Global law firm Dentons has hired partner Gianpaolo Garofalo to establish the firm’s Italian Desk in London, and lead the Structured Finance group within the Banking and Finance practice in Italy. Garofalo (pictured), joins from Italian law firm BonelliErede, where he worked for the past two years in the London
Ogier has strengthened its funds practices in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg with three partner promotions. Funds specialists Justin Savage and Anne-Gaëlle Delabye have both been promoted to partner in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg respectively, while fund finance lawyer Mark Santangeli has been promoted to partner in the Cayman
Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has appointed Galina Markova to its Corporate & Acquisition Finance team, which is responsible for the origination and structuring of leveraged finance and private debt solutions for mid-market corporates and private equity clients across Europe. Based in the team’s London office, Markova will play a key
Kreston Reeves has strengthened its Corporate Finance practice through a merger with Surrey-based corporate finance boutique SamCorp, and the appointment of Jack Clipsham as Corporate Finance Partner. SamCorp directors Peter Samuels and Darren Hurdle will move into the Gatwick office of Kreston Reeves and trade as Kreston Reeves. Established in
Sarah Zeng has joined Orrick’s M&A and private equity practice, resident in Beijing. Zeng has over 25 years of corporate law experience serving Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and US multinational companies, and most recently served as Managing Partner of Denton’s Beijing office. Prior to that, Zeng was General Counsel of
Cédric Lalain has joined Artemid as a Partner. Since 2017, Lalain worked as Head of Fixed Income at Assurances Crédit Mutuel and now joins the team which advises funds from the Artemid range. These funds provide senior financing solutions, with maturities between five and seven years to European SME and
Vistra Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited has added to its team with the two new management appointments. Gail Clark (pictured), joins Vistra as manager of the recently established corporate fiduciary team. Having worked in offshore finance for 28 years, she brings with her a wealth of experience. Clark has knowledge
Former partner David Lynn is rejoining Morrison & Foerster’s Corporate Department and Corporate Finance group and will be based in the Washington DC office. Lynn, a specialist in securities, corporate governance and public company counselling, previously served as the Chief Counsel of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of
Oliver Quarmby has joined Ogier’s Guernsey investment funds and private equity team as a managing associate. Quarmby(pictured), is an English Solicitor and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, who has experience working in-house and at a regulatory consultancy as well as in private practice. He
Rabobank, a global food and agribusiness bank, has appointed Gregg Fatzinger and Dean Asofsky as co-heads of its Wholesale Banking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) business in North America. The appointments reflect Rabobank’s growing M&A advisory presence in North America and globally, including recent deals such as Marfrig’s pending USD969 million
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