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Mayer Brown adds partner to global fund finance team

Fund finance lawyer Aimee Sharman has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London. Sharman was previously at Hogan Lovells. “Aimee is a talented, established lawyer in the fund finance market, and we are delighted to welcome her to the team,” says Dominic

Ogier appoints new counsel in Luxembourg Funds team

Virginie Gonella in Ogier’s Luxembourg Funds team has progressed to a new role as counsel. Qualified in Luxembourg, Gonella has a corporate background with experience in assisting institutional clients, top tier private equity houses, investment funds, small and medium-size companies and high net worth individuals. Part of Ogier’s Luxembourg team

Sidley adds partner to M&A and Private Equity practice in New York

Sidley Austin has appointed Brien Wassner as a partner in the firm’s global M&A and Private Equity practice in New York. Wassner joins Sidley from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and one of the leaders of its Private Capital

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Aztec Group appoints first Chief People Officer

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has appointed Virginia Rothwell as its first Chief People Officer. Rothwell will drive the Group’s people agenda, while leading multi-jurisdictional HR, employee engagement and training teams. The appointment is effective immediately. Rothwell joins the Aztec Group from real estate firm JLL

AutoProtect Group appoints new CEO

AutoProtect Group has appointed a new CEO and added automotive fintech firm DealTrak to its existing portfolio of motor assets. Owned by Correlation Investments Limited (CIL), AutoProtect Group is a leading provider of insurance and warranty products worldwide, and the re-organisation of CIL’s motor assets in December 2018 saw AutoProtect,

A&M appoints senior infrastructure specialist in Global Transaction Advisory Group

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Wayne Jephson as a London-based Managing Director, to support the continued expansion of its Global Transaction Advisory Group. Jephson will specialise in providing financial due diligence services with a specific focus on infrastructure investors and private equity transactions. His expertise

Goodwin appoints Global Chair of M&A

Global law firm Goodwin as appointed partner and Vice Chairman Stuart Cable to the newly created role of Global Chair of M&A. In this role, Cable will focus on introducing Goodwin’s industry-focused, global M&A and Corporate Governance practice to a broader set of clients, who are showing increasing demand for

Alpha appoints MD in France

Alpha Associés Conseil (Alpha), led by Patrick Herman since 2017, has appointed Pierre‐Olivier Desplanches as Managing Director in France. Alpha has been present in France for more than thirty years and is now entering a new phase of development. Desplanches, (45), a graduate of Paris Dauphine, has spent most of

Omnes adds two new Analysts to team

Omnes has added two new analysts to its team – Guillaume Blavier, who joins the Venture Capital team under the management of Michel de Lempdes, Managing Partner, and Camille Léonard, who joins the Renewable Energy team under the management of Serge Savasta, Managing Partner. With more than 60 trade sales

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