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Shepherd and Wedderburn hires telecoms specialist

Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has hired telecommunications specialist Gordon Moir from niche international practice Webb Henderson. Moir becomes a partner in the commercial disputes, regulation and markets team, working out of the firm’s London and Edinburgh offices, and at the offices of overseas clients. He brings with him a

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Pelican Point appoints general counsel and managing director

Pelican Point Capital Partners has appointed Marvin Miller as general counsel and managing director. “Marvin brings with him extensive legal experience in structured finance/business transactions that will be extremely accretive to the team at Pelican for its investment activities and portfolio management,” says Ike Suri, co-CEO and co-founder.   Most

Stefan Green joins Perella Weinberg Partners as partner

Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Stefan Green as a partner in the firm’s advisory business. Green will focus on providing strategic and financial advice to technology, media and telecommunications companies, and he will have broader responsibility for the San Francisco office, where he will be based.   Green comes to

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ECDM closes new GBP100m fund

European Capital Debt Management (ECDM) has closed its new GBP100 million fund, European Capital UK SME Debt LP, a fund to provide debt finance in small and medium sized enterprises in the UK.  The fund will invest in businesses with a turnover of up to GBP100 million.    The British

BV Investment Partners closes Fund VIII at hard cap

Private equity firm BV Investment Partners has completed the final closing for BV Investment Partners Fund VIII with USD487 million of committed capital, well above the fund's USD400 million target. Vikrant Raina, managing partner of BV, says: "We would like to thank our limited partners for their support and endorsement

Goldbridge Capital Partners appoints head of business development

Goldbridge Capital Partners, an asset management boutique focused exclusively on European sub-investment grade credit, has appointed Neal Kutner as head of business development. Kutner was most recently managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management where he was responsible for fundraising activities across Switzerland and Austria and was based in Switzerland. 

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Keensight Capital enters exclusive negotiations for the sale of FircoSoft

Private equity firm Keensight Capital is in negotiations with Reed Elsevier for the sale of FircoSoft, a specialist in watch list filtering solutions. The proposed transaction is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, pending the completion of a consultation with the works council of FircoSoft.   Created in

State Street appoints head of alternative investment solutions for Asia Pacific

State Street Corporation has appointed Bob Keogh as head of alternative investment solutions (AIS) for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong, Keogh will assume responsibility for the hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in Asia Pacific.   He has more than two decades of experience in

Chiesi launches VC fund via collaboration with A M Pappas & Associates

The Chiesi Group has launched a venture capital fund, Chiesi Ventures, via a collaboration with A M Pappas & Associates. Chiesi Ventures will complement the strategic interest of the Chiesi Group in the area of rare diseases by investing in early stage opportunities and expanding the Chiesi network in the

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James Cowper strengthens corporate finance team

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants and business advisers James Cowper has strengthened its corporate finance team with the appointment of Caleb Lewington.  Lewington joined the team in August.   With over eight years’ experience in the corporate finance market, Lewington joined from Serco's commercial finance team where he worked

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