James Carnegie has been appointed as a senior adviser to Blackstone. Based in Sydney, Carnegie will focus primarily on the firm’s private equity activities in Australia. Carnegie was most recently a partner with Archer Capital, an Australian domestic private equity firms. Before that, his experience included working with Macquarie Capital
CVC Credit Partners has appointed Tom Newberry as a senior managing director and head of the group’s private funds business. He will be based in New York and will be a member of CVC Credit’s operating board. Newberry was formerly a managing director at Credit Suisse, where he was head
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has appointed John Garner to head its operations in Yorkshire and the North East as it steps up its investment in the region. He will take over the role from John Swarbrick, who has led LDC in Yorkshire and North East over the past 12
Future Capital Partners, the GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, has appointed James Pargeter to its business development team as it gears up for a product push in the fourth quarter. Pargeter has responsibility for corporate financial planning on behalf of FCP’s clients. His remit includes a focus on working with and
Signia Wealth has appointed Ana María Harrison as a managing director. Harrison is assigned to Signia’s private equity division and will work alongside Spencer Moulton. She will be joining Signia from UBS, where she was executive director in global wealth management private equity. She has been with the company
Foresight Group has appointed Dan Wells as director, US solar. Based initially in the UK with the specialist infrastructure team, Wells will lead the development of Foresight’s solar business in the US, building on Foresight’s 100MW operating solar portfolio in Europe. Wells joins Foresight with 12 years’ experience in finance
Rutland Partners, a turnaround and restructuring investor, has appointed James Barrington-Wells as investment executive. Barrington-Wells is a graduate of biological science from Edinburgh University who qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte in 2009 and subsequently worked in their audit and corporate finance divisions for three years. During this time
Joey T Shabot has joined the law firm Greenberg Traurig as of counsel in its Tel Aviv office. Shabot, the fourth attorney in recent months to move to Greenberg Traurig in Israel, focuses his practice on M&A, financing, and other corporate transactions. He previously practiced with the New York firm
Bluebox, the recently launched advisory business that prepares businesses for sale using a highly structured pre-sale planning programme, has appointed Sam Archer as corporate executive. Archer joins from Bridges Ventures. Archer says: “With an estimated 70 per cent of business sales collapsing before they reach legal completion, the corporate finance
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has appointed James Smith as director in the firm’s value creation group. Smith will be based in the Johannesburg office and takes up his post with immediate effect. Smith will work with Actis portfolio companies in Africa, seeking to add value by driving
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