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Channel Capital Cayman adds director to fund governance team

Channel Capital Cayman, an independent directorship service provider to global hedge and private equity funds and investment vehicles, has expanded its Cayman Islands team with the appointment of Martin Laufer as fund director. Channel Capital Cayman, which serves investment funds domiciled primarily in the United States, Cayman Islands and other

Gallatin closes fund II above target at $1.6bn

Gallatin Point Capital has closed its second fund Gallatin Point Capital Partners II with $1.6 billion in capital commitments split between the fund and associated separately managed accounts, exceeding the initial target of $1.5 billion.  Gallatin says the fund received strong support from existing LPs and has further diversified its

Braemont Capital secures $525m for inaugural fund

Texas-based Private investment firm Braemont Capital (Braemont) has closed its inaugural fund Braemont Partners I with approximately $525 million in total capital commitments, surpassing it initial $500 million target.

Investec hires head of industrials M&A

Investec Bank (Investec) has appointed Marc Potel as head of industrials M&A. He will support the growth of Investec’s European M&A footprint, which has expanded from 20 to 120 people over the past five years. Potel joins Investec from Jefferies, where he spent five years as head of general industrials

IQ-EQ names new Americas CEO

IQ-EQ, a global fund administrator with over $400 billion in AUA, has appointed Matt Okolita as the firm’s new regional CEO, Americas. Okolita previously held the role of Global Head of Outsourced Business Services, working closely with his predecessor Mark Fordyce for a number of years.   As part of

Dasseti launches PE investor relations and RFP software solution

Dasseti, a specialist in digital due diligence software, has launched Dasseti Engage for asset managers and private equity GPs, a new platform designed to help investor relations, RFP and client services teams to improve distribution and speed up responses to client and consultant requests.  Dasseti says the platform allows teams

Mayer Brown adds partner in New York banking & finance practice

Mayer Brown has appointed Jason Friedman as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice, where he will represent borrowers, private equity sponsors, banks, hedge funds, alternative asset managers and other institutional investors on leveraged finance and private credit transactions. 

Apollo bolsters European presence with new London hub

Apollo has strengthened its footprint in Europe with an expanded regional hub in London, in line with its broader global growth strategy. The US private equity giant is bringing together its teams from offices at 10 Portman Square and 25 St George Street into a new construction location at 1 Soho

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