Human Capital
18 March 2024
5 minutes with… Will Roxburgh, Khepri
The managing partner talks MJ Hudson management buyout origins, the market consolidation in fund administration and its consequences for the rise of boutique firms
15 March 2024
Jeito appoints secretary general
Sarah Leroy most recently served as legal, tax, compliance and insurance director at sugar producer and cooperative group Tereos
14 March 2024
White & Case appoints funds partner
Formerly at Ropes & Gray, Lavanya Raghavan to join the firm and reunite with former colleague Emily Brown
14 March 2024
Cinven welcomes operational leaders into partnership
The firm has promoted general counsel Babett Carrier, chief HR officer Caroline Rawes and CFO Mike Colato to partner
13 March 2024
Apax appoints inaugural chair for India
Leo Puri takes a seat as firm looks to grow further in the region
13 March 2024
Rede Partners appoints head of strategic capital advisory
Riccardo Villa will lead the advisory’s alternative liquidity solutions services
12 March 2024
Apex appoints head of financial crime
Mark Le Page joins the fund admin from EY where he was extended assurance director
7 March 2024
Partners Capital appoints global COO
Aztec’s Katie Thorpe takes on the role shortly after General Atlantic took a minority stake in Partners Capital
7 March 2024
Column: Brand management
Cressida Hamilton, executive coach at Chryse Coaching, argues it is vitally important for your career to build your own personal brand
6 March 2024
Värde promotes Anthony Iannazzo to partner and COO
Iannazzo joined the firm in 2022 as head of European real estate
6 March 2024
Kirkland appoints ESG partner
Rebecca Perlman joins after a 12-year tenure at Herbert Smith Freehills
4 March 2024
Taylor Wessing appoints fund formation partner
Shervin Shameli was formerly co-head of Reed Smith’s private funds formation group
4 March 2024
EMH Partners promotes several
Maurice Faber appointed SVP of operations; firm welcomes Achim Kreuzer as ESG manager; Leandra Daum appointed finance associate
4 March 2024
Investec expands GP advisory practice
Asante Capital’s Oliver Altendorf, Harbourvest’s Christoph Schwarz and Credit Suisse’s Emilia Korobowicz join advisory lead Stefano Manna
1 March 2024
Bischoff succeeds Peel as head of finance at Travers Smith
Charles Bischoff (left) has been a partner since 2012; Peel (right) to remain at the firm and continue to ‘play a significant role’ in the practice
28 February 2024
All Seas appoints financial controller
Sam Moore will work alongside CFO/COO Tom Lack
28 February 2024
Seven2 promotes Raphaël Delmarre to partner
Delmarre has been general secretary to the firm for the past three years
22 February 2024
Vespa appoints sustainability manager
Linda Höglund joins the firm from Newton Investment Management Group
22 February 2024
Lantern appoints inaugural CTO
Charlie Markham joins the company as it aims to scale its tech capabilities and international expansion
20 February 2024
Vistra appoints global head of funds
State Street’s Abdel Hmitti assumes the role and is set to relocate to the US
20 February 2024
Trinity Communications launches
Charles Clarke founded the public relations agency for asset managers and investors to help GPs grow and retain their assets in a tough fundraising environment
16 February 2024
Ely Place Partners appoints head of research
Gareth Morgan co-founded the firm’s Prospect Private Markets business line
16 February 2024
ILPA appoints inaugural general counsel
Appointment comes amid association’s legal battle with PE trade bodies regarding preferential treatment under SEC’s Private Fund Rules
15 February 2024
Profile: Sally Beh, ACE & Company
Shares some key management tips she has adopted after 11 years at the firm
12 February 2024
Activa appoints CFO
Audrey Khan joins the firm from Paris-based financial consulting firm Prodensia
12 February 2024
Carta and Merge combine
The partnership aims to enhance equity management processes
12 February 2024
Borne but not raised
A tight fundraising and deal-doing environment has GPs pondering how to structure aborted deal costs
12 February 2024
General Atlantic takes minority stake in Partners Capital
Transaction is a bid to support firm with managing succession
12 February 2024
Ogier expands Luxembourg fund finance team
Delphine Gomes is a banking and finance counsel with experience in fund, leveraged and real estate financing
7 February 2024
Molten’s Karen Swain moves to Kindred
Swain succeeds Alex Goodway who has moved to Dawn Capital
7 February 2024
Apollo appoints ESG counsel
Previously a legal secondee at the firm, Angus Brown joins from Simmons & Simmons
6 February 2024
Proskauer adds private funds partner in London
Fund formation specialist for credit strategies, James Oussedik, joins from Sidley Austin
2 February 2024
Apheon promotes seven
John Mansvelt is now COO as Loïc Cerfontaine succeeds him as CFO
2 February 2024
LISTEN: Top of the ops: Operational utopia
The Drawdown team tackles the concept of a PE firm that entirely outsources the investment function
2 February 2024
Lombard Odier IM appoints COO
Adam Molina succeeds Alexandre Meyer, now managing partner of the group
1 February 2024
Reach Capital appoints head of secondaries
In the newly created position, Xavier Hernando aims to support GPs with finding liquidity
1 February 2024
Earth Capital promotes head of finance and compliance
The Drawdown catches up with Kay Nelson, who joined the firm a year and a half ago
1 February 2024
My life at ECI Partners
The Drawdown goes undercover and through the firm’s succession programme put in place after the initial founders left
31 January 2024
The carrot in addition to the stick
FCA’s proposed regime on non-financial misconduct shines light on firms’ workplace culture
31 January 2024
Fundcraft appoints head of fund operations
The digital platform provider has hired Peter Klinkner from IQ-EQ
30 January 2024
Partners Group appoints CFO
Joris Gröflin joins from Swiss renewable energy producer Axpo Group
30 January 2024
Glendower Capital promotes legal managing director
Kate Simpson came to the firm almost two years ago as legal director for transactions
29 January 2024
Stake a chance on… New Catalyst Strategic Partners
Jason Howard’s freshly hatched firm, backed by Apollo, aims to support emerging managers, among others
29 January 2024
IPEM: Cash and carry
Anxieties about capital and compensation were not far from the surface at the latest IPEM event in Cannes
29 January 2024
5 minutes with… Kate Pljaskovova, founder of Fair HQ
The digital D&I tool aims to assist GPs to develop in-house and portfolio company HR strategies through scientific research and industry benchmarks
26 January 2024
Eurazeo makes group management appointments
Isabelle Mathieu (left) joins as group chief human resources officer; Coralie Savin (right) as group chief communications officer
26 January 2024
Icecapital, Capza top ranked for compensation
The results of a new survey from Armen and HEC suggest France and the Nordics are the place to be if you want carry or equity
26 January 2024
Conviction’s Rebecca Roberts moves to 7percent
Roberts is now financial director at the VC firm
26 January 2024
Apogem appoints CEO and president
Former head of private credit Josh Niedner and former head of private equity Chris Stringer assume the roles, respectively
24 January 2024
Kroll makes Lux MD appointment
Elena Moisei joins from EY to lead the firm’s work with alternative investment fund managers in Luxembourg
22 January 2024
Astorg appoints head of digital
Valérie Legat, joining from Carrefour Group, also becomes managing director
19 January 2024
All Seas promotes Martina Ross
Ross has been finance and operations manager at the firm since 2019
18 January 2024
Profile: Philippe Renauld, Sienna Investment Managers
The CFO and COO shares his passion for operational excellence, highlights the importance of an LP-centric culture and talks ‘democratisation’ of private markets
17 January 2024
Dawn promotes four
In the ops team (pictured), the firm has promoted Adina Goga to director of legal and Gamila Hassan to talent acquisition lead
16 January 2024
Pollen Street appoints new CFO
Lucy Tilley succeeds Julian Dale as he steps down from the role