O’Melveny has appointed private equity finance specialist, Ike Chidi, as a Corporate Finance partner. A Legal 500–rated leveraged finance lawyer, Chidi comes to O’Melveny from the Banking and Finance practice of another AmLaw 50 firm in Los Angeles. He will be part of O’Melveny’s fast-growing California private equity team, which

JP Morgan Global Alternatives has appointed Raphael Gonzales as a Managing Director and Senior Investment Specialist across commercial mortgage loans, infrastructure debt and direct lending.  Gonzalez brings over two decades of experience in lending, structuring, trading and portfolio management. He joins from Exos Financial where he worked in structured credit,

Global fund administration firm Maitland has appointed JP Khaitan as Head of Technology Services – Fund Services. Khaitan arrives with two decades’ experience working with multinationals across the wealth management, life insurance, fund, and banking sectors. He reports to Managing Director of Maitland Global Fund Services, Jon Hugill.   Khaitan

Boomi, a specialist in intelligent connectivity and automation, has appointed David Meredith as Chief Executive Officer, effective 31 January, 2022.  The appointment follows Boomi’s recently closed USD4 billion acquisition by technology investors Francisco Partners and TPG. Meredith comes to Boomi from NASDAQ-listed Everbridge, where during his tenure as CEO, the

Renewable energy investment and asset management platform Low Carbon has appointed Harriet Parker as its Sustainability and ESG Manager.  Parker joins Low Carbon from Arup, where she was Senior Environmental Consultant in the London environment team. She has extensive experience working with clients on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) delivery for

Cyber and advanced technologies investor Paladin Capital Group has appointed Florence Mottay as an external Strategic Advisor.  A software engineer by training, Mottay is an experienced executive focused on information security and IT governance. She will help Paladin to assess potential investments in cyber security and support its European portfolio

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Gordon Riske as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds effective 1 January, 2022 after he steps down as Chief Executive Officer of KION GROUP AG, a global provider of material handlings equipment and warehouse automation solutions and software.  Riske will work with CD&R’s Industrials

Isotropic Systems, a provider of multi-link satellite terminals, has appointed Nigel Fox as Chief Finance Officer, effective immediately.   Fox will lead Isotropic Systems’ finance and corporate development activities in preparation for scaling into manufacturing, operations, and global service delivery of Isotropic Systems’ ground-breaking technology. Investors in Isotropic Systems include

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist Cooper Software has made two senior appointments with Richard Lewis taking on the role of chair and Paul Bosson becoming a non-executive director following a multi-million pound investment backed by private equity firm YFM Equity Partners (YFM) in November 2021. Cooper Software is an