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Honigman adds strategic PE duo to growing Chicago office

Law firm Honigman has added Alexander Moss and Injune Park to the Private Equity Practice in the firm’s Corporate Department. Marking the seventh and eighth partner appointments this year, both join from Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff.

AEA Elevate appoints new operating partners

AEA Elevate, AEA Investors’s professional services-focused growth buyout investment strategy, has added Preston Hayes as head of portfolio M&A and capital markets, and Kirk Goodman as head of portfolio go‑to‑market.

Bain & Co names Tom De Waele as EMEA head

Management consultancy Bain & Co has appointed Tom De Waele to lead its business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, according to a report by Bloomberg. De Waele has experience advising Middle Eastern companies on growth, M&A, and private equity.

Former Mobileum executives charged over $915m sale

Two former executives at telecom software group Mobileum have been charged with fraud in connection with the company’s $915m sale to HIG Capital in 2022, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Maple Park Capital appoints operating advisor

Services-focused investor Maple Park Capital Partners has appointed Steve Wiborg, co-founder and executive chairman of Ampler Holdings and director at Maple Park portfolio company Rita’s Italian Ice, as an operating advisor. Wiborg’s appointment follows Maple Park’s appointment of Jason Kidd as an operating advisor to the firm last month.

Gemspring Capital appoints co-heads of investments

Gemspring Capital, a middle-market private equity firm with $5.1bn of capital under management, has appointed Aron Grossman and Zubin Malkani as co-heads of investments. In this role, they will continue to source, execute, and oversee investments while also assuming broader leadership responsibilities across the firm’s investing platform.

Denham Capital appoints data centre specialist as operating partner

Global private equity & credit infrastructure investment firm Denham Capital has appointed Rick Drescher as an operating partner. Drescher joins the Sustainable Infrastructure business, supporting their global investment strategy of deploying on-site, reliable power solutions to help data centre developers and hyperscalers energise their facilities ahead of full grid connectivity.

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