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22 September 2023
Impact Bridge appoints financial risk, compliance and ESG officer
Florencia López André joins from investment banking firm atl Capital
21 September 2023
Mainspring’s Stephen Geddes to lead Apex UK
The fund management service provider was bought by Apex in September 2022
20 September 2023
Dillon Eustace appoints head of asset management and investment funds
Etain de Valera takes over from Donnacha O’Connor
20 September 2023
Mundi Ventures makes key hires
New additions include Laura Olabeaga as financial controller and Germán Puente as general counsel
19 September 2023
Quadrille promotes CFO to partner
Edouard Brunet joined the firm in 2019 as vice president and became CFO in February 2023
14 September 2023
MML promotes Darroch to partner
The finance director has been at the firm since 2021
13 September 2023
CVC appoints chief people officer
Katharina Koenig is to succeed global head of HR Helene Thomas
13 September 2023
Fin Capital appoints inaugural GC
Nicholas Cirella joins the firm after a year at Steadview Capital in a similar role
13 September 2023
One Rock appoints CTO
Formerly with Lindsay Goldberg LLC, Leo Fitzpatrick to head up architecture and design of firm’s tech applications and infrastructure
7 September 2023
Welsh joins Partners Group
Kieran Welsh joins the fund finance team, and was previously at National Australia Bank
7 September 2023
Ocorian names new CEO
Former Capita portfolio CEO Chantal Free succeeds Frederik van Tuyll
5 September 2023
Addleshaw expands private funds team
Ben Cocoracchio joins the London team from Osborne Clarke
4 September 2023
Sidley Austin’s Chapman joins Macfarlanes
Peter Chapman has been appointed as a partner in the investment management team
29 August 2023
Tikehau makes leadership appointments
Vincent Picot (left) steps into role of group CFO with Guillaume Belnat (right) as group deputy CFO
18 August 2023
Addleshaw grows financial regulation practice
Lisa Lee Lewis joins after a decade as Norton Rose Fulbright’s head of risk consulting
18 August 2023
Ogier promotes Tuohy to partner
Tommy Tuohy advises on fund finance in the Cayman Islands
16 August 2023
Stafford appoints head of sustainability
Marta Jankovic joins from APG Asset Management where she advised on EU sustainability regulation
15 August 2023
Hamilton Lane’s head of operations departs
After 12 years, Frederick Shaw steps into the role of country head US at Apex
11 August 2023
Foresight promotes Banks to fund finance director
Lynsey Banks manages a fund finance team of six individuals in London
8 August 2023
DWS appoints new CFO
Formerly with Allianz Global Investors, Markus Kobler to succeed Claire Peel, who has been the firm’s CFO since 2018
4 August 2023
Fundpath appoints chief growth officer
Titanbay founder, Adam Harrison, steps into newly created role
2 August 2023
Travers Smith grows funds practice
Previously at Proskauer Rose, Tosin Adeyeri focuses on fund formation and secondaries transactions
1 August 2023
Westbrook joins Simpson Thacher
Nicholas Westbrook joins from eight years at Hogan Lovells
31 July 2023
Abrdn appoints CFO
Formerly Aviva’s group CFO, Jason Windsor expected to start in October 2023
27 July 2023
Vorwerk Ventures appoints head of finance
Emanuel Wollersheim joins the firm after two years at EarlyBird, as Vorwerk looks to develop its operations
27 July 2023
Dechert’s Philip Dowsett joins Addleshaw Goddard
Dowsett will head the firm’s inaugural UAE investment management and funds practice
24 July 2023
Pinsent Masons grows Luxembourg funds team
Benoît Rose joins after four years at Ogier and becomes firm’s third addition to the team this year
24 July 2023
COO to lead Terra Firma as veteran Guy Hands steps down
Paul Hatter to take over as founder Hands leaves after 20 years
20 July 2023
Keyhaven hires head of fund accounting
Keith Bratton joins after seven years at Park Square Capital
19 July 2023
Latham & Watkins hires two
Sidley’s Mateja Maher and Adrian Grocock join Latham’s London office as partners
18 July 2023
Carlyle names Soares as new CIO
Soares steps up to the role having previously been CIO for the firm’s global portfolio solutions
14 July 2023
MUFG IS expands banking solutions
Adil Rehman has been appointed managing director, global head of payments and liquidity, to lead the development of global payment and cash management services
13 July 2023
Squircle appoints finance MD
Delfin Rueda joins from financial services provider NN Group
12 July 2023
Gowling WLG grows investment funds practice
Katherine Rainwood was previously managing partner and head of funds legal at Pemberton Capital – her practice focuses on fund formation and fund finance
10 July 2023
Silicon Roundabout Ventures appoints CTO
The firm’s first operational hire, Ralph King, joins to support its aim of building a ‘tech-driven’ VC company
5 July 2023
A&L Goodbody appoints practice head
Partner Stephen Carson will lead the firm’s asset management and investment funds practice in Ireland
5 July 2023
BC Partners promotes Mason to group CTO
The head of technology has been at the firm since January 2022
5 July 2023
Stafford Capital cements legal function
Following the appointment of general counsel Jim Marsh in February, The Drawdown can reveal that the firm has now brought in a chief compliance officer
3 July 2023
Howard promoted to partner at Headway Capital
The COO/CFO has been at the firm since 2018
3 July 2023
Taranis Capital appoints CFO
Dirk Burmann brings to the firm 25 years of experience in finance, including previous consulting roles at PwC and KPMG
3 July 2023
Golding appoints HR partner
Barbara Phélippeau joins the firm to lead the transformation to a sustainable and holistic practice
28 June 2023
Juniper Square appoints fund admin general manager
Christine Egbert is a former SS&C executive
23 June 2023
Permira promotes global GC
Peter Gibbs, managing director and chief fund counsel, set to succeed Ulrich Gasse as the latter retires
21 June 2023
ICG appoints global head of credit
Mathew Cestar joins the newly created role from private fintech company ION
21 June 2023
SET Ventures promotes firm’s first CFO
Leonie Mekel joined the firm in 2016 as a manager for operations and compliance, and was most recently director of finance and operations
20 June 2023
Carlyle’s CFO retires
After nearly two decades at the firm, Curt Buser is succeeded by John Redett
20 June 2023
Proskauer appoints finance partner
Paul Tannenbaum is experienced in fund financing transactions for lenders, borrowers and financial institutions
16 June 2023
DWS appoints Hardman as head of UK operations
Jessica Hardman becomes head of UK operations in addition to her existing roles at the DWS.
9 June 2023
HarbourVest appoints head of fund accounting
Peter Mahoney joins from asset manager Vanguard
8 June 2023
IDR appoints operations director
Karen Bee has two decades of experience in financial crime operations roles