Sidley Austin has appointed Idan Netser and Andrew Harper as transactional partners in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Netser will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and Tax practices while Harper will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Both Netser and Harper

Edge Investments (Edge), a growth investor in the UK creative economy, has appointed Simon Andrews as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), to help drive growth and realise the potential of its current and future portfolio companies.Andrews has a wealth of experience throughout the venture capital world, joining Edge from the Business

Aksia has hired Chris Thorne as a Managing Director for Private Equity & Real Assets Research in its London office, where he will be involved in all phases of the investment process including sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and assisting the Portfolio Advisory team.Thorne brings over fifteen years of experience investing

Hughes Hubbard & Reed has elected three new partners and five new counsel, effective 1 January, 2021.“We are thrilled to congratulate these outstanding lawyers on their well-deserved promotions,” says Ted Mayer, chair of Hughes Hubbard. “They are leaders in their fields and not only bring a tremendous amount of specialised

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has made 13 global staff promotions, effective 1 January, 2021.Ajit Nedungadi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of TA Associates, with Brian Conway continuing as Chairman, a role he has held since 2014.   “On behalf of TA’s Executive Committee, I am

Hughes Hubbard & Reed has added Carlos Lobo as a partner, effective 1 January, in the firm’s Latin America group based in New York. Lobo’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity investments and capital markets. He has 25 years of experience representing clients in complex M&A transactions, tender

Bernhard Capital Partners Management, a service and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, has appointed Luther C “Luke” Kissam, IV, as a Partner.Kissam is an experienced investor in the transitional energy space and has two decades of experience in the operational and financial aspects of major global businesses. He previously served

Private equity firm WestBridge has promoted three members of its team, with Edward Minton and James MacLeay both being elevated to the role of senior investment manager, and Rebecca Sinclair promoted to investment manager.The promotions follow a productive 2020 for WestBridge, despite the challenging backdrop. Having completed the MBO of

Milbank has appointed Andrej Wolf as a partner in its Global Corporate Group in London, further expanding the firm’s international private equity and M&A capabilities.Wolf has particular expertise in advising some of the world’s most sophisticated organisations on private equity and related transactions. Across a variety of sectors and geographies,

Aksia has hired Chris Thorne as a Managing Director for Private Equity & Real Assets Research in its London office, where he will be involved in all phases of the investment process including sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and assisting the Portfolio Advisory team.Thorne brings over fifteen years of experience investing