Akin Gump has appointed investment management specialist Brian T Daly as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

Kinzie Capital Partners LLC (Kinzie), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has appointed two new team members as it continues to expand.   Peter Hanselmann, previously a Senior Consultant at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, is joining Kinzie as Vice President of Finance and Davis DeKorte, previously an Investment Banking Associate

Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, has promoted David Wrench to equity partner as it continues to strengthen its investment team. With more than 12 years’ experience in corporate finance, Wrench joined the London team as an investment director in

New alternative lender Blazehill Capital has appointed Jake Hyman as Business Development Director, signalling its commitment to sourcing and executing complex credit opportunities in the UK mid-market. Blazehill Capital typically provides secured lending ranging from GBP5 million to GBP30 million per transaction, delivering fast and flexible credit solutions to companies

Financial Services Capital, a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Kevin Cunningham, an insurance specialist with more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, as its newest Partner. Cunningham, who will lead FSC’s investments in the insurance sector, joins from Stephens Europe,

Arent Fox has expanded its Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of partner Jonathan P Bagg.  Bagg represents senior and mezzanine lenders, corporate borrowers, and financial sponsors in connection with a wide variety of financing transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, and debt restructurings.   Bagg joined

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has bolstered its Restructuring & Turnaround practice in Asia with the appointment of Tod Macri as Senior Advisor, based in Hong Kong. Macri’s appointment augments A&M’s expertise in Restructuring and Insolvency and strengthens the growing senior team in Asia, following the appointments

Allen & Overy has appointed Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt as partners in A&the firm’s leveraged finance practice, based in London.  Both join from Linklaters where they were senior banking and finance partners. Kurdian has a breadth of leverage product knowledge across the capital structure and advises financial institutions, private

James Excell who joined private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) in 2016, has been promoted to Partner. Based at the firm’s London office, Excell works alongside Partners Mike Fell and Philip Duquenoy to source investment opportunities in profitable, dynamic SMEs across the UK. Since joining KCP five years ago,

Central Park Group, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm delivering access to premier institutional private equity, hedge fund, real estate and fund-of-funds talent, has appointed Roger Lengyel, formerly a senior investment professional at Fortress Investment Group, as Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Secondaries.  Lengyel will further expand the depth