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First Republic expands team serving private equity firms

First Republic Bank, a provider of private banking and wealth management services, has added Julie Schneider, a senior banker with experience working with private equity and venture capital clients, to its Palo Alto office. Schneider, who has more than 22 years of banking experience in the San Francisco Bay Area,

Solomon Owayda joins Siguler Guff

Siguler Guff, a private equity firm with over USD8bn in assets under management, has appointed Solomon Owayda as a managing director. The firm will leverage Owayda’s private equity experience to provide investment solutions to investors and to cultivate and manage advisory relationships. Owayda says: “This is a great opportunity to

Bahamas on track with information exchange agreements

The Bahamas has concluded Tax Information Exchange Agreement negotiations with 23 countries, signed ten agreements and will meet the G20/OECD’s March 2010 deadline of a minimum of 12 signed agreements. To date, The Bahamas has signed ten TIEAs with the US, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, China, France, New Zealand,

A&J Venture Capital appoints two directors

A&J Venture Capital Group has appointed Zhongwen Chen and Roger Zolg as directors. Chen will become director and vice-president of the company. Chen has a strong background and will be responsible for operations in China including the office in Hong Kong, selecting potential companies and expanding the firm’s existing network.

Susan Swanezy to join Hodes Weill as partner

Hodes Weill, an advisory and investment business focused on the real estate private equity and private funds industry, has appointed Susan Swanezy as a partner. Swanezy was previously a managing director and head of distribution for Credit Suisse’s real estate investments group. “The perspective and expertise Susan has gained from

SEI expands bank loan outsourcing services

SEI is expanding its bank loan operational outsourcing solution by using new technologies that increase loan processing automation and incorporate independently-sourced data. The new functionality is delivered through Geneva, Advent Software’s portfolio management and fund accounting solution. Advent recently entered into an agreement with Virtus Partners to integrate Geneva with

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Highland Capital adds to business development staff

Highland Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Dallas, Texas, has appointed Clay Shumway as a director in its business development group. Shumway will help Highland develop and manage relationships with institutional investors, including public and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations and wealth management firms. He reports to

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Conyers hires six in Cayman, Bermuda and Dubai

Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has made a fresh round of hires to its corporate team with the addition of associates Tara Rivers in the Cayman Islands and Claire McConway, Robert Alexander and Victor Richards in Bermuda. The firm has also hired Michael Swain as head of Codan

Hans Morris named General Atlantic special adviser

General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has appointed former Visa president Hans Morris as a special adviser. Morris will provide strategic counsel to General Atlantic and its portfolio companies with a focus on the financial services sector, supporting the firm’s global growth equity investment programme.   Founded in 1980,

Berkshire Partners appoints managing director

Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has appointed Joshua A. Lutzker as a managing director. He joins the 11 current managing directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds. Lutzker originally joined Berkshire Partners in 1998 as an associate and returned to Berkshire in 2002

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