Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Chan Tze Ching, Ignatius as senior adviser. Chan will join CVC’s global financial institutions advisory board to support CVC’s activities in the financial services sector in Asia. Chan was previously head of corporate and investment banking/senior country corporate officer for Greater
GMT Communications Partners, a private equity investor focused on the communications sector in Europe, has appointed Bernard Gray to the GMT Industry Council, a network of media industry experts who provide market perspective on the communications industry. Gray was recently appointed chairman of Magicalia, the digital cross media publisher and
Credit Suisse has appointed Andy Stewart to the asset management division as managing director and head of the liquid alternatives business, effective 1 December 2010. Stewart joins Credit Suisse Asset Management from Man Investments, where he was president and chief operating officer in the US, responsible for business management and
Emerging Capital Partners, a private equity group focused on Africa, has appointed former World Bank executive Marie-France Mathes as managing director and head of investor relations. Mathes will lead efforts to strengthen communications with ECP limited partners. The firm looks toward a range of potential acquisitions from its third USD613m
Mario Mancuso, former US under secretary of commerce for industry and security and senior Pentagon official, has joined law firm Fried Frank as a partner resident in its Washington, DC and New York offices. Mancuso is a prominent authority on international security matters and the US government’s regulation of international
Actis, a private equity investor in the emerging markets, has signed an agreement to sell its 30 per cent interest in Inpac International, a printed paper packaging manufacturer in China, to Stora Enso, a paper, packaging and wood products company. Inpac services the demand from multinational companies to outsource packaging
The Irish funds industry has welcomed a harmonised framework for alternative investment fund managers and the regulatory changes to Irish collective investment schemes. The Irish Funds Industry Association says the agreement on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive will introduce the opportunity to passport Irish qualifying investor funds throughout Europe.
Cowen Group has hired Amrit Agrawal as a managing director in the global capital markets group. Agrawal will be primarily responsible for advising corporate clients on financing solutions across the capital structure, including on acquisition finance. Agrawal will also assist clients with private debt placements, exchange offers, consent solicitations and
Jersey Finance has welcomed the Council of Minister’s proposals to retain the jurisdiction’s personal taxation rate at 20 per cent. Setting out his budget proposals, Treasury and Resources Minister Senator Philip Ozouf said ministers wanted the States of Jersey Assembly to send out a powerful message that it would maintain
European Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday overcame the final major hurdles to an agreement on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. Parliament pushed through new chapters on asset stripping and remuneration principles, as well as influencing the rules on the passporting system, depositary liability, capital requirements, and use of
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