Alternative investment manager Highland Capital Management has added two institutional business development professionals to its team – Laurie Whetstone as managing director, and Kieran Brennan as director. The appointments have been made in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit. The firm currently operates stressed and distressed credit strategies
Marc Wursdorfer has joined UBS as a Managing Director and EMEA Head of the Private Funds Group. Wursdorfer brings a wealth of experience in private equity fundraising and secondary advisory having joined us from Credit Suisse, where he spent 15 years, initially in investment banking both in Zurich and London before
Angelo, Gordon & Co, an alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, has appointed Ryan Mollett as Global Head of Distressed Debt. Mollett was most recently a Senior Managing Director of GSO Capital Partners LP, the global credit investment platform of Blackstone, where he focused on distressed
Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the blockchain technology sector and crypto ecosystem, has appointed Jimmy Song as a Venture Partner. Song, a Bitcoin Core developer, brings deep technical expertise to Blockchain Capital and will serve as a new bridge between Blockchain Capital and the crypto developer
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Jesse Gillespie as a partner in the corporate practice in the firm’s Tokyo office. Gillespie comes to Morrison & Foerster from Sullivan & Cromwell with expertise in cross-border capital markets transactions. Gillespie’s expertise further strengthens Morrison & Foerster’s capital markets practice –
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has appointed Michel Fryszman as Head of Structured Finance. He joined on 15 January and is based in Paris. Fryszman reports to Laurent Gueunier, Head of Real Assets, SME Lending & Structured Finance. Fryszman’s appointment is the latest in a series of additions to
Alternative investment firm Summit Partners has promoted nine professionals globally. Matt Hamilton was promoted to Managing Director; Johannes Grefe, Colin Mistele, Mark Nordstrom, Steffan Peyer and Ross Stern were promoted to Principal; Ian Rothkopf was promoted to Vice President; and Harry Fackelmayer and Bobby Humen were promoted to Senior Associate.
Independent private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services has promoted two team members to Principal – Shawn McMenimen and Stephen Ho. McMenimen has senior level oversight responsibility for Gen II’s client service teams and is directly involved in managing key client engagements. He also has responsibility for the oversight
CIFC, a credit manager specialising in US corporate and structured credit strategies, has appointed Jay Huang as a Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Structured Products Investments. Huang (pictured), will oversee CIFC’s structured products investments business. CIFC says Huang’s appointment is a key strategic move that will
Denver-based private equity firm Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) has appointed JB Richardson and Trent Sisson as Principal and Vice President, respectively. Both previously worked closely with the partners of Mountaingate at their predecessor firm. “We are thrilled to welcome JB and Trent to Mountaingate and to have the opportunity to work
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