Ylan Steiner, head of the London venture capital team at King & Wood Mallesons, has joined Orrick as a partner in its technology companies group, resident in the London office. This addition follows the arrival of Christoph Brenner, head of KWM’s German corporate practice, who joined the firm as a partner

GenNx360 Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in middle market industrial manufacturing and business services companies, has appointed Daphne Dufresne as a managing partner.   Dufresne will be actively engaged in all aspects of GenNx360's investment activities and portfolio management, and will be a voting member of

Private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners has appointed Irene Hong Edwards as principal and head of investor relations. “We are thrilled to welcome Irene to Lovell Minnick as we build out investor relations to better serve our limited partners,” says co-chairman Jeffrey D Lovell. “We are confident her depth of

LionTree, a global investment and merchant banking firm focused on media, technology and telecommunications, is building on its operations in New York, San Francisco and London with the opening of a Paris office. Fatine Layt, a banking executive and entrepreneur, has joined LionTree to lead the new office and grow

Private equity firm JW Childs Associates has appointed Joseph M Fortunato as operating partner. He will focus on evaluating, acquiring and growing businesses in the specialty retail industry.   “After 25 years of working with Joe as a leader in the specialty retail sector, I am delighted he is formally

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has appointed Nick Price as chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Price is responsible for helping to deliver on the company’s ambitions to support more SMEs across the UK and empower these businesses to grow. Whilst creating this atmosphere of

Orrick Rambaud Martel has appointed M&A and private equity adviser Guillaume Kessler as a partner in Paris. Kessler joins Orrick from Olswang where he served as managing partner of the Paris office and head of the Paris corporate group.   "We are delighted to continue to grow our French corporate

Ogier has strengthened its Luxembourg investment fund team with the appointment of Anne-Gaëlle Delabye as a managing associate. Delabye (pictured) focuses on investment funds and regulatory work, with a particular specialism in the regulated investment funds sector.   She previously worked as head of regulatory and investment management at the

Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in delivering project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has appointed Kyle Katoski as head of project origination for South-East Asia. With extensive experience across Asia, Katoski (pictured) will lead business development from the firm’s Singapore headquarters.   The appointment comes

Law firm Akerman has bolstered its tax practice group with the appointment of former CBS vice president and general tax counsel Alvan L Bobrow as partner. Bobrow joins the firm’s New York office from Mayer Brown, where he served as the leader of the national state and local tax group.   "Alvan's