Fiduciary and administration services provider Estera has appointed Ethan Levner as group head of corporate development. He will be responsible for leading the company’s growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions.   Farah Ballands, CEO of Estera, says: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Ethan to our expanding team. Following

Private equity and alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital has expanded its footprint in Latin America with the opening of an office in Colombia. Founded in 1993, HIG focuses on private equity investments in small and mid-sized companies where it can play a significant role in helping to unlock potential

Zedra, an independent provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has appointed Robert Burchett-Coates to the newly created role of director of business development and sales. Burchett-Coates has over 15 years of multi-jurisdictional experience in the fund administration, investment management and corporate solutions markets.   Operating from the group’s London

Houlihan Lokey has appointed Laurens van Asselt as a managing director, based in Amsterdam. He will be responsible for supporting the firm’s power and utilities, environmental, and infrastructure coverage efforts in the Benelux region and across continental Europe.   Van Asselt (pictured) joins from Rabobank, where he was a managing

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Robert Goldstein as a partner in the firm’s corporate and transactional practice group in New York and head of the New York office’s private equity team. Goldstein joins McDermott from another Am Law 100 firm, where he was chair of the

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has appointed Graeme Eadie as senior managing director and global head of real assets, a new investment department that brings together the real estate investments department with the company’s existing infrastructure and agriculture groups. The group says the change will create a better alignment

Pagemill Partners, a division of Duff & Phelps, has appointed Rory O’Sullivan as a managing director and the firm’s first head of European technology M&A, based in London. O’Sullivan’s appointment marks a significant step in expanding Pagemill’s worldwide offering, and the further strengthening of M&A capabilities within Duff & Phelps

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has elected Michael Gerstenzang as managing partner, effective 1 January 2017. He will succeed managing partner Mark Leddy.   Gerstenzang is a leader in organising and advising private investment funds, including buyout funds, international funds, growth funds, special situations funds and other types of alternative

Jean-Philippe Barade has been appointed as partner and head of the London office of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton with immediate effect. Barade brings more than 15 years of experience in private equity with a focus on consumer and retail.   Most recently, he served as co-founding partner of