Human Capital
5 October 2022
Hollyport promotes Chan to finance partner
Mei Chan joined Hollyport as head of finance in 2017
3 October 2022
IPEM 2022: “We have to fight the fight”
FRANCE INVEST's Claire Chabrier discusses PE's role in tackling climate change and social inequalities
3 October 2022
5 minutes with… Sita Kolossa, CEO of Nordbridge
We caught up with CEO and founder of Nordbridge, Sita Kolossa, to find out her drivers for establishing the executive search firm and her take on the evolution of PE recruitment over the past decade
3 October 2022
Gen II names COO and CCO
Nikolaos Perros joins as COO; Ishita Shah appointed chief commercial officer
28 September 2022
Kuts joins Ogier’s sustainable investment consulting team
Dasha Kuts joins the dedicated consulting team in Dublin as a senior manager
28 September 2022
Earth Capital names COO
Elise Hockley steps into the role of COO and head of investor relations as part of the firm’s wider succession plans
27 September 2022
TA Associates names COO
Jennifer Barbetta joins from Starwood Capital, alongside Lori Stachelski as chief talent officer and Darlene Karis as global head of HR
27 September 2022
Crestbridge appoints head of Southampton office
David Bridger joins from Aztec to oversee operations
26 September 2022
17Capital promotes Shah to CFO
Raj Shah appointed as former CFO Oliver Pritchard steps into the role of CCO.
22 September 2022
Column: Reality check
You are the creator of your own reality, writes Thomas Woodland, The Private Equity Coach
21 September 2022
Adams Street appoints CTO Pando to ExCom
Pando is tasked with leading the development of the firm’s data, application, infrastructure and cyber security capabilities
20 September 2022
Citco names Bertolino head of PE and PC
Bertolino is charged with boosting operational efficiencies and enacting the firm’s plans of digitising its client experience
16 September 2022
H.I.G. Capital creates global head of ESG role
Kim Leinwand Erle has joined from NY Green Bank where she was managing director and head of strategy and impact
15 September 2022
Revaia appoints CFO
Jeito Capital’s Charles Rousset appointed as new CFO as former CFO/COO Bettina Denis is made head of sustainability
9 September 2022
Allvue names Streetman as CEO
Appointment follows departure of Mark Heimbouch earlier this year, after one year in the role
9 September 2022
Flexstone’s head of ESG departs
Caroline Gibert had been with the firm since 2014 having initially joined as BD & IR professional before taking on ESG in 2021
8 September 2022
ScaleUp’s former FD joins FSC
Kirstyn Lowry-Corry has joined the firm in the newly-created FD role, based in London
8 September 2022
Genesis Capital appoints senior counsel
Vojtěch Novák joins from Dentons, where he advised local and international clients on corporate and M&A issues with TMT, energy, automotive sectors, and PE
7 September 2022
RBSI appoints managing director
Susan Fouquier has been appointed managing director of institutional banking
6 September 2022
Hazeltree opens fintech engineering centre in Bournemouth
The centre will be staffed by software developers, product managers and owners, DevOps and client services tasked with designing, building, and onboarding new clients
5 September 2022
Apex appoints India country head
Akshay Thakurdesai joins the firm from BNP Paribas where he was head of securities services India
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?
30 August 2022
TDA 2022: Technology Professional of the Year: Christopher Conradi, FSN Capital
Conradi explains what enabled him to achieve a number of goals in 2021, which led the judges to describe him as difficult to rival in PE
26 August 2022
TDA 2022: HR & Talent Professional of the Year: Mandi Akali, Capital Dynamics
Akali discusses her proudest achievements and increased push on D&I which impressed the judges
25 August 2022
Shanks joins NLC
Ian Shanks joins fund finance lender No Limit Capital as senior adviser and chair of the investment committee
25 August 2022
TDA 2022 Recruitment: Finance & Operations winner: PER
Dean Terry (head of HR & legal) and Harry Gwynne (head of finance & tax) at PER reflect on the firm's impressive 428 placements in the last 18 months
23 August 2022
Nordic Capital’s CTO departs
Mark Peacock has left the firm to join Swedish-cloud data management company Zebware
18 August 2022
Freeths creates private funds practice in London
George Metcalfe has joined from Simmons & Simmons as a partner to head up Freeths’ private funds practice in London
15 August 2022
Apex names Zamal as compliance executive
Aneeqa Zamal joins the firm from the FCA where she was an associate
12 August 2022
Balderton creates head of impact and SFGs role
Elodie Broad has joined the firm from Deloitte, where she was most recently senior manager for ESG strategy and sustainable finance
11 August 2022
BlackRock’s Narayan joins Arcesium
Mahesh Narayan has joined the firm as segment head (institutional asset managers)
8 August 2022
Champions league
The Drawdown Awards recognise the very best in private equity operations, awarding outstanding service provision and operational leaders.
4 August 2022
PwC’s Corbin joins White Star as CFO
Tony Corbin joins the venture capital firm after 17 years at PwC Channel Islands
29 July 2022
Domicile watch: July 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFA’s new committee, GFSC’s updated blacklist and proposed fees increase as well as FCA’s leadership hires
26 July 2022
Freshstream appoints two
Victoria Swann has been appointed legal counsel and Alexandra Campbell has been named ESG co-ordinator
25 July 2022
JTC promotes Mueller to group director
The firm has also made 100 staff promotions across the business
25 July 2022
Profile: Laura Howes, Key Capital Partners
The finance & operations director discusses her move from origination to finance and ops, challenges in her new position, as well as her involvement with the firm’s tech stack
21 July 2022
JFA elects new committee
Crestbridge’s Michael Johnson has taken over the role of chair from Tim Morgan
18 July 2022
Role call: occupational psychologist
With more importance placed on the minds of PE practitioners in order for them to perform at their very best, should GPs consider hiring an occupational psychologist?
13 July 2022
Keyhaven promotes three
Zaid Tabani has been promoted to head of finance, Yunzhen Zhao to head of fund accounting and Sarah Baha to head of compliance
8 July 2022
KKR strengthens legal function
David Sorkin has been promoted to chief legal officer, while Kathryn King Sudol has been hired as general counsel
8 July 2022
Addleshaw’s Carrington rejoins Simmons & Simmons
Charlotte Carrington has been appointed as supervising associate (financial services regulation)
7 July 2022
Silverfleet’s Gavey joins Perwyn
James Gavey has joined the firm as chief financial officer, based in London
6 July 2022
abrdn’s Crusey departs
Going forward, her role will be absorbed by others in the team who hold similar roles
4 July 2022
Grant Thornton promotes Killer to partner
Martin Killer joined the firm in March 2018 as tax director
1 July 2022
Inflexion promotes Stevens to partner
Andrew Stevens has been general counsel at the firm since October 2017
29 June 2022
Debevoise appoints six
Gregg Young and Fatema Al-Arayedh have been appointed as international counsel, while Brett Bush, Kate Kapych, Christina Chen Marex and Adam Namm have been named counsel
28 June 2022
EQT’s Brabers joins Gilde
Nathalie Brabers has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief operating officer
24 June 2022
Höppner named as Riverside CSO
Newly-formed role sees Höppner overseeing and driving the GP's ESG initiatives globally
22 June 2022
Gen Z call for PE to boost ESG credentials
Private equity firms should better highlight their ESG credentials if they want to secure the next generation of top talent within a fiercely competitive candidate market, new research finds.
22 June 2022
Luchet joins ACA to lead European ESG Advisory
Marie Luchet was previously the director of Continental Europe with Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)
21 June 2022
17Capital appoints Hedley as ESG director
Claire Hedley joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she led the ESG client strategy group.
21 June 2022
HFC: Employing fund management expertise to make a difference
Marshall Wace partner Jon May explains how Help for Children (HFC) applies the fund management expertise of its team members to make a real difference in preventing child abuse.
16 June 2022
LDC appoints ESG director
Alex Bexon joins from Deloitte where he spent the last 10 years in the firm’s ESG advisory practice
16 June 2022
Profile: Laurent Marvy, PAI Partners
The head of HR discusses the key differences of HR & talent across the globe, PAI’s HR set up and advice for firms wanting to maintain culture in a hybrid environment
16 June 2022
Gen II appoints Millner as CEO
Appointment marks a wider reshuffle of the firm’s leadership team
14 June 2022
SDCL appoints CCO
Sarah Miraj joins from CQS (UK) where she was a compliance consultant for three-and-a-half years