Joseph N Sacca, a long-time commercial and securities litigator with a top tier roster of clients and trial experience, has joined BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Sacca comes to BakerHostetler from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Sacca represents clients around
Crown Agents Bank has appointed Susanne Chishti to its board as a non-executive director. Chishti brings more than 20 years of financial expertise, board-level experience focused on organisational governance, and a strong understanding of the small and medium size enterprise market. Her experience draws on 14 years in banking, with
ForeVest Capital Partners (ForeVest), a private equity fund manager operating primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, has closed a general partner-led secondary transaction of a fund it advises, PineBridge New Europe Partners II (NEP II). In the transaction, a new investment fund advised by ForeVest acquired portfolio companies from NEP
EnTrustPermal, an affiliate of Legg Mason, is to launch a USD250m direct lending investment trust to capitalise on the shipping industry’s USD80 billion debt requirements. The Blue Ocean Maritime Income investment trust will target a yield of 7 per cent a year by providing debt finance to high quality shipping
Perpetual Corporate Trust, an independent provider of corporate trustee services to the managed funds industry and debt markets in Australia, has formed a strategic partnership with FundRock Management Company (FundRock). The collaboration will enable clients of both firms to leverage the expertise and services offered in their respective core markets.
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has made the company’s first private equity investment in China since its inception in 1982. Investcorp has partnered with China Everbright Limited (Everbright), a sovereign-backed cross-border asset manager that is publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Investcorp, has
Natixis has appointed Nasir Khan as Head of Infrastructure, Americas. Khan will be responsible for the growth and development of the bank’s infrastructure sector for the region and as the company advances its sectorial based approach to best serve its clients, he will assume responsibility for Infrastructure Finance as well
O’Melveny has represented Silicon Valley-based electric vehicle company Lucid Motors in connection with securing over USD1 billion in investments from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The transaction represents a major milestone for Lucid Motors as it moves towards the commercial
Ares Management has appointed Jason Duko and Kapil Singh as Partners and Portfolio Managers in the Ares Credit Group, focussing on liquid credit strategies. These new appointments reflect Ares’ continued commitment to enhance its market leadership in below investment grade credit. “We are pleased to welcome Jason and Kapil
Bertelsmann is to acquire the US online education provider OnCourse Learning from the private equity company CIP Capital, for an amount in the mid-nine-digit euro range. The transaction further strengthens Bertelsmann’s presence in the US. Alongside the acquisitions of the Random House book group in 1998, the online education provider
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