People moves
25 January 2023
Travers Smith names Cawood as PE head
The appointment follows several departures from the law firm as US-led groups build their European practices
25 January 2023
Crestbridge appoints senior risk and compliance officer
Marie Morris joins from Butterfield Bank to assume the roles of director and money laundering compliance officer
24 January 2023
Simpson Thacher appoints financial regulatory lawyer
Stephanie Biggs joins from Travers Smith to co-lead the firm’s European financial services and funds regulatory team
23 January 2023
Aztec Group appoints CEO
Kathryn Purves to assume CEO role as Edward Moore, founder of Aztec Group, becomes chair of the group board
23 January 2023
Pantheon appoints chief financial officer
Dean Maines joins the firm as CFO and partner, as two senior operations team members are promoted to partner
20 January 2023
Ares Capital appoints first COO
Jana Markowicz is appointed to the newly created role after 18 years’ service at the firm
20 January 2023
Goodwin grows secondaries practice
Partner Jacqueline Eaves joins after four years at Kirkland & Ellis
18 January 2023
Macfarlanes expands private investment funds practice
Stephen Ross joins the firm after nine years as a partner at Sidley Austin
17 January 2023
Palatine promotes Fazakerley to partner and CFO
Sam Fazakerley joined the firm in 2007 as finance director
17 January 2023
Apex acquires Luxembourg’s ALFI Partners
The acquisition aims to deliver a cross-border fund-distribution solution
12 January 2023
Apex launches advisory and capital-raising services
KPMG’s former head of asset management advisory, Dan Page, to lead the offering
9 January 2023
Reed Smith expands private credit practice
Linn Mayhew joins from McGuireWoods as partner
5 January 2023
Pinsent’s Bowen joins K&L to launch Dublin office
Gayle Bowen is joined by Shane Geraghty and Michelle Lloyd as founding partners
4 January 2023
MUFG IS appoints head of fund finance for APAC
Citi’s Fi Dinh joins the firm to lead its expanding offering in the region
4 January 2023
Centerbridge appoints operations director for Europe
Russell Proffitt-Perchard was previously executive vice-president for real assets at Citco
21 December 2022
MJ Hudson appoints director in ESG and sustainability team
Mark Thompson joins MJ Hudson’s London office
20 December 2022
Ambienta promotes CFO to partner
Daniele Gatti’s decade at Ambienta sees him promoted to partner
15 December 2022
ACE & Company names CFO/COO as chair
Sally Beh joined the firm in 2012 and has been serving as its CFO since 2016
14 December 2022
Livingbridge promotes Dennison to partner
Jeremy Dennison joined the firm in 2018 as general counsel
14 December 2022
DBAG appoints CFO
Melanie Wiese joins from Bayernwerk as CFO and Torsten Grede plans to resign from office in 2023
12 December 2022
K&E’s McCarthy joins Triton
He joins the legal team, headed up by general counsel Daisy Raven
12 December 2022
Apex expands in the Nordics
Formerly at Nordic Trustee, Felix Edgren will head up the company’s offering
29 November 2022
Stafford Capital appoints head of HR
Sarah Ely joins the firm after ten years at Insight Investment
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
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
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
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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