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Barings adds investment professionals from Aldea Capital Partners

Barings, a leading global financial services firm with over USD300 billion in assets under management, announced that the five member investment team from Aldea Capital Partners has joined Barings Alternative Investments (BAI) group. The Aldea team, a provider of customised private equity solutions, has integrated with BAI’s Funds & Co-Investments

InMotion Ventures appoints Lars Klawitter as executive director strategic business

InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, today announces the appointment of Lars Klawitter as Executive Director Strategic Business. Klawitter joins the business this month, and he will lead the development of proprietary mobility services and their integration into Jaguar Land Rover products and services. He will also oversee strategic partnerships

Paul Hastings boosts Asia practice with M&A and compliance partner in Tokyo

Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed Eiji Kobayashi, a corporate M&A and compliance/investigations lawyer, as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice in Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi joins from Norton Rose Fulbright where he was a partner and Head of Corporate, M&A and Securities for Japan. His corporate team totalling four other

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Cohen & Company opens downtown Chicago office

Cohen & Company has opened a new office in downtown Chicago, Illinois and announced several significant management-level hires. The firm recently announced it had merged with Arthur Bell CPAs to create the premier, full service accounting and consulting practice supporting asset managers with the best talent, technical expertise and client

Palatine announces promotion and appointment of new financial controller

Palatine Private Equity continues to invest in its UK team with the promotion of James Painter to Investment Manager and the appointment of Mathew Thompson as Financial Controller. Painter joined the firm in February 2016 as Investment Executive from KPMG’s corporate finance team. He has been involved in a number

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Danesmead Partners expands team

Cayman, New York and London-based alternative fund governance specialist, Danesmead Partners, has expanded its Cayman Islands office with the appointment of experienced independent director Brad Cowdroy as a principal of the firm. Cowdroy (pictured), has almost 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, having worked extensively with hedge funds,

Pantheon announces promotions

Pantheon has announced a host of promotions across the business including the appointment of Alex Wilmerding as a Partner. Wilmerding, who is based in Hong Kong and is a member of the Asia investment team with responsibility for client relationships in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding South Korea, joined Pantheon nine

Equistone adds to investment team

Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) has appointed Edward Baker as an Investment Manager in its London office, with immediate effect. Baker joins Equistone from lower-mid-market private equity firm MML Capital Partners, where he worked in its London office for four years. During his time at the firm,

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Carey Olsen appoints new partner

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has appointed Chris Griffin as a partner in the firm’s Jersey office. Griffin, who joined Carey Olsen as a senior associate in 2011 before being promoted to counsel in 2016, is a member of the Jersey corporate team and advises on all aspects of corporate

Winston & Strawn expands in the Middle East

Winston & Strawn LLP has strengthened its presence in the Middle East with the recent expansion of the firm’s office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The larger footprint is a result of Winston’s focused growth in the region, having grown over fourfold in attorney and staff headcount since

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