People moves
1 December 2021
Triton appoints new CFO
Matthew Couch replaces Mats Eklund who left in March after nine years of service
29 November 2021
Golding appoints ESG director
Christian Schütz will lead the implementation of the firm's sustainability goals both internally as well as its investments
23 November 2021
Keyhaven appoints financial controller
Keyhaven’s team is now composed of individuals representing 21 nationalities speaking 21 languages, with women representing more than 50% of employees across all functions
17 November 2021
MV Credit names CFO and COO
Natixis’ private credit affiliate has appointed Roland Toppen as CFO and Tina Page and COO
11 November 2021
SASB’s Rogers joins Blackstone
Jean Rogers will oversee Blackstone’s corporate ESG team, leading strategy, integration, reporting, and engagement
9 November 2021
YFM hires CFO
Marcus Karia was most recently group finance director of London Stock Exchange-listed VC firm Arix Bioscience
5 November 2021
CD&R names Griffiths as new CFO
Jillian Griffiths succeeds Theresa Gore who is stepping back into a flexible role after 27 years
4 November 2021
Eurazeo announces CFO succession plan
William Kadouch-Chassaing will succeed Philippe Audouin as CFO and head of strategy from March 2022
3 November 2021
GHO promotes Rankine to sustainable investing director
Rankine will lead the integration of ESG considerations throughout the GHO investment process
1 November 2021
Apax names chief sustainability officer
Adam is responsible for further integrating ESG strategies into the core business of Apax’s holdings
1 November 2021
BaltCap promotes Napa to partner
Napa joined the firm in 2012 as financial director, before being promoted to her current role in 2017
25 October 2021
Domicile watch: October 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's position on LTAF, Jersey's amended law which makes risk-based supervision a legal requirement and Guernsey's revised regulatory laws
14 October 2021
Blackstone names global head of ESG for PE
Amisha Parekh joins from Bloomberg, where she spent the last four years as head of sustainable finance product incubation
11 October 2021
KKR promotes COOs to CEOs
Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall take over from co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts, who remain actively involved as executive co-chairs of KKR’s board
7 October 2021
Crestbridge names chief risk officer
Siân Dalrymple takes over the role from Nadia Lewis, who moves to IQ-EQ as head of risk and compliance
6 October 2021
AssetMetrix opens office in Luxembourg
The company has hired Alexander Wedlich to head up the new office
30 September 2021
Westhead joins Hanover
In his new role, Westhead is responsible for all non-investment related activity and teams across finance & fund operations, compliance, IT and office management
29 September 2021
Aurelius names CFO
Richard Schulze-Muth joined the firm in 2015 as managing director of corporate finance
27 September 2021
Ambienta bolsters operations team
Michela D'Isita joins as head of human resources, Virginia Fortunato as head of administration, Fabia Bernacchi as head of marketing and communications, Daniela Popa as ESG manager and Alessio Vian and Fabrizio Sebastiani as finance associates.
24 September 2021
The Drawdown Awards 2021: Winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of our recent 2021 Drawdown Awards
23 September 2021
Stirling Square hires two
Toni Gillespie has been named chief of talent, while Elisabetta Ricci is chief of staff
23 September 2021
CSC secures Luxembourg licences
In addition, CSC hired Pierre Mifsud as MD for depositary services, and Yves Cheret as MD for fund admin
23 September 2021
Sanne appoints PE director in Jersey
Laura Hazzard leads client company structures and is responsible for service provision to a varied portfolio of clients
21 September 2021
Earth Capital names CEO
CFO Phil Culver Evans will take over CEO responsibilities from Gordon Power, who remains CIO.
17 September 2021
Blackstone’s Saxena joins Canoe
Saxena supports Canoe’s growing client base, while strengthening the company’s product and technology strategy
17 September 2021
CapMan hires ESG director
Anna Olsson joins from ISS ESG, a sustainability consultancy, where she has worked since 2015
16 September 2021
Gen II hires two
Duncan Christie is head of operations and a member of the executive committee while Eva Ntovolou is global data protection officer
14 September 2021
Drawbridge hires three
Adam Menkes is global head of ops, Jacob Cane is head of strategy, while Art Murphy is director of BD
13 September 2021
IPEM 2021: PE is ready
Claire Chabrier, president of France Invest discusses how the Covid pandemic has accelerated innovation, climate issues and social responsibility
9 September 2021
Ocorian hires head of global funds
Garrett Breen joins from JP Morgan where he spent the last five and a half years
9 September 2021
KKR names chief diversity officer
Kerryann Benjamin joins from Goldman Sachs where she spent 19 years, most recently as head of firmwide programming and digital learning
9 September 2021
Apposite promotes two
James Harper is now CFO and Julie-Anne Hughes is operations and finance manager
6 September 2021
Access names general counsel
Benjamin Aller focuses on legal affairs, group operations and strategy
2 September 2021
Arthur Cox’s Garrett joins Reed Smith
Garrett’s practice focuses on cross-border finance and corporate transactions, formal and informal insolvency procedures, restructuring and workouts
31 August 2021
Zedra appoints two
Charles-Alexandre Houillon has been named director of fund management services, while Murjel Breedveld Jagesser is client director, both in Luxembourg
25 August 2021
Domicile watch: August 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's third consultation paper on UK IFPR, Guernsey's appointment of a strategic adviser for green and sustainable finance and Hong Kong's SFC amended fund manager code of conduct
19 August 2021
Livingbridge’s Conway joins Crowe
Jono Clare has been named as the GP's new head of tax
18 August 2021
PwC’s Woehl joins Montagu
In her new role, Woehl will help develop and refine Montagu’s existing ESG processes and procedures as well as support the portfolio companies’ ESG efforts
12 August 2021
Ares promotes Phillips to CFO
The move follows the termination of CFO/COO Michael McFerran’s employment for inappropriate misconduct
5 August 2021
Dentons’ Craig joins Paul Hastings
Ted Craig joined from Dentons where he was partner, head of the private funds practice in the UK
27 July 2021
Investran’s Iaslovits joins Anduin
Iaslovits will provide guidance on Anduin’s product roadmap
27 July 2021
TMF Group’s White joins Oakbridge
John White is responsible for overseeing compliance at both Oakbridge Funds and The ED Group
26 July 2021
Domicile watch: July 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Denmark's ranking as most business-friendly domicile, increased fund fees for Jersey and Guernsey's proposal for increasing fees
26 July 2021
The Drawdown Awards: GP finalists announced
We are pleased to present the GP finalists for The Drawdown Awards 2021
20 July 2021
Stephenson Harwood promotes de Ste Croix to partner
She focuses on fund formation, GP-led secondaries, LP portfolio sales and complex fund-related transactions, including GP removals
14 July 2021
Former Apax COO joins Bridges as NED
Philip Newborough, co-CEO of Bridges: "Clive has been a great friend and advisor to Bridges for many years now, and I’m delighted we can tap into his insight and experience more regularly"
14 July 2021
Simpson Thacher’s Fox joins Kirkland & Ellis
Amy Fox advises private equity clients on the organisation and operation of European, Asian and global large-cap funds
14 July 2021
Suntera appoints Jersey head of funds
Ryan Taylor has overall responsibility for developing and managing the new fund administration team in the jurisdiction and growing its client base
13 July 2021
Halfenger joins Arctaris
He joined from consultancy firm Treliant, where he has been MD of securities & investment management compliance
5 July 2021
Inflexion promotes Pattison
Ben Pattison has been named head of finance while Ionela Serbenco is now fund accounting manager
5 July 2021
BC’s Dell joins Pemberton
BC Partners’ Graeme Dell has been appointed as Pemberton’s new COO
2 July 2021
Sanne promotes Fowler to global head of PE
He takes over from Oliver Morris, who has recently left the firm to join TDR Capital as head of fund operations
29 June 2021
Drawbridge appoints COO
Scott DePetris will drive the firm’s global strategy and business operations
29 June 2021
Domicile watch: June 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Guernsey's updated code of corporate governance, Luxembourg's FAQ on MiFID application and Cyprus' new form related to cross-border activities
28 June 2021
EQT creates new sustainability roles
Bahare Haghshenas is global head of sustainable transformation, while Sophie Walker is head of sustainability for private capital
28 June 2021
ALFI re-elects Lamesch as chair
Effective immediately, Corinne Lamesch’s second term will run for two years