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Ogier adds partner to Luxembourg investment funds team

Ogier has appointed investment funds specialist Benoît Rose as a partner in its Luxembourg team. Rose has more than 15 years’ experience in asset management in Luxembourg, France and Switzerland, with previous experience including leading the investment funds team of an international law firm in Luxembourg and as a senior

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HSBC GAM adds to alternatives team

HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Shantini Nair as Senior Product Specialist for infrastructure debt investments in the Alternatives team. With over 20 years’ experience in institutional asset management, Nair will focus on developing and expanding the team’s infrastructure debt product offering. She will report to Steven Ward, Global Head

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Assetz Capital adds dedicated private fund for institutional investors

Assetz Capital has added a new private fund for institutional investors, in collaboration with a specialist marketplace lending fund manager. The fund gives institutional investors and family offices an additional and dedicated channel to invest in loans on the Assetz Capital marketplace. Established in Luxembourg, the private fund is eligible

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Hermes strengthens private debt platform with new hire

Hermes Investment Management has appointed Kevin Roche as a Director for Private Debt and CLO’s. Reporting to the Head of Direct Lending, Laura Vaughan, Roche will be based in London and will work across the private debt platform. The private debt team manage European and UK direct lending strategies focused

OpenFin raises USD17m in Series C funding from Wells Fargo and Barclays

OpenFin has raised USD17 million in Series C funding from major banks and leading Fintech investors. The funding round was led by Wells Fargo with participation from Barclays and existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures, JP Morgan and Pivot Investment Partners.  The Series C round brings OpenFin’s total amount of

KPS Capital Partners to acquire Howden from Colfax Corporation

KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to acquire Howden from Colfax Corporation for an enterprise value of USD1.80 billion, comprising USD1.66 billion in cash consideration and USD0.14 billion in assumed liabilities and minority interest, subject to customary closing adjustments. Howden is a leading global provider of mission critical air and gas

GCA Altium adds to Manchester team

Global investment bank GCA Altium has strengthened its Manchester team with two promotions and two new hires. Mark Smith has been promoted to Director, after five years at GCA Altium. Mark has advised on over GBP700 million of transactions in the last year, including the investment in UKFast by Inflexion

Edwin Parker, Maples Group

Maples Group appoints Director of Business Development in Europe

The Maples Group, a service provider offering clients a comprehensive range of legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management services, has appointed Edwin Parker as Director of Business Development for the fund services business in Europe. Parker brings over two decades of experience working with alternative

Matt Wood, Altair

Altair appoints fund administration specialist

Channel Islands independent director services business Altair has appointed Matt Wood as a director in Guernsey.  Wood will take on a pivotal role in driving forward Altair’s growth strategy in the Channel Islands as it looks to support the governance and oversight needs of a rising number of businesses across

Paul Conroy, Aztec Group

Aztec Group appoints new Group Head of Real Assets and Private Debt 

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has promoted Paul Conroy to Group Head of Real Assets and Private Debt.  In his new role, Conroy (pictured) will assume overall responsibility for the development, growth and delivery of the Group’s real assets and private debt service offerings. He succeeds

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