HIG Capital (HIG) has appointed Ed Pallesen to lead its Infrastructure team in the US. Pallesen was previously a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he led the Americas team at the Goldman Sachs Infrastructure fund. He started his career in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking division, spending several years on

finnCap Group (finnCap) has appointed Leigh Webb to head its private equity sponsor coverage and expand its M&A advisory business across the mid-market private equity community. Webb has an extensive track record in private equity sponsor coverage and finnCapp says his arrival will further strengthen the Group’s offering in the

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has made three senior appointments to its Luxembourg Private Equity team. Philippe Detournay has been appointed as Director, while Waqas Khan and Gianmaria Lombardo have been appointed as Associate Directors.   Detournay joins the Group from Luxembourg-based Axior, where he was

Akin Gump has added two energy-focused transactional corporate and private equity partners, Shaun Lascelles and Simon Rootsey, to the team in the firm’s London office. Lascelles and Rootsey are expected to join Akin Gump from Vinson & Elkins in October.   Lascelles’s practice focuses on transactional public and private cross-border

Tricor Group (Tricor), an Asian provider of integrated business, corporate, investor, human resources and payroll, corporate trust and debt services, has appointed Karen Cheung as Group Director of Business Development for Trust & Corporate Services based in Hong Kong. Reporting to Tricor’s Group Chief Commercial Officer, Cheung will be responsible

Sidley Austin has appointed Meng Ding as a partner in the firm’s China Corporate and Finance group in Hong Kong. Ding joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets practice group.   Ding has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of capital

Private markets asset management firm Hamilton Lane has appointed Niki Mangos as its Chief Technology Officer, based in the firm’s Bala Cynwyd headquarters.  Prior to Hamilton Lane, Mangos was Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Brandywine Global Investment Management, CIO for the Individual Products Distribution Division at Guardian Life, and a

Estera, a global provider of corporate administration, funds and trust services, has appointed Sonal Patel as Managing Director, Head of Sales – Americas, Bermuda and Caribbean. Patel joins Estera as strategic enhancements continue to be implemented across the group. This includes investments in leadership, facilities and enhanced service capabilities. Patel

Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has promoted Abel S Osorio to Partner. Osorio joined Turnspire in 2016 and has played a significant role in the management of Turnspire. He is active in all facets of the firm’s investment activities, including leading the formulation of investment theses, negotiating and executing highly complex