Global law firm Dentons has appointed Antonella Brambilla as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice. Based in Milan, she will focus on the development of the Capital Markets offering in Italy. Brambilla joins from Chiomenti law firm, where she worked for 15 years, nine of which she

Agrobusiness-focused Céréa Partenaire has appointed Simon Baccelli as Director in the Céréa Dette team. In addition, the company has added Paul de Castries et de Laurent Brossaud-Monty, as Associates with Céréa Capital.   Michel Chabanel, CEO of Céréa Partenaire, says: “The first generation the Céréa Dette programme, launched in 2015,

GPB Capital has appointed Dan Alper, former CEO of Major Energy Services, as a Senior Advisor and part of the team to identify and execute potential acquisitions in the retail energy sector. The increasing trend of energy deregulation, now prevalent in 20 states, along with the ongoing development and customer

Created in April 2017 as an independent Private Equity firm, Essling Capital has hired the funds of funds team of Amundi Private Equity Funds. The team, led by Jean-Yves Lagache, includes Nizar Chayeb as Investment Director, and, as Senior Investment Managers, Cédric Cabarrus and Sandra Saad. Thanks to a strong

FRP Advisory, the business advisory firm, has appointed Mark Naughton as a Partner to lead Corporate Finance in its Bristol office and focusing on major regional cities across the South West and Wales.  Prior to joining the FRP Advisory, Naughton led Grant Thornton’s Corporate Finance Team in the South West and

Gridiron Capital has appointed Kallie Hapgood as Managing Director, Investor Relations. Hapgood has an extensive background in the private equity industry and numerous relationships with institutional investors.  Tom Burger, a Managing Partner at Gridiron Capital, says: “We have known Kallie for many years and have been impressed with her abilities

Jaguar Growth Partners (Jaguar), a privately-held investment management firm focused on real estate private equity in global growth markets, has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Bell as Principal on the firm’s investment team. Bell is based in Jaguar’s New York office and will lead the investment team in the firm’s expanding activity

Kelley Morrell is to join Blackstone as a Managing Director and Head of Asset Management for its Tactical Opportunities business. In her new role, Morell will be responsible for ongoing management and oversight of the group’s investment portfolio, and creating and driving added-value initiatives alongside the investment team.   Morrell

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has promoted Mark Piasecki, Klaus Maurer and Jean Châtillon to partners in the firm. Piasecki is based in London and joined Silverfleet more than ten years ago. During this time, he has been responsible for making investments across most of Silverfleet’s target sectors including