Gregory Baker has joined Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as a Partner in the firm’s Litigation department. Baker will serve as Chair of the Firm’s Securities Litigation practice and will be a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations group. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

CIL Management Consultants has promoted 22 of its client-facing staff, across both its UK and US offices.  The move follows a year of rapid growth for the firm, having experienced an almost 40 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of engagements served. Mike Hallett has been promoted to Associate Director

Blippar, a leading augmented reality (AR) technology company, has appointed Dahlia Basar, Mark McDonagh, and Patrick Timoney to its executive team, with Basar joining as Strategic Partnerships Director, McDonagh as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and Timoney joining as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Basar joins Blippar with over 18 years of

Blackstone has appointed Courtney della Cava as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Talent & Leadership for its Portfolio Operations Group, effective 1 August. In this role, della Cava will be responsible for building and enhancing executive leadership teams and boards for Blackstone’s more than 200 portfolio companies. She

Alterra Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that was spun out of Carlyle in 2020, is being joined by Bryce Fort and Paul Maasdorp, Partners at Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), to launch a new African investment vehicle. The Alterra leadership team will be: Bryce Fort, Eric Kump, Paul Maasdorp,

Permira, a global private equity firm, has appointed Mark Garrett as a Senior Advisor, focusing on growth technology investments. Garrett brings nearly 40 years of experience in technology, accounting and financial management, with a successful track record in executive leadership and transforming high-growth technology companies. He served most recently as

Investec Growth & Leveraged Finance (Investec) has made two new appointments to its team, as it continues to bring in new external talent. Tim van Heusden joins from ABN Amro, where he spent seven years and was an Associate Director in the bank’s leveraged finance arm in Amsterdam. Van Heusden

As part of its wider strategic growth programme Enterprize Energy has bolstered its experienced specialist and diverse teams with the hiring of three senior financial executives. Nuta Chen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, based in Taiwan. David Houlton joins in the role of Business Advisor and Economic Modeller and

Golding Capital Partners, a European independent asset manager for alternative investments, has appointed Nadejda de Lousanoff as a new Director of Institutional Sales.  In this new position de Lousanoff will be responsible for advising corporate investors, as well as charitable foundations and family offices. Hans Ohlrogge, an recognised expert on