Law firm Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has appointed Nicholas Sheets as a partner in the firm’s global Private Funds Group. Sheets is an accomplished corporate lawyer who brings nearly a decade of experience advising Asia, US, and Latin America sponsors and investors in the structuring, formation, and offering of private

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced has appointed Björn Killmer as a Partner. Killmer is based in the Firm’s London office. Killmer joins a CD&R investment team that has sourced investments in 16 European headquartered companies over the past two decades, representing more than USD6 billion in invested capital.    Killmer

CVC Credit Partners has appointed Nick Haaijman as a Managing Director and Head of Client Services in the firm’s investor relations team. Haaijman, who is based in CVC’s London office, reports to Mike Anderson, CVC Credit Partners’ Head of Investor Relations.   Haaijman joined from Alcentra, where he spent more

Reed Smith has appointed Colin Baker as a partner in its Financial Industry Group, based in London.  Baker, who joins the firm from Goodwin Procter, brings a practice steeped in funds finance experience acting for fund borrowers and lenders. Baker has particular experience across a wide range of fund level

Muzinich & Co has appointed Alok Wadhawan to head up a newly-created Aviation Finance business. Aviation Finance will be a part of Muzinich’s growth in offerings of alternative investments and private debt. “Aviation Finance seeks to offer investors the opportunity to access cash-yielding, fixed-income-type returns on a risk-adjusted basis with

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has expanded its investment team with the appointment of David Nixon to help manage funds across the North East. Joining as Investment Manager to source and complete deals on behalf of Maven’s private equity funds, Nixon will also help manage the GBP27

Sidley Austin has appointed Eleanor Shanks as a partner based in London. Shanks, who will be a member of Sidley’s global M&A and Private Equity practice, joins from Proskauer Rose LLP. “Eleanor is one of the most respected private equity lawyers in London and highly regarded for her work across

UK financial services broker The Fiducia Group has launched Fiducia Corporate Finance which the company says will provide a bespoke corporate service for debt and equity fund raising for entrepreneurs and companies.  It will offer advice, specialising in: equity capital raising, debt capital raising, disposals, acquisitions, refinancing, restructuring and general

BGF, a UK and Irish investment company, has appointed Daina Spedding as an investor in its London office. Spedding joins from the investment team at Blue Coast Capital, where she sourced and executed investment opportunities in global consumer and digital companies. Previously, Spedding has worked in PwC’s transaction services team,