Human Capital
6 August 2020
IQ-EQ appoints two in Amsterdam
Stefan de Kort has been hired as director of fund services while Laurens de Lange has been promoted to compliance leader for the Netherlands
4 August 2020
Carey Olsen promotes two in corporate team
Michelle Falcucci and Nick Ghazi have been promoted to senior associates in the firm’s Bermuda and Jersey offices, respectively
30 July 2020
IQ-EQ’s Peru & Partners makes two senior hires
Peru & Partners was acquired by IQ-EQ in 2019, and is dedicated to servicing the French PE industry
28 July 2020
Intertrust hires three in Luxembourg
Allison Whaley has been named head of fund client service, while Matt Breuer and Derek Russell have both been hired as client directors
23 July 2020
Highvern promotes three
Julie Gallon, Emma Syvret and Sam Allen have been promoted within the firm's funds and private clients teams
23 July 2020
Steadying the ship
Can a solid operating platform provide much needed certainty in an increasingly uncertain world?
21 July 2020
Investcorp creates D&I champion role
Jordana Semaan acts as the diversity representative at the HR council as well as actively promoting all aspects of equality and diversity across the global business
20 July 2020
Profile: Matthew Thornton, Ardian
The CFO discusses how Ardian’s finance function is set up, the importance of integrating yourself into existing team culture and his involvement in the firm’s Foundation
15 July 2020
LPEA appoints new CEO
Stephane Pesche replaces Rajaa Mekouar who has held the position for the past year
13 July 2020
Lobbardi launches Avardi Partners
Lobbardi has announced the launch of a fully independent fund finance advisor Avardi Partners
10 July 2020
Apollo’s MacGoey joins HarbourVest as CFO
MacGoey will work alongside Karin Lagerlund, current CFO, who will focus on client and fund accounting, treasury and capital markets
9 July 2020
Aztec appoints two to PE team
The firm appointed Paul Watson as director and Alexandra Prince as associate director in the PE team in Jersey
9 July 2020
Ardian’s Thornton promoted to CFO/COO
Effective immediately, the firm has now expanded his role to officially include the COO function
9 July 2020
Crestbridge’s Newton relocates to Luxembourg
The relocation extends Newton’s current role to lead the growth of the firm’s fund services offering in Luxembourg
3 July 2020
Saltgate promotes Morales to head of Jersey
She is responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of the firm’s services to its Jersey clients
2 July 2020
PwC promotes Cairns to partner
As partner, Christine Cairns will continue her role as head of private clients in alternative investment funds
2 July 2020
Apex hires two in Luxembourg
Apex Group has named Frederic Bilas as Luxembourg COO and Kris Allen as global head of client onboarding
1 July 2020
SS&C names new Advent co-heads
Karen Geiger and Steve Leivent take over from Robert Roley, senior vice president and general manager of SS&C Advent, who is stepping down to pursue another opportunity
29 June 2020
Anderson rejoins Debevoise as international counsel
He rejoined from private debt manager Park Square Capital, where he spent the last six years as partner and general counsel
26 June 2020
Gen II appoints two Luxembourg board members
Martin Dobbins and Chris Edge are the newest members of its Luxembourg board of directors
24 June 2020
Sanne names Luxembourg BD director
Jens Grüneklee will assist the wider EMEA business development team in all new and existing business development at Sanne Group Luxembourg and LIS
24 June 2020
PAI expands senior operations team
Marc Boullier will head up IT and digital transformation internally at the firm and externally across its portfolio companies
22 June 2020
Talking tech: FSN’s Conradi on tech culture
Part two of our two-part series explores how Conradi is handling the firm’s digital transformation, challenges around tech working culture and his plans for the next year
16 June 2020
Innova Capital’s CFO named partner
Pasecka takes on increased responsibility for the portfolio development strategy, while also continuing her CFO duties
15 June 2020
CFOs must cope with lack of recognition
Despite the broadening and increasing complexity of their roles, private equity CFOs lack adequate recognition, according to Investec's latest report
15 June 2020
Comment: Considerations for hiring tax talent
As the importance of having internal tax resources grows, what needs to be considered when hiring this type of talent?
11 June 2020
Aztec appoints Purves as non-executive director
In her new position, Purves will take active roles in Aztec’s risk and audit committees.
11 June 2020
Hamilton Lane’s CTO departs
Niki Mangos told The Drawdown personal reasons required her to relocate back home to the New York area where she now seeks similar opportunities
10 June 2020
iLevel co-founder Boggio joins Cobalt as CCO
He will head up Cobalt’s commercial activities, including driving further client acquisition efforts for the firm
4 June 2020
PE won’t make full office return until 2021
PER found 23% of respondents expect to make a complete return to the office between July and August while 37% are planning a full return between September and December
4 June 2020
It’s never too data
Data is the here and now. So how do you actually use it? What steps can you take today?
4 June 2020
Ocorian names Bland as UK client services head
He is responsible for client service delivery to corporate and institutional clients, private clients, alternative investment funds and corporate trusts
2 June 2020
Verdane hires CTO
Henrik Berg will support Verdane’s portfolio companies to scale their technology departments
1 June 2020
Debevoise opens Luxembourg office
It will assist PE clients with establishing funds and related regulatory matters
1 June 2020
Aztec appoints Devine in Luxembourg
She will oversee operations, client relationship management, controls, processes and reporting procedures for clients services
1 June 2020
Apex CRO departs
Founder and CEO Peter Hughes has taken on Apex’s revenue management responsibilities on an interim basis
27 May 2020
Slowing down
The coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on exits and distributions. GPs looking forward to carried interest payouts may have to wait much longer for their windfalls as a result
22 May 2020
Aztec appoints two in Luxembourg
James Vella-Bamber has been named group head of private debt while Peter Brown is head of private debt
21 May 2020
MJ Hudson’s WFH survey predicts permanent change
The preliminary findings reveal the ways in which new working conditions are impacting the industry, as well as an about-turn on remote working mind sets.
21 May 2020
Profile: Caroline Hadrbolec, Eurazeo
The chief human resources officer discusses the differences of working for a listed PE firm, HR in Asia and the importance of creating career pathways
20 May 2020
Comment: Bringing tax resource in-house
PE firms ought to think seriously about bringing tax expertise in-house, says Simon Bowden, search director, March Consultants
18 May 2020
Alabaster joins Ropes & Gray
He joins from Linklaters where he was a partner for six years.
15 May 2020
JTC opens Dublin office
Ronan Reilly and Imran Khan have been hired as MD and director, respectively, to lead the office
15 May 2020
Ocorian makes leadership team appointment
Melville Rodrigues has been hired to develop the firm's UK funds offering
14 May 2020
Verdane makes new hires and promotions
The firm has promoted Peter Finden Bamrud and Christian Melgaard in Norway, and hired Philipp Jung in Berlin
13 May 2020
Stirling Square appoints head of data science
Ahmed Khamassi joins the firm's newly created Innovation and Sustainability team
13 May 2020
LGL makes double hire
Stephen McKenna is head of debt, while Zena Couppey has been named chief commercial officer
13 May 2020
Join us: HR networks
Part two of our mini series on networks in PE: this instalment explores HR networks and finds they've been especially supportive during the crisis
13 May 2020
Credit Suisse’s Zandona joins Apex
He is responsible for the continued growth of Apex’s Luxembourg offering
13 May 2020
Aztec names real assets head Jersey
Richard Anthony will continue to oversee outsourcing activities while assisting with the firm’s overall business development
11 May 2020
Join us: CFOs & FD networks
Part one of our mini series on networks in PE: this instalment considers CFO & FD networks and finds they can be more hindrance than help
7 May 2020
Sanne hires Hodgetts in Guernsey
She will help Sanne develop its Guernsey business across alternative asset classes
4 May 2020
Carry takes a hit
PER's latest report found that 74% of respondents predict carried interest and LTIP values will drop during the next three months
4 May 2020
DWF hires EY’s Gee to corporate practice
He will offer a full service to fund managers and clients including regulatory advice and transactions
1 May 2020
CSC expands fund services into Ireland
The firm was granted a licence to provide its offering there by the Central Bank of Ireland
30 April 2020
Upgrading tech talent
With more demands on PE firms to provide better quality data and reports, a number of GPs are upgrading their talent
28 April 2020
Aztec promotes three in PE team
Matt Horton, Gavin Hayman and Alan Ross are part of the firm's PE leadership team
27 April 2020
MUFG hires TMF’s Mas in Luxembourg
He is responsible for establishing the oversight model and the continued expansion of the firm’s private equity and real assets operations in Luxembourg
24 April 2020
Comment: Career goals
Nic Müller of KPMG Luxembourg asks if it's time to change the service provider to GP career path