Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Michael Beetz as an associate principal.  Beetz, a German national, joins Palamon from Coller Capital where he was a senior associate in its London based investment team.  Prior to this he was an associate at UBS Investment Bank in its London

Macquarie Group has appointed James F. Frawley as a senior managing director and US head of mergers and acquisitions. Frawley will join Macquarie from FBR, where he served as head of mergers and acquisitions and head of FBR’s New York investment banking office. “I am delighted to welcome Jim to

Law firm Loeb & Loeb has hired Allen Z. Sussman in its Los Angeles office as a partner in the capital markets and corporate practice groups. He was previously a partner in the corporate and securities practice at Reed Smith in Los Angeles. Sussman focuses his practice on corporate and

iCON Infrastructure, an investment firm focused on investments in core infrastructure in Europe and North America, has hired four to its executive team. Daniel Hales has joined the iCON team as director of finance, with responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the financial and operational management of iCON and its

Loeb & Loeb has hired Roger C. Peng as a partner in its Beijing, China, office. Peng was most recently a partner in the Beijing office of Paul Hastings, prior to which he served as managing partner of Hogan & Hartson’s (now Hogan Lovells) Beijing office.   Peng’s practice focuses

First Republic Bank, a private bank and wealth management company, has hired Samir Kaji in its Sand Hill Road office in Menlo Park and John Cummings in the downtown Los Angeles office. Kaji, who has 13 years of banking experience, works with venture capital and private equity clients in Silicon

Fund administrator HedgeServ has appointed Bill Kelly as global head of sales, responsible for building relationships with hedge fund managers, funds of hedge funds, private equity funds and institutional investment managers. He will be based in HedgeServ’s New York office and will report to Jim Kelly, HedgeServ chairman and co-founder.

Paulson Investment Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paulson Capital, has hired Chris Clark as senior managing director and Bryan Hagen as chief compliance officer. Clark has over 23 years of industry background in investment banking, private placements, and as co-owner of several broker-dealers and asset management firms. “He joins