Accounting and business consulting firm Armanino has promoted nine new partners effective 1 January, 2016.  This new partners have been with the firm for less than 10 years on average, well below the industry norm of 16 years. Many are alumni of the firm’s Managers’ Advisory Board, a committee that

Northgate Public Services (NPS) has appointed Royston Hoggarth as its Chairman. Hoggarth brings extensive experience as CEO and Chairman of companies in the software, IT, telecoms and financial services industries, helping businesses to deliver significant expansion through improved customer focus.   He was formerly UK Managing Director for Hays plc;

DLA Piper has appointed Andy Kolacki as a partner in the London Debt Finance team, part of the Finance & Projects group. Kolacki joins the firm from Latham & Watkins. Having joined Latham & Watkins as an associate in 2005, A Kolacki ndy was subsequently promoted to partner in 2009.

ATALIAN, a provider of facility services to companies in 21 countries, has expanded into the North American market with the acquisition of Temco Facility Services. Based in Paris, ATALIAN is a family-owned company that has more than 35,000 employees and annual revenue of EUR1.33 billion (before acquisition). Its wide range

Private equity asset manager Adveq has promoted Farah Buckley, Richard Damming, Matt Ma Chang, Daniel Rhoads, Nico Taverna and Ethan Vogelhut to Executive Director. The promotions are part of Adveq’s plans to expand its senior team, while increasing its number of employees around the world by 10 per cent in

Alternative asset management firm TPG has named Jin-Yong Cai as a Partner, effective 1 February, 2016. Cai most recently served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), a member of the World Bank Group. In a newly-created role, Cai will work across

Middle market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has appointed Carsten Beck as a Principal in its Brussels, Belgium office. In this role, Beck will oversee the firm’s business development group in Europe, helping to manage relationships and oversee the firm’s transaction sourcing efforts in the region.  Peak Rock has experienced tremendous

Palamon Capital Partners has elected Alexandre (Ali) Rahmatollahi to the Partnership. Rahmatollahi joins Palamon from Morgan Stanley where he spent nearly eight years in its Investment Banking division, most recently as an Executive Director with responsibility for Financial Sponsor coverage.  Prior to that he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey

Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to Private Equity in Europe, has made two senior appointments to help support the continued growth of the business. Andy Pitter has been appointed as Head of Ipes in Jersey, while Nigel Strachan, who was previously Managing Director of Ipes in Jersey, becomes Group