JMB Insurance, a risk management services and insurance brokerage, has appointed Ben Kanter as a producer to work with the firm’s rapidly expanding Private Equity and Real Estate groups. In this role, Kanter will be responsible for the development and acquisition of new brokerage clients.   “Ben brings more than

Cowen has added to its Investment Banking team with the appointment of Miguel Roman as Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Capital Markets and Syndicate. In his new role, Roman is responsible for leading the Leveraged Finance Capital Markets and Syndicate function and is based in Cowen’s New York City corporate

Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has appointed Ross McInnes as an Operating Adviser to the firm’s funds.  McInnes, a seasoned corporate and finance executive, will advise on fund investment activities throughout Europe.    McInnes, Chairman of the Board of Safran, has held senior leadership positions at some

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