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22 January 2021
Grafton Capital appoints CFO
Tom Morrell will lead on financing, reporting and accounting for Grafton Capital and its investments
21 January 2021
KPMG’s Wall joins BDO as partner
In her new role, Jennifer Wall will focus on working with private equity funds, providing tax advice and reporting services
20 January 2021
ACA launches ESG advisory practice
Dan Mistler and Crista DesRochers will head up the new division, while Dani Williams joins the team to focus on ESG in financial regulation
20 January 2021
Schroder COO joins ScalingFunds
Patrick Stampfli has joined the firm as managing director of business development, continental Europe
19 January 2021
Sanne promotes Nagle to CCO
In his new role, Nagle will be responsible for client service delivery in all jurisdictions and Sanne’s continued commercial development
19 January 2021
Saltgate names chief people officer
Alison French will sit on the group strategic committee to oversee recruitment, diversity, culture and communications
19 January 2021
Dawn Capital hires talent head
Avalon Lee-Bacon will build out the firm’s talent platform and support its portfolio companies with senior hires, sharing best practices and developing top talent
15 January 2021
iLevel’s Yiannakis joins Holland Mountain
Yiannakis will oversee the firm’s commercial activity and expand the reach of its private capital data platform
15 January 2021
Palatine promotes Wall to ESG director
As part of her new role, Stephanie Wall joins the firm's senior management team
14 January 2021
Crestbridge makes three Jersey appointments
Alex Di Santo is group head of PE, Michael Johnson is now group head of institutional services, while Tim Ridgway Is a director in the governance services team
14 January 2021
Goodwin hires Kayser as partner in Frankfurt
Joachim Kayser joins from Dechert in Frankfurt where he was a partner
14 January 2021
Arbour hires CTO
According to founder James Newsome, Stefan Kirsch was hired for his vision and passion for technology
11 January 2021
Backstop’s Watson joins Mainspring
Norman Watson, previously head of EMEA account management at Backstop Solutions, has joined fund administrator Mainspring
11 January 2021
Northern Trust’s Sharma joins MJ Hudson
Arti Sharma has joined the firm as managing director of MJ Hudson Amaces
7 January 2021
Imperium Funds appoints client services director
Andy Hatton joins Barry McClay, Gary Mauger and Charlotte Parr as part of the senior management team
7 January 2021
Flexstone names head of ESG
Caroline Gibert will lead Flexstone’s ESG approach at both firm and investment level
6 January 2021
TA promotes COO
COO and general counsel Jeffrey Hadden’s promotion part of wider succession completion, with Ajit Nedungando named as CEO of the firm
5 January 2021
Debevoise promotes Amos
Amos joined the law firm in 2010 and was initially based in New York
16 December 2020
Cathay Capital appoints chief impact officer
Matthieu van der Elst joins from Michelin Ventures, the venture arm of the Michelin Group, which he founded in 2015
10 December 2020
Alter Domus promotes Houghton to COO
Houghton will oversee the firm’s operations across all products and services as it continues to expand across the US and EMEA
10 December 2020
Eight Roads CFO joins BGF board
Isherwood is joined by Jim Strang, Hamilton Lane’s MD & EMEA chair who has also joined BGF's board
4 December 2020
NVM names partners
Finance director Simon John and head of legal and compliance James Bryce have both been named partners at the firm
2 December 2020
Aztec names CFO
Katie Thorpe will lead the finance, compliance, legal and risk teams, as well as help the firm to enhance its client experience as it grows
27 November 2020
Sanne promotes Toorawa to Mauritius country head
She takes over from Peter Nagle, who has held the position since 2018
27 November 2020
Vistra’s Langelaar joins Aztec
He has also been appointed managing director of the firm’s Netherlands office
24 November 2020
Park Square’s Brierley joins DealCloud
In his new role, Brierley will work on the DealCloud solutions engineering programme in the EMEA region
20 November 2020
SAP’s co-CEO Morgan joins Blackstone
She is responsible for a team within Blackstone’s portfolio operations group, which drives growth through digital transformation, together with identifying best-in-class leadership and talent to execute those initiatives
16 November 2020
Travers Smith elects Reed as managing partner
He succeeds David Patient, who has held the position since January 2015
13 November 2020
Ropes & Gray promotes Raghavan to counsel
Raghavan works across the investment funds practice, having advised established and emerging managers of private funds
10 November 2020
VP Fund Solutions names new CEO
Torsten Ries takes over from Eduard von Kymmel, who is stepping down from the role at the end of 2020
9 November 2020
Crestbridge names head of AML
Lee Sabiston is responsible for the development and promotion of Crestbridge’s AML strategy and framework
6 November 2020
Aztec promotes five
The firm enhanced its private equity leadership team across its Jersey, Guernsey and Luxembourg offices
4 November 2020
Grant Thornton’s Connelly joins Holland Mountain
He will help to drive Holland Mountain’s back office services while assisting PE clients to optimize their back office operations
4 November 2020
Akin Gump’s Carney joins Apollo
Carney joins Apollo’s legal, tax and compliance division and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s litigation and regulatory matters
2 November 2020
TMF Group hires Intertrust’s de Lange
He will focus on servicing global engagements for large fund clients
30 October 2020
Intertrust’s Davies joins Crestbridge
Davies will work with clients to increase their use of Crestbridge’s private equity platform
27 October 2020
BNY Mellon’s Spirgel joins Hazeltree
He will support Hazeltree’s clients in delivering operational efficiencies, risk mitigation and yield optimisation related to their aggregated cash and liquidity needs
26 October 2020
iCapital makes new hires and tech team acquisition
The appointments and acquisition enable the firm to expand into Europe and Asia
19 October 2020
Tully Rinckey hires Dublin partner
Malachy Kearney joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where he was head of investment funds
15 October 2020
Apex purchases FundRock
FundRock is an independent UCITS ManCo and AIFM and claims to be the largest third-party manager of UCITS funds in Luxembourg
15 October 2020
Human traffic
We caught up with PER about the latest hiring trends and return to office activity across the UK and Germany
14 October 2020
Mainstream promotes two
Barbara Purcell and Angela Nightingale are CEOs of Mainstream Fund Services Ireland and Cayman, respectively
12 October 2020
Astorg hires CFO
Jacques-François de Prest joins from Luxembourg-based telecom company Millicom where he was VP finance, group financial controller for six years
12 October 2020
Ocorian’s Layzell joins The ID Register as chair
He will help to guide and nurture the business as it invests strongly in tech, regs, international expansion and in its alliance relationships
12 October 2020
ASI appoints Crusey to boost ESG efforts
She is responsible for leading product and commercial strategy for ESG and impact-oriented solutions across private markets
5 October 2020
Investcorp names ESG lead
Habib Abdur-Rahman is responsible for overseeing the accelerated adoption of a standardised ESG framework
1 October 2020
MJ Hudson’s Shameli joins Reed Smith
His practice includes advising fund managers on structuring, establishing and operating private investment funds, co-investment funds and carried interest, on an international scale
30 September 2020
Ratos names Ågrup permanent CFO
He replaces Peter Wallin, who held the position since 2018, before being moved into the firm’s portfolio company HENT
28 September 2020
Wheelhouse appoints non-exec chair to leadership team
Mark Humphries said he was attracted to the role because of the deep subject matter expertise the firm operates in
25 September 2020
Jersey Finance appoints Laity as chair
Laity replaces outgoing Jersey Finance chair Gunther Thumann
24 September 2020
Hamilton Lane names Yett as ESG & sustainability director
He will focus on expanding and leading the firm’s ESG integration strategy
23 September 2020
Centaur creates group CFO role
Louise Lawlor from Key Capital, where she was associate director of corporate finance
21 September 2020
KPMG Luxembourg names new sector leads
Chrystelle Veeckmans is head of asset management and Christophe Diricks is head of alternative investments
21 September 2020
Lysak joins Simpson Thacher
He joins from Clifford Chance, where he had been a partner in the firm’s financial regulatory group since 2017
15 September 2020
McGuireWoods names Mayhew as London partner
She joins from DLA Piper, where she was a senior finance lawyer
14 September 2020
Sanne names global head of private debt
Keith Miller is responsible for providing guidance and support in building the private debt and loan agency product offering
10 September 2020
Crestbridge appoints BD associate director
Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap PE and VC firms
8 September 2020
Inflexion promotes three in finance team
Nancy Kelleher is now corporate controller, while Ionela Serbenco and Emily Woolgrove are fund controllers
4 September 2020
Intertrust hires MD of Luxembourg
Nick Maton is responsible for the leadership and growth of the Luxembourg team