UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has made three new hires in its infrastructure area, supporting the growth of the USD 4 billion platform to meet increasing investor demand. REPM’s global infrastructure platform comprises direct equity and debt investments and is led by Tommaso Albanese,

AMP Capital has opened a new representative office in Dubai and appointed an Institutional Director, Sudhanshu Garg, who will be responsible for introducing AMP Capital’s real assets capabilities to clients across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). AMP Capital CEO Adam Tindall; Boe Pahari, Director, North West Region at AMP Capital;

BlueMountain Capital Management, a private diversified alternative asset management firm with USD22 billion in assets under management, has appointed Brandon Cahill, Sarah Dahan, and Josh Drazen as Partners of the firm, effective 1 January, 2018.  Brandon Cahill joined BlueMountain in 2004. Since 2010 he has been the primary portfolio manager investing in CLO tranches, and also

Middle-market private equity firm Calera Capital has appointed Edward H Orzetti, former CEO of Keystone Automotive Operations and former CEO of Transtar, as an Operating Partner. Orzetti will assist Calera in connection with identifying, evaluating, and building attractive platform investments in the automotive aftermarket and other industrial sectors. Calera intends

Catapult Ventures has appointed Kevin D’Silva as a Venture Partner with its GM&C Life Sciences Fund. D’Silva, who becomes the Fund’s third Venture Partner, will assess investment opportunities and work with the Fund’s smaller investments to help companies successfully grow, with a particular focus on medical devices.   Speaking on

San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm focused exclusively on expansion-stage companies in the consumer industry, has appointed Chris Sargent as a Vice President, based in San Francisco. Sargent will focus on sourcing new investment opportunities, due diligence, deal execution, and working with SFEP’s portfolio companies on operational

Law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its offering to clients following the recruitment of leading renewable energy expert and new partner Jonathan Cohen. Cohen joins the firm on 16 October from legal giant Eversheds Sutherland, where he led the distributed energy and energy storage groups.   Cohen is an industry

The Hong Kong office of international law firm, Maples and Calder, continues to expand its service offering in Asia with the recent recruitment of six experienced individuals. The recruitment of Everton Robertson, Stacey Yuan, David Wang, Jaron Jiao and Sarena Gong brings an unrivalled range of expertise and reinforces Maples

Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has appointed Ben Narasin as a Venture Partner. Narasin, a prolific entrepreneur and highly regarded early-stage investor, brings more than three decades of company-building expertise to NEA’s technology practice. He has focused on emerging technologies and new markets throughout his investment career,