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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

Jeito appoints secretary general

Sarah Leroy most recently served as legal, tax, compliance and insurance director at sugar producer and cooperative group Tereos

White & Case appoints funds partner

Formerly at Ropes & Gray, Lavanya Raghavan to join the firm and reunite with former colleague Emily Brown

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

Apax appoints inaugural chair for India

Leo Puri takes a seat as firm looks to grow further in the region

Rede Partners appoints head of strategic capital advisory

Riccardo Villa will lead the advisory’s alternative liquidity solutions services

Apex appoints head of financial crime

Mark Le Page joins the fund admin from EY where he was extended assurance director

Partners Capital appoints global COO

Aztec’s Katie Thorpe takes on the role shortly after General Atlantic took a minority stake in Partners Capital

Column: Brand management

Cressida Hamilton, executive coach at Chryse Coaching, argues it is vitally important for your career to build your own personal brand

Värde promotes Anthony Iannazzo to partner and COO

Iannazzo joined the firm in 2022 as head of European real estate

Kirkland appoints ESG partner

Rebecca Perlman joins after a 12-year tenure at Herbert Smith Freehills

Altamar promotes global CFO to partner

Alvaro Bachiller has been at the GP since 2022

KKR appoints chief information officer

Ruchir Swarup joins from data platform Addepar

Taylor Wessing appoints fund formation partner

Shervin Shameli was formerly co-head of Reed Smith’s private funds formation group

EMH Partners promotes several

Maurice Faber appointed SVP of operations; firm welcomes Achim Kreuzer as ESG manager; Leandra Daum appointed finance associate

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

The Third Party

The borrowers and lenders of fund finance have credit rating company…

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

All Seas appoints financial controller

Sam Moore will work alongside CFO/COO Tom Lack

Seven2 promotes Raphaël Delmarre to partner

Delmarre has been general secretary to the firm for the past three years

Vespa appoints sustainability manager

Linda Höglund joins the firm from Newton Investment Management Group

Lantern appoints inaugural CTO

Charlie Markham joins the company as it aims to scale its tech capabilities and international expansion

Vistra appoints global head of funds

State Street’s Abdel Hmitti assumes the role and is set to relocate to the US

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

Ely Place Partners appoints head of research

Gareth Morgan co-founded the firm’s Prospect Private Markets business line

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

Profile: Sally Beh, ACE & Company

Shares some key management tips she has adopted after 11 years at the firm

Investec appoints head of ESG

Alicia Forry has been at the firm since 2017

Activa appoints CFO

Audrey Khan joins the firm from Paris-based financial consulting firm Prodensia

Carta and Merge combine

The partnership aims to enhance equity management processes

Borne but not raised

A tight fundraising and deal-doing environment has GPs pondering how to structure aborted deal costs

General Atlantic takes minority stake in Partners Capital

Transaction is a bid to support firm with managing succession

Ogier expands Luxembourg fund finance team

Delphine Gomes is a banking and finance counsel with experience in fund, leveraged and real estate financing

Molten’s Karen Swain moves to Kindred

Swain succeeds Alex Goodway who has moved to Dawn Capital

Apollo appoints ESG counsel

Previously a legal secondee at the firm, Angus Brown joins from Simmons & Simmons

Proskauer adds private funds partner in London

Fund formation specialist for credit strategies, James Oussedik, joins from Sidley Austin

Apheon promotes seven

John Mansvelt is now COO as Loïc Cerfontaine succeeds him as CFO

LISTEN: Top of the ops: Operational utopia

The Drawdown team tackles the concept of a PE firm that entirely outsources the investment function

Lombard Odier IM appoints COO

Adam Molina succeeds Alexandre Meyer, now managing partner of the group

Reach Capital appoints head of secondaries

In the newly created position, Xavier Hernando aims to support GPs with finding liquidity

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

My life at ECI Partners

The Drawdown goes undercover and through the firm’s succession programme put in place after the initial founders left

The carrot in addition to the stick

FCA’s proposed regime on non-financial misconduct shines light on firms’ workplace culture

Fundcraft appoints head of fund operations

The digital platform provider has hired Peter Klinkner from IQ-EQ

Partners Group appoints CFO

Joris Gröflin joins from Swiss renewable energy producer Axpo Group

Glendower Capital promotes legal managing director

Kate Simpson came to the firm almost two years ago as legal director for transactions

Stake a chance on… New Catalyst Strategic Partners

Jason Howard’s freshly hatched firm, backed by Apollo, aims to support emerging managers, among others

IPEM: Cash and carry

Anxieties about capital and compensation were not far from the surface at the latest IPEM event in Cannes

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

Eurazeo makes group management appointments

Isabelle Mathieu (left) joins as group chief human resources officer; Coralie Savin (right) as group chief communications officer

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

Conviction’s Rebecca Roberts moves to 7percent

Roberts is now financial director at the VC firm

Apogem appoints CEO and president

Former head of private credit Josh Niedner and former head of private equity Chris Stringer assume the roles, respectively

Kroll makes Lux MD appointment

Elena Moisei joins from EY to lead the firm’s work with alternative investment fund managers in Luxembourg

Genesis Capital appoints legal counsel

Petr Müller joins from law firm Dentons

Astorg appoints head of digital

Valérie Legat, joining from Carrefour Group, also becomes managing director

All Seas promotes Martina Ross

Ross has been finance and operations manager at the firm since 2019

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

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

Pollen Street appoints new CFO

Lucy Tilley succeeds Julian Dale as he steps down from the role