Hogan Lovells has appointed John Duke as Office Managing Partner for the firm’s Philadelphia office, effective 1 January. Duke is a Corporate Transactional partner whose diverse corporate practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, public equity offerings, joint ventures, corporate governance and public company compliance matters. He has advised on dozens of
Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed George Szemere as its new Head of Alternative Sales, EMEA. Based in London, Szemere joins Franklin Templeton with immediate effect from Columbia Threadneedle, where he was most recently Head of Liquid Alternatives and Global Strategic Relations EMEA Distribution. Reporting to Vivek Kudva, Managing Director for
EQT has promoted six existing directors to the role of partner, effective 1 January. The new partners are: Brian Chang, Mid-Market, Singapore; Victor Englesson, Mid-Market, Stockholm; Stephen Escudier, Credit, New York; Carl Johan Renström, Equity, Stockholm; Magnus Tornling, Equity, Oslo; and Matthias Wittkowski, Equity, Munich. Christian Sinding, CEO and Managing
Fireman Capital Partners (FCP), a consumer-focussed private equity firm, has appointed Wes Mendenhall as a Principal. He will be based in Seattle and will focus on business development and strategic corporate and investor relationships. Mendenhall brings over 10 years of experience in financial services, encompassing roles in both Institutional Global
Concrete VC, a PropTech start-up fund founded to identify and support the most promising PropTech companies, has partnered with Angelica Donati, CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group. Donati joins Concrete VC as their second venture partner, bringing extensive knowledge of the industry as a PropTech founder and CEO of Donati Immobiliare
Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and provider of specialised fiduciary, entity formation and management, insurance and administration services, has received a Trust Company Business Licence from the Jersey Financial Services Commission and has established an on-the-ground presence in Jersey. The extension of its service offering to Jersey will
Independent fund administrator Circle Partners has appointed Nick Neri as Vice President of Business Development United States. Neri (pictured), brings 20-plus years of industry experience within the traditional and alternative financial markets with an emphasis on hedge funds, private equity, cryptocurrency, emerging managers, family offices, and technology platforms. Throughout
The former General Counsel of Dax-listed Vonovia SE, Dr Thomas Görgemanns, has joined joins the team of Arqis in Dusseldorf as Of Counsel. His main areas of practice are Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law. As General Counsel, Görgemanns steered two IPOs, three public takeovers and numerous other large transactions.
Gabriel Yomi Dabiri has joined Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli in New York as a Shareholder, Practice Co-Leader for the firm’s Direct Lending and Alternative Finance practice, and Practice Co-Leader for the firm’s Cross-Border Finance practice. Dabiri is a dual-qualified attorney, admitted to practice law in New York and in
Growth buyout specialist Keensight Capital has appointed Stanislas de Tinguy as Senior Director and Jan Kinsky as Analyst. De Tinguy has over 15 years of experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, with a strong expertise in the Telecom Media and Technology (TMT) sector. He joins Keensight Capital from BNP Paribas
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