Law firm Sidley Austin has hired Joseph Chan in its Shanghai office as a partner. Chan’s practice encompasses the full life cycle of private equity funds, from offshore and RMB fund formation and portfolio investments to M&A and capital markets. He has represented strategic buyers, funds, portfolio companies and investment
Citigroup says its trustworthiness as a bank is intact following Thursday’s court victory over private equity group Terra Firma Capital Partners. In a statement issued after the bank and its head of UK investment banking, David Wormsley, were cleared by a jury at the US District Court in Manhattan of
Dunedin, the mid-market private equity house, has hired David Williams as a director in its London office. Williams will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments for Dunedin’s GBP250m buyout fund. Ross Marshall, chief executive of Dunedin, says: “I have known David for over 20 years and am delighted
Two figures from the financial services industry in the Far East discussed the importance of the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan at a seminar in Taipei last month. An audience of over 60 senior intermediaries attended the seminar, organised by Equity Trust, a supplier of trust and
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, an investment institution owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, has appointed James Kester as chief investment officer in is private equities department. Kester will be responsible, together with members of the department’s senior management team, for developing ADIA’s strategy in the private equity space
The corporate team at Carey Olsen has advised Caparo Energy on its listing on AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s alternative investment market. This is the second Indian wind farm company taken to AIM by Carey Olsen in the past year. Caparo Energy is an independent power producer in India
Private equity firm Permira has appointed David Ho, former president of Nokia in China, as senior adviser. Ho will help Permira expand its presence in Greater China and will advise the funds on investment opportunities in the region. Ho will be based in Beijing. Since 2008, Ho has been chairman
Susan Clark has joined Heritage International Fund Managers as head of fund administration, responsible for the delivery of the company’s fund administration services as well as coordinating growth overseas. Clark has nearly 30 years’ experience working in the funds industry, most recently as head of funds services and executive director
Abraham Merchant and Kenneth Kuhn, managing directors of Global Capital Investments, have launched the Iraq Fund. The fund will invest primarily in listed equities of the Iraq Stock Exchange and up to 20 per cent of its assets in private, less liquid, early-stage investment opportunities that focus on Iraq’s infrastructure
The UK asset management industry needs to considerably ramp up its plans for responding to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive as only two per cent of the industry currently has a plan in place that is being implemented. According to a recent poll by PricewaterhouseCoopers of 186 senior industry
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