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25 November 2022
Goodwin names Pathak as London co-chair
Ajay Pathak has been a partner in the firm’s private investment funds group since 2017
25 November 2022
Oak Group makes two appointments
Oak has hired Belinda Ridout as director of client accounting and Hannah Crocker as company secretary
24 November 2022
Bain Capital names GC
Former head of Ropes Gray’s London office, Will Rosen, remains with Bain Capital following his secondment
22 November 2022
Simmons & Simmons builds out Spanish fund practice
The law firm sees growth opportunities in the country, particularly for international asset managers
18 November 2022
A&M appoints managing director
Chris Lanman joins the professional services firm from KPMG
16 November 2022
Hazeltree appoints chief technology officer
Paul Higdon joins the treasury management technology provider from ION Treasury
15 November 2022
Agilitas appoints two finance team members
Mia Sendlbeck and Sam Berry have joined as finance director and finance manager, respectively
15 November 2022
Kadens Capital names CFO
Peakside’s Nikhil Gupta has joined the firm as CFO and COO
11 November 2022
Sofinnova names COO
Mats Eklund was previously senior advisor to Sprints Capital and NREP
11 November 2022
Aztec Group hires non-executive director
New York-based Eric Bernstein has joined the fund administrator’s board
7 November 2022
Boyden UK hires private equity partners
Siwan Jones specialises in executive search and James Hunt focuses on interim management
7 November 2022
Reed Smith hires partner from Kirkland & Ellis
Romin Dabir joins the firm’s Financial Industry Group
3 November 2022
Saunders re-joins Goodwin
Fund finance specialist Ed Saunders returns to Goodwin after three years at Mayer Brown
3 November 2022
Diversity becomes key metric in fundraising
LPs are increasingly factoring DEI into their capital allocations, says McKinsey
3 November 2022
Validus appoints head of fund finance advisory
Gianluca Lorenzon joins from Boyak Advisors where he was a director
2 November 2022
Synthesis Capital CFO departs
Former CFO / COO Simon Bliss has joined Aztec Group as a director, while Matt Gill steps into the role of director for finance and operations at Synthesis.
27 October 2022
Drawbridge appoints new CEO
William Haney assumes role as former CEO, Jason Elmer, is appointed President
20 October 2022
Kroll expands Duff & Phelps Opinions team in London
Their primary focus will be fairness opinions for GP-led secondaries
19 October 2022
Clifford’s Kerbusch joins Dechert
Matthias Kerbusch, formerly counsel at Clifford Chance, has joined Dechert as a partner
18 October 2022
Apollo appoints COO
Carey Lathrop joins from Citibank as a partner and COO of the credit business
18 October 2022
PAI hires new head of ESG and sustainability
PAI Partners has appointed Denise Odaro as head of ESG and sustainability
11 October 2022
K&E’s Holdsworth joins TDR
He joins as general counsel and will start his new role in early 2023
5 October 2022
Hollyport promotes Chan to finance partner
Mei Chan joined Hollyport as head of finance in 2017
3 October 2022
Gen II names COO and CCO
Nikolaos Perros joins as COO; Ishita Shah appointed chief commercial officer
28 September 2022
Kuts joins Ogier’s sustainable investment consulting team
Dasha Kuts joins the dedicated consulting team in Dublin as a senior manager
28 September 2022
Earth Capital names COO
Elise Hockley steps into the role of COO and head of investor relations as part of the firm’s wider succession plans
27 September 2022
TA Associates names COO
Jennifer Barbetta joins from Starwood Capital, alongside Lori Stachelski as chief talent officer and Darlene Karis as global head of HR
27 September 2022
Crestbridge appoints head of Southampton office
David Bridger joins from Aztec to oversee operations
26 September 2022
17Capital promotes Shah to CFO
Raj Shah appointed as former CFO Oliver Pritchard steps into the role of CCO.
21 September 2022
Adams Street appoints CTO Pando to ExCom
Pando is tasked with leading the development of the firm’s data, application, infrastructure and cyber security capabilities
20 September 2022
Citco names Bertolino head of PE and PC
Bertolino is charged with boosting operational efficiencies and enacting the firm’s plans of digitising its client experience
16 September 2022
H.I.G. Capital creates global head of ESG role
Kim Leinwand Erle has joined from NY Green Bank where she was managing director and head of strategy and impact
15 September 2022
Revaia appoints CFO
Jeito Capital’s Charles Rousset appointed as new CFO as former CFO/COO Bettina Denis is made head of sustainability
9 September 2022
Allvue names Streetman as CEO
Appointment follows departure of Mark Heimbouch earlier this year, after one year in the role
9 September 2022
Flexstone’s head of ESG departs
Caroline Gibert had been with the firm since 2014 having initially joined as BD & IR professional before taking on ESG in 2021
8 September 2022
ScaleUp’s former FD joins FSC
Kirstyn Lowry-Corry has joined the firm in the newly-created FD role, based in London
8 September 2022
Genesis Capital appoints senior counsel
Vojtěch Novák joins from Dentons, where he advised local and international clients on corporate and M&A issues with TMT, energy, automotive sectors, and PE
7 September 2022
RBSI appoints managing director
Susan Fouquier has been appointed managing director of institutional banking
5 September 2022
Apex appoints India country head
Akshay Thakurdesai joins the firm from BNP Paribas where he was head of securities services India
25 August 2022
Shanks joins NLC
Ian Shanks joins fund finance lender No Limit Capital as senior adviser and chair of the investment committee
23 August 2022
Nordic Capital’s CTO departs
Mark Peacock has left the firm to join Swedish-cloud data management company Zebware
18 August 2022
Freeths creates private funds practice in London
George Metcalfe has joined from Simmons & Simmons as a partner to head up Freeths’ private funds practice in London
15 August 2022
Apex names Zamal as compliance executive
Aneeqa Zamal joins the firm from the FCA where she was an associate
12 August 2022
Balderton creates head of impact and SFGs role
Elodie Broad has joined the firm from Deloitte, where she was most recently senior manager for ESG strategy and sustainable finance
11 August 2022
BlackRock’s Narayan joins Arcesium
Mahesh Narayan has joined the firm as segment head (institutional asset managers)
4 August 2022
PwC’s Corbin joins White Star as CFO
Tony Corbin joins the venture capital firm after 17 years at PwC Channel Islands
26 July 2022
Freshstream appoints two
Victoria Swann has been appointed legal counsel and Alexandra Campbell has been named ESG co-ordinator
25 July 2022
JTC promotes Mueller to group director
The firm has also made 100 staff promotions across the business
21 July 2022
JFA elects new committee
Crestbridge’s Michael Johnson has taken over the role of chair from Tim Morgan
13 July 2022
Stafford promotes Goodfellow and Soneji
Michael Goodfellow has been promoted to head of fund operations while Dhara Soneji has been appointed head of tax
13 July 2022
Keyhaven promotes three
Zaid Tabani has been promoted to head of finance, Yunzhen Zhao to head of fund accounting and Sarah Baha to head of compliance
8 July 2022
KKR strengthens legal function
David Sorkin has been promoted to chief legal officer, while Kathryn King Sudol has been hired as general counsel
8 July 2022
Addleshaw’s Carrington rejoins Simmons & Simmons
Charlotte Carrington has been appointed as supervising associate (financial services regulation)
7 July 2022
Silverfleet’s Gavey joins Perwyn
James Gavey has joined the firm as chief financial officer, based in London