Dentons has bolstered its UAE Corporate practice with the hire of partner Ziad Saad who has been based in Dubai for over seven years. Saad is the third partner hire for Dentons in Dubai in the past six months, a clear demonstration of the Firm’s commitment to strengthening its Middle

HarbourVest Partners has announced a raft of promotions including six Managing Directors, six Principals and four Senior Vice Presidents. The company says these promotions recognise team members whose expertise contributes to the success of HarbourVest and its clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. HarbourVest has also continued to

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has added to its banking and finance team with the appointment of Michael Evans as counsel in the Jersey office. Evans (pictured), brings with him more than 10 years’ experience working on a variety of finance transactions and has acted for a wide range of

Global fund administrator Mainstream Fund Services is expanding its organisation to handle the growing practice for closed-end funds; private equity, venture capital, and real estate – with the appointment of Jay Maher as CEO of Private Equity. For the past two decades, Maher (pictured), who will be based in the

Augentius, a global service provider to private equity and real estate funds, has appointed James Watts to the role of Chief Operating Officer.  The appointment follows another successful year of 19 per cent growth for the firm as the industry remains resilient to political and regulatory challenges.  As Chief Operating

Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has appointed Mark Symons as Senior Manager in the firm’s Guernsey Office. Symons has joined Ipes as part of the Senior Management Team in Guernsey and brings considerable client service experience. He will focus on leading and managing a

Heitman LLC (Heitman), a global real estate investment management firm, has appointed Tony Smedley as Managing Director, Head of European Private Equity. In this role, Smedley will lead Heitman’s European Private Equity group and is tasked with broadening the scope of the firm’s European operations while continuing to serve its

Barings Real Estate has expanded its European asset management and transactions team with the appointment of Guillaume Bieganski as Director, Asset Management & Transactions.  Bieganski, who will be based in Barings’ Paris office, will support the development of the business in France and will report to Séverine Laffineur, Head of