Growth equity firm General Atlantic has named Mike McTighe, chairman of Pace, Volex Group and WYG Group, as a special adviser to the firm. In this role, McTighe will provide strategic counsel to GA and its portfolio companies with a focus on the European region, supporting the firm’s active value-added
Angelo Gordon has added Richard Leonard to its private equity group as a managing director and Michael Koike as a vice president. Both are based in New York. Prior to joining Angelo Gordon in October 2009, Leonard was a managing director at Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill where he focused on leveraged
French business law firm FTPA is advising Franck Michel, court administrator, and Cosme Rogeau, court liquidator, in connection with the sale of Nortel Networks’ assets. After several restructuring operations, the North American telecommunications equipment supplier has been placed under creditor protection worldwide and European insolvency proceedings, including its main French
Advanced Fund Administration, a private equity and hedge fund administration company, has appointed Mark Lancaster as vice president of business development, based in the Summit, New Jersey office. His primary focus is leading AFA’s sales and marketing activities. Lancaster is a 20 year veteran in the financial services industry. Before
Markstone Capital, a private equity firm based in Tel Aviv, has reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General ending the pension fund inquiry related to the conduct of former chairman, Elliott Broidy. In December 2009 Broidy resigned from the firm and pleaded guilty to one count of
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a provider of legal services to growth enterprises and the financial institutions that invest in them, has named Christopher W. Kirkham as a partner at the firm. Kirkham (pictured) will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Kirkham specialises in the representation of private
ATG Media, a provider of information and services to the auction industry backed by Matrix Private Equity Partners, has increased its headcount to 58 full time members of staff in the last three months. Eight new roles, six internal promotions and a growing business have created 14 job vacancies. The
Matrix Private Equity Partners, the small buyout specialist, has expanded its team with the appointment of Christopher Price as an investment manager. The hire comes on the back of two Matrix new deal completions: iglu.com and Country Baskets. Price (pictured) joins the firm from Foresight Group. Mark Wignall, chief executive
Peak Ridge Capital Group’s venture capital fund, the Peak Ridge AgTech Fund, has expanded its advisory board to include Tommy G. Thompson, former four-time governor of Wisconsin and US secretary of health and human services. As governor of Wisconsin from 1986 through 2002, Thompson was well-known for his efforts to
Marwyn, an alternative asset manager, has appointed Glynn Thomas to lead the origination and execution of acquisitions in the support services sector. Thomas joins from VT Group, the defence, engineering and support services company, where he was group corporate development director for the corporate head office. Since joining VT Group
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