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Carey Olsen appoints new Cayman and BVI corporate partner in London office

Leading offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Jasmine Amaria as a Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) corporate partner in its London office. Amaria, who joins from the London office of another offshore law firm, specialises in both Cayman Islands and BVI corporate law. She has significant experience

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iM Global Partner adds deputy CEO and Head of International Business

Jose Castellano has joined iM Global Partner as deputy CEO and Head of International Business Development. iM Global Partner is an investment and development asset management platform focused on acquiring strategic investments in traditional and alternative investment firms, its Partners, with an objective of growing together. iM Global Partner aims

IGF adds to ABL sales team after record-breaking year

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), the leading independent asset based lender, has made further investment in its asset based lending sales team following a record year. With 17 years’ experience working in asset based lending and invoice finance, the appointment of Nigel Hibbert as ABL director strengthens IGF’s presence in the South

Restructuring partner joins Sidley in London

Mark Knight has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in the firm’s London office. He will be a member of Sidley’s global Restructuring practice. Knight is experienced in leading complex, precedent- setting multi-jurisdictional restructurings on both the creditor and debtor sides. Before joining Sidley, Knight served as a partner and

Hogan Lovells appoints new office managing partner in Philadelphia

Hogan Lovells has appointed John Duke as Office Managing Partner for the firm’s Philadelphia office, effective 1 January. Duke is a Corporate Transactional partner whose diverse corporate practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, public equity offerings, joint ventures, corporate governance and public company compliance matters. He has advised on dozens of

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Franklin Templeton appoints Head of Alternative Sales for EMEA

Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed George Szemere as its new Head of Alternative Sales, EMEA.  Based in London, Szemere joins Franklin Templeton with immediate effect from Columbia Threadneedle, where he was most recently Head of Liquid Alternatives and Global Strategic Relations EMEA Distribution.    Reporting to Vivek Kudva, Managing Director for

EQT adds six new partners

EQT has promoted six existing directors to the role of partner, effective 1 January. The new partners are: Brian Chang, Mid-Market, Singapore; Victor Englesson, Mid-Market, Stockholm; Stephen Escudier, Credit, New York; Carl Johan Renström, Equity, Stockholm; Magnus Tornling, Equity, Oslo; and Matthias Wittkowski, Equity, Munich.   Christian Sinding, CEO and Managing

Fireman Capital Partners appoints Principal

Fireman Capital Partners (FCP), a consumer-focussed private equity firm, has appointed Wes Mendenhall as a Principal. He will be based in Seattle and will focus on business development and strategic corporate and investor relationships. Mendenhall brings over 10 years of experience in financial services, encompassing roles in both Institutional Global

Concrete VC appoints new Venture Partner

Concrete VC, a PropTech start-up fund founded to identify and support the most promising PropTech companies, has partnered with Angelica Donati, CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group. Donati joins Concrete VC as their second venture partner, bringing extensive knowledge of the industry as a PropTech founder and CEO of Donati Immobiliare

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Maples Fiduciary extends service offering to Jersey

Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and provider of specialised fiduciary, entity formation and management, insurance and administration services, has received a Trust Company Business Licence from the Jersey Financial Services Commission and has established an on-the-ground presence in Jersey.   The extension of its service offering to Jersey will

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