The Riverside Company has appointed Jamie Kiggen as President of the global private equity firm. Riverside Co-CEOs Béla Szigethy and Stewart Kohl say Kiggen will play a key role on the management team and work with Riverside’s teams around the world to drive efficiency, enhance the portfolio, provide investment advice and support
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Ben Bolt as investment director. Bolt will work alongside Andrew Ferguson in Maven’s Midlands and Southern England team, and will be based out of the Birmingham and London offices. Bolt will focus on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities in UK companies requiring GBP2m-GBP10m
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea, the leader of its Origination team in Europe, to Managing Director. Barnechea leads the deal sourcing efforts for Riverside, which was recently recognised as the world’s most active private equity firm. The work of the firm’s global Origination team is the driving force
Strand Hanson, the independent advisory-led, merchant bank, has appointed Lek van Cruyningen and Naiem Hussain to lead a new division, Strand Ventures. Strand Ventures specialises in advising and investing in early stage companies and larger private companies, primarily in the natural resources, agriculture, energy, technology, healthcare, and chemical sectors. Strand
Gresham, the mid market private equity firm, has appointed Adam Rudd as Investment Manager. Rudd joins the Manchester office as part of the firm’s deal team. Rudd joins from KPMG where he worked as Corporate Finance Manager in their northern corporate finance team. Whilst there he had national responsibility
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has appointed Christophe Florin as Head of Emerging Markets Fund Investments in its Private Equities Department, effective immediately. In his new role, Florin will lead a team of portfolio managers and associates and be responsible for managing existing investments in emerging market funds and
Alter Domus has appointed Michael Ellul as Director of the firm’s office in Malta. The office in Malta, which was established in 2010, offers corporate management support to holding and financing companies of investment firms, multinationals, and private investors. Solutions range from fund administration services to company management. Malta’s importance
Helios Investment Partners has appointed Dabney Tonelli as Investor Relations Partner. Tonelli, who will be based in London, will lead Helios’ efforts to develop further its relationships with existing and prospective investors. Tope Lawani, co-founder of Helios Investment Partners, says: “We are delighted to have Dabney join Helios. Her experience,
Ilan S Nissan and Christian C Nugent have joined Goodwin Procter’s Private Equity Practice as partners in its New York office. They will focus on advising private equity funds, hedge funds, alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies on a wide variety of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, growth equity
ATA Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focusing on early stage, venture capital investments, has appointed digital industry veteran John Loiacono as Venture Partner. Loiacono, known by many in the industry as "JohnnyL", has been a key executive in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley for over 25 years,
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