FirstMark Capital, an early stage venture capital firm investing in technology and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Andy Macdonald, Scott Switzer and Nick Marsh as venture partners. Macdonald, Switzer and Marsh join FirstMark venture partners Larry Wilson, Sterling Phillips and Shabbir Dahod. “Our venture partners bring deep, industry-specific knowledge and real-world
Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen has promoted Robert Milner and Simon Marks to partner in the Jersey corporate and finance practice area. Milner specialises in finance and fund structures with a particular focus on vehicles aimed at institutional and sophisticated investors. He also advises an international base of clients
Partners Capital, the London and Boston based private investment office serving investment professionals, endowments, foundations and high net worth families, has promoted Arjun Raghavan to become its seventh partner. Raghavan joined Partners Capital in 2007 as a principal and has been the co-portfolio manager of The Master Portfolio. He also
Gordon Brothers Group, an advisory, restructuring and investment firm specialising in the retail, consumer products, industrial and real estate sectors, has added Judy K. Mencher to its investment management affiliate, GB Merchant Partners, as president of the debt investment group. Mencher will focus on the debt portfolio. "Judy’s expertise in
The Blackstone Group has appointed John G. Finley as a senior managing director and chief legal officer, effective 1 September 2010. Finley is currently a partner at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he is head of the global mergers and acquisitions group. In becoming Blackstone’s chief
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has appointed Paul Osment as director for leveraged credit sales reporting to Martin Bates, head of capital markets sales. In this newly created position, Osment will join the leveraged credit sales team covering banks and leveraged investors for both bonds and leveraged loans. Osment has over
Churchill Financial, a middle market focused commercial finance company, has promoted Chris Cox to managing director and chief risk officer and Thomas Hennigan to senior vice president and head of underwriting and portfolio management group. Cox (pictured) was previously Churchill’s head of underwriting and portfolio management group. He joined Churchill
Atlantic-Pacific Capital, a placement agent and advisory firm, has appointed John Crocker as a partner in its private funds business. As part of Atlantic-Pacific’s global distribution team, Crocker will focus on marketing private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, Crocker will assist in originating
Axa Private Equity has appointed Benoit Verbrugghe as senior managing director, head of the New York office. Verbrugghe will be responsible for helping to further expand Axa Private Equity’s business in North America. Previously, Verbrugghe was a managing director based in Axa Private Equity’s Paris office where, as part of
Law firm Dechert has hired James Waddington in London as a partner. Prior to joining Dechert, Waddington was a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Waddington advises commercial and investment banks and private equity and hedge fund clients in connection with finance and derivative transactions, credit default swaps, lending
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