promoted to partner
19 December 2022
Column: The power of reflection
As the year draws to a close, Nikki Swan - founder of Mindful Swan, explores the benefits of self-reflection and the ways in which it can support achieving goals
15 December 2022
ACE & Company names CFO/COO as chair
Sally Beh joined the firm in 2012 and has been serving as its CFO since 2016
14 December 2022
Livingbridge promotes Dennison to partner
Jeremy Dennison joined the firm in 2018 as general counsel
14 December 2022
DBAG appoints CFO
Melanie Wiese joins from Bayernwerk as CFO and Torsten Grede plans to resign from office in 2023
13 December 2022
PE short on tech talent
The gap is particularly wide in automation and cybersecurity, according to a new survey
12 December 2022
EQT added to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
EQT has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, following its results in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment
12 December 2022
K&E’s McCarthy joins Triton
He joins the legal team, headed up by general counsel Daisy Raven
12 December 2022
Apex expands in the Nordics
Formerly at Nordic Trustee, Felix Edgren will head up the company’s offering
8 December 2022
The great talent depression
Natalia Ramsden of Sofos Associates believes private equity firms can be doing much more to better understand, and therefore attract fresh talent
5 December 2022
Discrimination of ethnic minorities remains high
Ineffective HR policies and lack of representation are driving forces, says Reboot
5 December 2022
Ardian extends profit sharing to portfolio companies
The firm has partnered with nonprofit organisation Ownership Works to facilitate value sharing
2 December 2022
EQT partners with Nobel Prize Outreach
The partnership hopes to inspire global audiences on societal challenges
2 December 2022
LCap launches PE leadership evaluation tool
It facilitates comparison between existing and anonymised leadership teams
1 December 2022
Bargaining power
Norgay’s Mary Gay Townsend is pleased to see women negotiating compensation in private equity
1 December 2022
Column: You are what you eat
Natalia Ramsden of Sofos Associates highlights the importance of nutrition when it comes to performance
29 November 2022
Female leaders in PE outearning male counterparts
According to new compensation figures, the lack of female leadership at PE firms has heightened demand, and therefore boosted pay
29 November 2022
Stafford Capital appoints head of HR
Sarah Ely joins the firm after ten years at Insight Investment
28 November 2022
PE’s ethnic diversity declines
According to new research, PE’s diversity score has declined by two points compared with the previous 12 months
28 November 2022
Comment: The dangers of an uncertain legacy
History bears witness to the destructive potential of unplanned succession, but private equity and VC funds aren't planning for it, especially in Europe. Diana Meyel, managing partner at Cipio Partners, considers the dangers and strategies surrounding a strangely unexamined issue
25 November 2022
Goodwin names Pathak as London co-chair
Ajay Pathak has been a partner in the firm’s private investment funds group since 2017
25 November 2022
Oak Group makes two appointments
Oak has hired Belinda Ridout as director of client accounting and Hannah Crocker as company secretary
24 November 2022
Bain Capital names GC
Former head of Ropes Gray’s London office, Will Rosen, remains with Bain Capital following his secondment
22 November 2022
Simmons & Simmons builds out Spanish fund practice
The law firm sees growth opportunities in the country, particularly for international asset managers
17 November 2022
GP policies under increasing LP scrutiny, says EY
Higher levels of LP scrutiny are arising over risk management, talent retention schemes and ESG policy development across GP firms, according to an EY survey
16 November 2022
Hazeltree appoints chief technology officer
Paul Higdon joins the treasury management technology provider from ION Treasury
15 November 2022
Agilitas appoints two finance team members
Mia Sendlbeck and Sam Berry have joined as finance director and finance manager, respectively
15 November 2022
Kadens Capital names CFO
Peakside’s Nikhil Gupta has joined the firm as CFO and COO
14 November 2022
PE’s DEI strategies fall short
Initiatives need to be a core business objective and not a HR function, says Jensen Partners
11 November 2022
Sofinnova names COO
Mats Eklund was previously senior advisor to Sprints Capital and NREP
11 November 2022
Aztec Group hires non-executive director
New York-based Eric Bernstein has joined the fund administrator’s board
7 November 2022
Boyden UK hires private equity partners
Siwan Jones specialises in executive search and James Hunt focuses on interim management
7 November 2022
Reed Smith hires partner from Kirkland & Ellis
Romin Dabir joins the firm’s Financial Industry Group
4 November 2022
MJ Hudson expands ESG & Sustainability business to Spain
The company has incorporated a Spanish ESG consulting firm in its development overseas