TA Associates portfolio company think project!, a SaaS company for collaboration in construction and engineering, has appointed construction industry Chief Information Officer, Gareth Burton, as a non-executive member of its Board of Directors. Burton began his professional career 30 years ago and has held various technical and commercial roles in
Muzinich & Co has appointed John Clifford to its European private debt team. Based in London, Clifford will be focused on origination and deal sourcing in the UK lower mid-market. John has over a decade of experience in UK mid-market lending. Previous roles include Managing Director in Investec Bank’s
THL Credit Advisors (THL Credit) has named Brian Murphy (pictured), as Head of Capital Markets. Murphy, who is based in Chicago, is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for THL Credit’s Tradable Credit strategy. In this newly created role, Murphy will be responsible for overseeing all of THL Credit’s capital
Katten is expanding its presence in Texas with a group of seven new partners based in Dallas where many of the firm’s clients currently do business or plan to do so. The new office will boost Katten’s practice that handles sophisticated corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and transactional capabilities for
Schiff Hardin has appointed Mauricio Beugelmans as a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Financial Markets and Products Practice Groups in San Francisco. Beugelmans (pictured), advises financial institutions including brokerage firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and investment advisers on critical regulatory and compliance issues. He also
Carey Olsen has established a presence in Bermuda through managing partner and experienced Bermudian attorney Michael Hanson (pictured).
Noerr has appointed Alexander Schilling as an associated partner in the firm’s banking and finance practice in Frankfurt. Schilling comes to Noerr from Allen & Overy. Alexander specialises in advising on national and international investment grade financing, acquisition and leverage financing, as well as promissory note loans. He advises both
French private equity investor Activa Capital has promoted Emma France to Associate for ESG and Digital Transformation. Her mission, under the responsibility of Christophe Parier, Partner, will be to strengthen the ESG process within Activa Capital as well as in all its portfolio companies. France joined Activa Capital in 2017
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Andy Povey and Raj Minhas as Investment Managers to help manage the Maven MEIF Debt Fund team in the West Midlands. Based in Birmingham, Povey and Minhas have responsibility for new MEIF investments across the West Midlands, as well as
Cooley is strengthening its UK office with the hire of M&A partner Michal Berkner. She arrives from Skadden, where she had been practicing for more than 20 years. “Michal is an exceptional M&A lawyer whose high-profile client base will pair perfectly with the firm,” says Justin Stock, Cooley’s UK managing
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