FTI Consulting has appointed Tim Hames as a full-time Senior Adviser to its Strategic Communications segment in London. Hames will assume his new role on 2 December 2019. Hames will join FTI Consulting from the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), where he has served as Director General

JTC, a provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services to institutional and private clients, has appointed Erika Schraner as an Independent Non-Executive Director.  Schraner brings to the Board a wealth of experience and expertise in professional services, with particular strength in the areas of commercial development, M&A and technology.

Independent insurance broker Lockton has launched a Asia Pacific (APAC) Transactional Risks Division with two senior appointments – Will Seccombe as Business Leader based in Hong Kong, and Mindy Ng as Vice President based in Singapore. Seccombe and Ng both arrive to Lockton from Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT). Seccombe, a

Vista Equity Partners has opened a new Vista Consulting Group (VCG) office in Singapore. VCG is the affiliated consulting arm of Vista, an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. The new office will serve as the Asia headquarters for VCG, expanding Vista’s presence and providing additional

IPSX Group (International Property Securities Exchange), which operates a regulated securities exchange dedicated to commercial property, has appointed Peter Wyllie to the role of Director, Capital Markets, reporting into Roger Clarke, Head of Capital Markets.  The IPSX team now comprises 17, following a number of hires over recent months as

Lazard UK Investment Banking (Lazard) has launched a new team, Lazard Venture and Growth Banking, and appointed Garri Jones and Nick James as Managing Directors in the company’s UK investment banking business. Jones and James will formally start their new roles in January from Numis, where they ran a ventures

Schmitt focuses on the commercial tire market, light manufacturing, and other middle market industrial businesses, assisting companies with M&A activities, financing growth, and market consolidation on the buy or the sell side. Prior to joining Skyway Capital Markets, Schmitt served in various senior management and executive positions with Michelin North

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired private equity partner Justin Hutchinson from Kirkland & Ellis, as part of the Firm’s continued efforts to drive growth across its transactional practices and increase the Firm’s bench-strength in London – one of the key centres for further investment alongside New York

Ares Management Corporation has appointed Michael Schechter as Partner and Head of Credit Trading. Based in Los Angeles, Schechter will oversee the trading of all bank loans, high yield and related credit instruments in the US and Europe. In this new position, Schechter will work with Ares’ existing senior trading