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

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

Corporate advisor Ed Lukins has joined Orrick as a partner based in London. He joins from Cooley, where he helped found the London office. Lukins focuses on the life sciences, tech and oil & gas and natural resource sectors, providing advice to public and pre-IPO private companies, private equity houses,