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Holland & Knight adds to private equity team in Miami

Private equity and M&A lawyer Matthew Bielen has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in Miami. He was previously a partner with McDermott Will & Emery. He also practiced with Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco in the past. “Matthew is a great fit for our growing team,” says

Access Holdings adds two to team

Access Holdings Management Company (Access Holdings) has added Steve Chang and Andy Colmone to the firm’s team. Kevin McAllister, Managing Partner and Founder of Access Holdings, says: “The Access Holdings team has worked with Steve and Andy for many years. We are thrilled to welcome them to our strong and

Align Capital Partners adds Operating Partner

Align Capital Partners (ACP), a growth-oriented private equity firm, has appointed David Perotti as an Operating Partner in ACP’s Dallas office.   Perotti will help accelerate ACP’s focus on investing in tech-enabled service platforms and support ACP’s growing portfolio as an additional operating resource, alongside Operating Partner John Dupuy and Chief

PE-backed Montezuma’s makes senior appointments

A new senior executive leadership team has been put in place at Montezuma’s following investment from Edinburgh-based private equity firm, Inverleith, last year. Bruce Alexander becomes managing director this month, June, joining Carl Moore who has just joined the company as finance director and Debbie Epstein who has become marketing

Akin Gump adds two private equity funds partners in London

Private equity funds lawyers John Daghlian and Mary Lavelle are to join the Akin Gump as partners in London. They will both come to Akin Gump from the London office of O’Melveny & Myers. Together, they will join the firm’s investment management practice and transactional platform. They will work closely

Ethan Levner, Estera

Estera appoints Group Head of Funds

Estera, a leading global provider of funds, corporate and trust services, has appointed Ethan Levner as Group Head of Funds, with overall responsibility for funds operations across the 11 jurisdictions the business operates in. Estera is a specialist in fund administration and associated services. It provides a full range of

Michael Padarin, Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen launches Hong Kong corporate practice with lateral partner hire

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Michael Padarin as a corporate partner in its Hong Kong office. Padarin, who practises British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands law, will spearhead the development of Carey Olsen’s new corporate offering in Hong Kong. He specialises in the formation, operation and restructuring

YFM appoints investment manager in London

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Helen Villiers as Investment Manager. Based in the London office, she will focus on supporting YFM’s new investment activity, working with the existing team to deploy funds into growing businesses at points of transformational change. Villiers’ appointment comes at a time of significant activity

Davd Fowler, Sanne

SANNE appoints Country Head to lead Singapore business

SANNE has appointed David Fowler to the role of Country Head − Singapore with immediate effect. Based in SANNE’s Singapore office, Fowler will be taking over the role from Valérie Mantot who will be focusing on the role of Head of Business Development, Asia Pacific & Mauritius with responsibility for

Keensight Capital appoints Operating Partner

Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has appointed Christophe Lavigne as Operating Partner. Founder, chairman and CEO of LDR Medical, a former portfolio company, Lavigne led the strong growth of the company from its creation in 2000 and its establishment in the United Sates

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