Covington & Burling has appointed Fred Knecht as a partner in its corporate practice, focusing on capital markets and securities regulatory matters. He will be resident in Covington’s New York office. Knecht has nearly 20 years of in-house experience at preeminent investment banks, most recently at Merrill Lynch, where he
Acero Capital Management has appointed Ralph A. Shaoul as chief financial officer. Shaoul joins Acero from Blavin where he spent five years serving in various capacities including chief financial officer, chief administrative officer and compliance officer. Prior to Blavin, Shaoul spent four years with Gilbert Global Equity Partners as the
Ounavarra Capital has appointed Laurence B. Siegel as a senior adviser. Siegel (pictured) will continue as research director of the Research Foundation of CFA Institute. He was most recently and since 1994, the director of research in the investment division of the Ford Foundation. He was part of a team
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has added to its growing investment team with the appointment of Rachael Whittaker as investment manager. Whittaker joins Graphite from pan-European private equity house Cognetas, where she was an investment associate focusing on healthcare and financial services. She began her career as
Cross Atlantic Capital Partners has appointed William L. Rulon-Miller as partner and managing director. In his new role, Rulon-Miller will work closely with the Cross Atlantic team in its management of the firm’s portfolio companies, investment evaluations, fund raising initiatives, as well as working with and providing guidance to the
Madison Capital Funding, a subsidiary of New York Life Investments focused on middle market private equity sponsors, has acquired a portfolio of investments representing 40 different borrowers. The collective middle market commitments total over USD141m. "Despite the consolidation trend in the industry and challenging market environment in which we operate,
Hodes Weill, a global advisory and principal investment business focused on the real estate private equity and private funds industry, has appointed Robert Levinson as principal, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. Previously, Levinson was the chief financial officer at Coventry Real Estate Advisors, a New York-based real estate
TPH Partners has appointed Claiborne P. Deming as a senior adviser to the energy middle-market private equity fund. Deming (pictured) joins Frank Kalman, Dick Lewis, Steve Shapiro and Joel V. Staff as a senior adviser. The effort, which is chaired by Joe B. Foster, focuses on equity investments in the
Castanea Partners has appointed Jeffrey F. Rayport as operating partner. Rayport has over 20 years of executive experience in information and marketing services. Prior to Castanea, he was the founder and chairman of Marketspace, a strategy practice that works with companies to reinvent how they interact with customers and markets.
KKR has appointed Jonathan R. Levin to the newly created position of treasurer and head of investor relations. As treasurer, he will be involved in the oversight of the firm’s balance sheet, including the USD3bn in net assets it is expected to receive as a result of its combination transaction
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