The European asset management platform of Mediolanum Banking Group, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd (MIFL), has appointed Dermott Aspell asSenior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and Marco Meijer as Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Aspell will join the firm’s multi-manager portfolio management team and will report to the firm’s Head of Multi-management, Bish

Value Partners Group Limited has appointed David Wong as Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, effective 28 February 2022.

MidEuropa, a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has appointed Vesna Sipp as partner, Head of Investor Relations and member of the Investment Committee. Sipp, who will be based in MidEuropa’s London office and will also lead the firm’s ESG and diversity efforts, was previously Head of

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Joe Kaczorowski as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he will be part of Willkie’s leading Private Equity Practice Group. Kaczorowski, who is based in Willkie’s Los Angeles office, was previously Special Counsel at Cooley LLP, and Assistant General

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has appointed Sandra Lau to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Public Investments, and James Barber to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Private Investments. Lau and Barber succeed Dale MacMaster, who announced his retirement from AIMCo last October having served

New research from Intertrust, a specialist in providing administration services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, has revealed that CFOs continue to fear cost and resource constraints as client demands grow around ESG, citing those factors as the “biggest obstacles” surrounding ESG integration. Intertrust Group’s new report, The future private

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has expanded its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice in New York with the appointment of Luke P Iovine, III as a partner. Iovine is the fourth corporate partner to join the New York office this month. His arrival follows that of M&A partners Peter Cohen-Millstein

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Bryce Klempner as a managing director. Klempner will be a member of the firm’s investment solutions and strategy teams focusing on new product innovation and strategic growth. Klempner was previously a partner at McKinsey and co-head of its Global Institutional

Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, is expanding its Italian operations with the hire of five senior professionals in its Investment Banking division. With these appointments, Alantra will further develop its Investment Banking capabilities in the country, which currently offers M&A, Debt and ECM services

Odeon Capital Group (Odeon), a New York-based independent Broker-Dealer with trading, investment banking, and research services, has hired Pierre Y Chung, CFA as a Managing Director on its Credit/Special Situations desk. Working with Peter Schellbach, Head of Corporate Trading, Pierre will focus on sourcing unique product across the credit spectrum.