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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
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
15 July 2020
LPEA appoints new CEO
Stephane Pesche replaces Rajaa Mekouar who has held the position for the past year
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
18 May 2020
Alabaster joins Ropes & Gray
He joins from Linklaters where he was a partner for six years.
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
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
7 May 2020
Sanne hires Hodgetts in Guernsey
She will help Sanne develop its Guernsey business across alternative asset classes
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
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
23 April 2020
DBAG extends CFO’s contract
CFO Susanne Zeidler, has been re-appointed as a member of the Board of Management until 31 October 2025
20 April 2020
Harrison joins DWF’s fund finance practice
He joins from law firm CMS, where he was a partner in the firm’s finance group for eight years and focused on debt finance
20 April 2020
Terra Firma names Ahuja as CEO
He will continue to manage the people and resources at the firm and ensure effective management of the firm's portfolio
16 April 2020
ICG names Hensel-Roth as board director
She takes on this new role in addition to her HR responsibilities, which now also include communications
14 April 2020
Sanne promotes Bingham to CSO
He will help drive the firm’s organic growth strategy and the development of its client service proposition
6 April 2020
Reed Smith hires Hogan Lovells’ Gelpi
Baptiste worked at Hogan Lovells for 20 years and headed up the firm’s French debt capital markets practice
3 April 2020
Silverfleet’s MacDougall named BVCA chair
MacDougall: "We can marshal our collective resources and expertise for the greater good of our country at this crucial time.”
1 April 2020
Halfenger joins Treliant
Alan Halfenger joins as managing director of securities & investment management compliance, based in New York
1 April 2020
Vistra hires four from TMF
The new recruits expand the firm's PE capabilities as it plans to introduce additional PE services later this year
24 March 2020
MUFG hires two directors
The firm hired Lizzy Buss as executive director of EMEA Sales and Cliodhna Murphy as executive director, product development
23 March 2020
Linklaters’ Wheater joins Debevoise
She joins as international counsel and member of the tax and private equity groups in London
23 March 2020
Livingbridge’s Evans joins ECI as marketing head
The firm also appointed William Ip to its commercial team, which focuses on portfolio company growth and assessing potential investment opportunities
5 March 2020
Ashurst appoints PE head in Milan
Throughout his career, Fabio Niccoli has focused on the Italian mid-cap market
4 March 2020
Guernsey Finance names new CEO
Rupert Pleasant will take over from current CEO Dominic Wheatley, who is leaving the role in June
3 March 2020
Aztec names non-executive director
Martin's appointment comes as the firm continues to grow its client base across Europe
27 February 2020
Balderton names Blakemore as CFO
Blakemore will also provide portfolio companies as part of Balderton's platform services team
26 February 2020
Hawksford announces firm-wide promotions
The firm promoted three members of its senior leadership team to directors, as part of the wider 67 additional promotions across the firm’s international offices
26 February 2020
Gilbert joins Northern Trust
Gilbert joins from AltaReturn where she built out their AsiaPac business
25 February 2020
JTC makes group-wide promotions
The firm made 85 promotions across its business including professionals within its Funds and Group Operations divisions in Jersey and Cape Town
14 February 2020
Brookfield promotes Goodman to CFO
He succeeds Brian Lawson who is stepping down from the role
13 February 2020
Proskauer’s Simpson joins Campbell Lutyens as general counsel
Based in London, she will be responsible for all legal affairs across the firm, globally
10 February 2020
JTC appoints head of ManCo services
Kok's appointment reflects the firm’s strategy to grow and develop its global ManCo and AIFM proposition post-Brexit
10 February 2020
Aztec Group makes four senior promotions
Aztec Group has made four promotions to the group’s senior team, and a further 133 across the entire business
7 February 2020
Eurazeo appoints director of financial affairs
Laurence Branthomme will report to CFO Philippe Audouin and is responsible for developing the firm’s financial information and adapting processes accordingly