Growth-focused private equity firm ECI Partners has promoted Lewis Bantin to the position of partner. The promotion recognises Bantin’s (pictured) contribution to ECI since he joined the firm in May 2008 particularly his work as head of the commercial team, an important feature of ECI’s value creation capability. The
Maples Fiduciary Services has expanded its investment funds team in the Cayman Islands with the addition of Abali Hoilett as senior vice president and fund director. Hoilett has extensive experience in providing director and trustee services to a wide array of investment fund structures and strategies. In his new position,
Andrew Caspersen has joined as a managing principal of Park Hill, a division of Blackstone, with a focus on its secondary advisory business. The business delivers liquidity and capital solutions to private equity investors and managers. Caspersen was most recently a principal at Coller Capital, where he sourced, evaluated and
Inaki Echave will join Blackstone’s private equity group as a managing director, with primary responsibility for Spain and Portugal. Echave (pictured) was most recently a partner with Magnum Capital, the largest independent buy-out fund on the Iberian Peninsula. He will work alongside Claudio Boada, Blackstone’s chairman for Iberia. Lionel Assant,
Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has promoted Hunter Philbrick, Judd Sher and Tarim Wasim to managing directors. Philbrick (pictured) joined Hellman & Friedman in 2003 in the firm’s San Francisco office and relocated to New York in 2005 to help build the New York office. He primarily focuses on
Alan Whalley, former UK chief executive of Mercer, has joined Palatine Private Equity-backed WEALTH at work as its new chairman. Whalley (pictured) has vast experience and knowledge of the benefits and pension industry. He is a qualified actuary who only recently retired from Mercer at the end of 2012. Previously
Fircroft Engineering Services, a provider of technical recruitment services backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has strengthened its board with the appointment of Philip Gore-Randall as a non-executive director. Gore-Randall (pictured) brings almost 40 years of international experience to the board. He started his career at professional services firm Andersen, working
Infrastructure investment firm Alinda Capital Partners has appointed Alex Black as a partner with responsibility for the implementation of operational improvements for the firm’s portfolio companies. Black joined Alinda in 2008 to lead portfolio management and, prior to this announcement, he was a managing director in the firm. He
Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to the technology, life science, cleantech, private equity and venture capital industries, has appointed Andrew Hunter as relationship manager with its UK branch to spearhead its new business efforts in Ireland. Hunter currently works within Silicon Valley Bank’s accelerator and growth group based in London,
Venture capital and growth equity firm Crosslink Capital has appointed David Courtney as general partner and chief operating officer. His responsibilities include direct oversight of operations, finance, compliance and human resources. He reports to Michael Stark, founder and general partner of Crosslink Capital, and is based in the firm’s San
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