Human Capital
15 June 2021
INDOS hires head of AML
Clay Dupuy is responsible for the teams which provide AML officers to funds domiciled in Ireland, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands
15 June 2021
Investec’s Mansy joins Macquarie
Investec is winding down its operations in Australia to focus on the UK and South Africa
14 June 2021
Argentex co-CEO steps down
Co-CEO Carl Jani has stepped down, while co-CEO Harry Adams has taken over as sole CEO
14 June 2021
Role Call: D&I officer
The diversity & inclusion role is emerging in private equity, but how necessary is a dedicated officer?
11 June 2021
HSBC’s King joins RBS International
Neal King will oversee new business from NatWest’s trustee and depositary services traditional fund management clients
7 June 2021
MJ Hudson’s Brozyniak joins Charles Russell Speechlys
She joined from MJ Hudson where she spent the last four years, most recently as partner
4 June 2021
JP Morgan’s Hughes joins Ocorian
He joined from JP Morgan where he was managing director & global head of custody for the last four years
4 June 2021
CSC buys PEF Services
The acquisition has accelerated CSC’s fund services growth plans in the US, as well as added expertise and a robust tech platform to CSC’s suite of solutions
2 June 2021
Clifford Chance’s Lilley joins Mayer Brown
He joined from Clifford Chance, where he spent the last 15 years, most recently as a director of funds and infrastructure financing within the banking and finance team
2 June 2021
Addleshaw’s Powling joins DLA Piper
He practices across various sectors with a particular focus on private equity and real estate
28 May 2021
Adams Street names director of ESG
Yohan Hill will develop strategies and solutions which aim to bring further transparency to ESG risks and opportunities within the firm's portfolios and investments
27 May 2021
Profile: Paul Yett, Hamilton Lane
The director of ESG & sustainability discusses the evolution of the firm's ESG processes, setting up its DE&I council and why diversity is important to him on a personal level
26 May 2021
Cadwalader’s Cross joins Addleshaw Goddard
Cross joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft where he was part of setting up the law firm’s fund finance practice in Europe
25 May 2021
Crestbridge’s Bird joins Argentex
He focuses on FX execution and hedging strategies for clients across PE, corporate, RE, insurance and infrastructure
21 May 2021
Domicile watch: May 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's consultation on a new long-term asset fund, JFSC's investment business fees for 2021-22 and promotions across Guernsey and Cayman
21 May 2021
IQ-EQ makes tech appointments
William Harris has been named chief digital officer, Shezad Khan as head of data and analytics and Vikas Sharma as head of engineering
18 May 2021
Preqin names CTO
Tom Hunt joins from market research firm GlobalWebIndext, where he was most recently senior VP of technology
18 May 2021
N4 hires performance and well-being coach
Chris Moon has been an international keynote and webinar speaker and motivational coach for the past 25 years
18 May 2021
Appian appoints CFO
Monica Pinto joins from Apis Partners, where she was part of the founding team as well as the firm’s COO / CFO
17 May 2021
‘Standard setting’ parental leave guide for VCs released
The guide aims to set the standard for parental leave policies and offers step-by-step advice on how VCs can create them
14 May 2021
Debevoise promotes Dickman to partner
He advises on the formation, management and reorganisation of private investment funds
13 May 2021
Climate change: all talk, less action
A new report from PwC found 90% of PE firms are concerned about climate change but only 50% are taking action
12 May 2021
Endless promotes Hardcastle to partner
He joined the firm in 2012 to the then newly-created role of general counsel
7 May 2021
IQ-EQ’s Davies joins Centaur
Davies will support Centaur’s private equity client and define the firm’s PE strategy and business development plans
7 May 2021
eFront’s Tait joins Accelex
Accelex automates processes for extraction, analysis and sharing of investment performance and transaction data, using proprietary AI and ML
6 May 2021
Raft of promotions for 17Capital
Pierre-Antoine de Selancy, 17Capital's managing partner said, "As the market for portfolio financing continues to grow at pace, we are pleased to be able to continue to develop our team to meet the growing demand for our products."
6 May 2021
Diligencing diversity
Gender diversity is a key issue for private capital markets, but are LPs digging deep enough when diligencing fund managers?
5 May 2021
Ultimus hires Anduiza
He is responsible for growing revenue of the private fund administration business
5 May 2021
Allvue opens Singapore office
Edward Bee joined Allvue as region head for APAC and will head up the new office
5 May 2021
A guide to improving gender diversity
What can PE houses do to better their employee ratios? Sasha Graham of Equality Group provides her top insights
4 May 2021
Crestbridge’s Newton joins LGL
He is responsible for the leadership, strategic growth and operations of LGL’s Jersey business
27 April 2021
Blackstone adds new ESG roles
The firm has added new resources and capabilities within its business units and is building out a corporate ESG structure
27 April 2021
Raft of hires for Ocorian
The firm hired Andrew Stewart, Natasha Head, Vivienne Fitzpatrick, William Turmann and Chris Mayfield as business development directors
26 April 2021
Addleshaw promotes Grüter to partner
He advises clients on fund establishment and structuring, product distribution and marketing, investment management negotiation and regulatory change implementation
26 April 2021
Accountability main focus for improving DE&I
ILPA Diversity in Action (DIA) signatories have set up cross-functional councils, committees or task forces
26 April 2021
Right-sourcing
A year of remote working has catalysed already changing attitudes when it comes to recruitment versus outsourcing
23 April 2021
Goodwin hires London tax partner
David Irvine joins from Kirkland & Ellis where he has been a partner for the last two years
23 April 2021
Former Centerbridge CFO joins qashqade board
Gelfand was most recently senior MD & CFO of private investment firm Centerbridge Partners, for nearly 13 years, until he retired from the role in 2018
22 April 2021
Profile: Magdalena Pasecka, Innova Capital
The partner and CFO discusses her reasons for leaving and returning to Innova, operational challenges of CEE-funds as well as why being a woman in PE is an advantage
21 April 2021
NorthEdge names COO and head of ESG
The GP confirmed to The Drawdown this is the first COO role at the firm, as well it’s first dedicated role for ESG
21 April 2021
Montana hires CTO
Patrick Gloor’s experience spans IT project management, IT infrastructure, IT strategy, cloud strategy and VC
19 April 2021
BVCA names IQ Capital’s Baldwin as new chair
She takes over the role from Silverfleet’s Neil MacDougall, who will continue to remain a crucial part of the association’s council
1 April 2021
The Techwork: Kevin Muller, Coller Capital
“We have a multi disciplined view on data; the tools we use and how people consume data. We’re running a multi-year data maturity initiative.”
1 April 2021
The Techwork
Private equity's digital transformation has undoubtedly been catalysed by events of the past year
1 April 2021
N4 Partners appoints financial controller
Jacqueline Wallance will further develop the fund financial operations and investor reporting at the firm
26 March 2021
Blackstar creates head of legal role
Khalid Javaid provides structuring, legal and execution advice related to transactions and new business, as well as oversight of regulatory matters and government affairs
25 March 2021
Domicile watch: March 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Jersey's changes to its AML/CFT handbooks, Guernsey's review of its Green Fund accreditation and Ireland's Green Team network launch
23 March 2021
Verdane hires sustainability lead
Axel Elmqvist is responsible for fully integrating and strengthening sustainability as a core value creator across Verdane
22 March 2021
Advent achieves top rank D&I score
The firm is closely followed by EQT (65%) as well as TowerBrook Capital Partners and Investcorp (both 63%)
18 March 2021
ASI hires ESG manager
Manuela Fumarola is responsible for developing, embedding and overseeing an ESG strategy for private markets investments at Aberdeen Standard Investments
18 March 2021
IPES’ Gillson joins PraxisIFM’s board
The firm will announce a new chair in due course
15 March 2021
Alderwood names general counsel, CCO
Jonathan Crawford joined Alderwood in 2020 as a consultant
15 March 2021
Recruitment: Operations/Finance award winner: Bower Talent
Bower's innovative approach and continued work on D&I saw the firm take home the gong
15 March 2021
COO of the Year award winner: Malcolm Goddard, Zetland Capital Partners
The COO discusses the values driving Zetland's culture, the importance of always reviewing work and developing his team
11 March 2021
CFO of the Year award winner: Steve Darrington, Phoenix Equity Partners
Partner & CFO at Phoenix discusses winning a Drawdown award, setting up processes from the very beginning as well as how he's ensured ESG continues to be at the heart of the firm
10 March 2021
Auxadi appoints five
Inflexion-backed Auxadi provides corporate services to private equity and real estate firms
8 March 2021
Kirkland & Ellis’ Townsend joins Ropes & Gray
Townsend advises European and global firms on the establishment and structuring of private funds
5 March 2021
Ropes & Gray appoints funds partner Brown
Emily Brown will join the firm next month from Schulte Roth & Zabel where she has been a partner since 2018
4 March 2021
SS&C’s Anwar joins Arrow Capital
Kamran Anwar has joined to lead the firm’s new clients and capital formation group