People moves
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
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
8 October 2020
ADS elects first board of directors
The non-profit organisation has also has recently held its first annual meeting with members
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
LemonTree creates advisory board
Mahmoud Warriah is advisor for accounting and Toby Norfolk-Thompson is advisor for banking and tax
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
22 September 2020
Rochford launches in the UK
Treasury management provider Rochford Capital expands from Australian roots to the UK
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
Ferguson appointed as co-head of Throgmorton Compliance Solutions
She will work alongside previously announced co-head Mel Scotland to lead the business
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
Exclusive: InCloudCounsel opens in Hong Kong
Founder and CEO Troy Pospisil said expansion was driven by responding to global clients' needs
2 September 2020
Simon Witney joins Travers Smith
He joins from Debevoise & Plimpton where he has been special counsel since 2017
26 August 2020
Mirabella appoints new CEO
The firm has appointed Ron Weekes as CEO and an LLP member, replacing Joe Vittoria
26 August 2020
OakNorth Bank appoints new CFO
Rajesh Gupta joins as CFO, from Kensington Mortgages, pending regulatory approval
19 August 2020
Sanne strengthens Dutch division
Sanne has appointed Aslan Ozdemir as associate director
6 August 2020
IQ-EQ appoints two in Amsterdam
Stefan de Kort has been hired as director of fund services while Laurens de Lange has been promoted to compliance leader for the Netherlands
4 August 2020
Carey Olsen promotes two in corporate team
Michelle Falcucci and Nick Ghazi have been promoted to senior associates in the firm’s Bermuda and Jersey offices, respectively
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
13 July 2020
Lobbardi launches Avardi Partners
Lobbardi has announced the launch of a fully independent fund finance advisor Avardi Partners
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
9 July 2020
Crestbridge’s Newton relocates to Luxembourg
The relocation extends Newton’s current role to lead the growth of the firm’s fund services offering in Luxembourg
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
26 June 2020
Gen II appoints two Luxembourg board members
Martin Dobbins and Chris Edge are the newest members of its Luxembourg board of directors
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
Debevoise opens Luxembourg office
It will assist PE clients with establishing funds and related regulatory matters