Global investment bank GCA Altium has strengthened its Manchester team with two promotions and two new hires. Mark Smith has been promoted to Director, after five years at GCA Altium. Mark has advised on over GBP700 million of transactions in the last year, including the investment in UKFast by Inflexion
The Maples Group, a service provider offering clients a comprehensive range of legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management services, has appointed Edwin Parker as Director of Business Development for the fund services business in Europe. Parker brings over two decades of experience working with alternative
Channel Islands independent director services business Altair has appointed Matt Wood as a director in Guernsey. Wood will take on a pivotal role in driving forward Altair’s growth strategy in the Channel Islands as it looks to support the governance and oversight needs of a rising number of businesses across
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has promoted Paul Conroy to Group Head of Real Assets and Private Debt. In his new role, Conroy (pictured) will assume overall responsibility for the development, growth and delivery of the Group’s real assets and private debt service offerings. He succeeds
Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, has appointed Patrick Doherty as a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Transactional practice in New York. Doherty advises clients, which include private equity sponsors and publicly- and privately-held companies on a range of corporate and transactional matters. His experience includes a particular focus
Private markets investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) has appointed Sophia Damianou as Managing Director, Business Development, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In her new role, Damianou will lead Northleaf’s business development and investor relations activities from the firm’s London office, further developing relationships with institutional investors, consultants
US law frm Akerman has opened new offices in Atlanta and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, marking the establishment of the firm’s 24th and 25th offices within seven months. The expansion is part of a national growth strategy to meet increasing client demand in major financial and business centers across the United
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Bill Royer as a managing director and will become Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in early June. Based in Boston, Royer will lead the continued evolution of the Firm’s global regulatory compliance program and serve as an adviser to the Portfolio
Pemberton, a diversified asset manager backed by Legal & General Group, has opened an office in Copenhagen, Denmark. Pemberton’s pan-European network now spans eight locations across Europe, also including London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Luxembourg and Paris. The opening comes at a time of increased investment opportunities in the
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Gavin Gordon and David Arnold as private equity partners in the firm’s London office. The pair, who were previously partners at Kirkland & Ellis, have worked on some of the most notable private equity deals in the UK and Europe. “Gavin and David, two well-established
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