Fabrizio Capponi, a chartered accountant and auditor who advises on deal structuring and taxation in M&A and private equity transactions and on obtaining tax rulings from the authorities, has joined Dentons’ tax practice in Italy. Capponi also assists banks in corporate financing transactions. Recently, he has handled some of Italy’s

Cowen Group has appointed Todd Coleman and Kevin S Manning as managing directors in the company’s investment banking team. Coleman focuses on semiconductors, semiconductor equipment and general electronics and Manning focuses on diversified industrials. Coleman is based in New York, and Manning in Chicago.   “Todd and Kevin are highly

Inverness Graham, a private investment firm focused on high growth, innovative manufacturing, technology and services companies, has promoted Aliya Khaydarova to principal.    "Over the past nine years, Aliya has played a key role across all aspects of the deal spectrum – from due diligence through successful exits at AdvancedCath, RacoWireless, and Danville,"

Saffery Champness has promoted four staff members to partner. Stephen Bristow joined the firm from RSM Tenon in 2012 as the head of business development for Saffery Champness’ film & television unit.   Specialising in providing strategic policy advice to global media companies and their leaders, Bristow has been involved

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has strengthened its Manchester team with two senior hires as part of its commitment to invest GBP1.2 billion of equity in Britain’s small and medium sized companies over the next three years. Guy Bagshaw and John Clarke both join LDC as investment directors.   Bagshaw

Intertrust has four new client-facing directors following a recent set of promotions within the firm.  Roger Bolan, Alex Di Santo, Shane Hugill and Stephen Langan have all been promoted to directors across Intertrust’s private wealth, funds, capital markets and performance & reward management service lines.   As a Chartered Secretary

Alternative credit investment company Crescent Capital Group has appointed Kenneth McRay and Glynell Bradley as senior vice presidents in investor relations. McRay will focus on expanding the firm’s business development efforts across institutional investors, and Bradley will further enhance Crescent Capital’s relationships with consultants and gatekeepers.   McRay brings more

Alternative asset management firm Constitution Capital has added Steven Shekane and Jonathan Williams to its credit team.   “We are very pleased to have Steve and John joining our team,” says Daniel M Cahill, managing partner of Constitution Capital. “Our people and culture are what drive our success. Steve and John

International law firm Hogan Lovells is adding M&A partners Richard Climan, Keith Flaum and Jane Ross, and IP and technology transactions partner John Brockland to its global corporate team. Climan and Flaum will join the global leadership teams within Hogan Lovells’ corporate practice.   Climan, Flaum, Ross and Brockland have