HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Paula Drake as managing director and general counsel. Drake will oversee all aspects of HarbourVest’s legal and compliance functions across the globe.   “As HarbourVest continues to grow and expand our solutions and investment capabilities, our primary focus remains on

Law firm MJ Hudson has hired three senior lawyers to its team. Christopher Dearie joins as partner (financial services law and regulation).   Dearie advises asset managers, banks and domestic and international investment funds on a broad range of financial services regulatory issues. He previously worked at Freshfields, Ropes &

Michael P Gallagher has joined Duane Morris as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Gallagher enhances the firm’s corporate and securities capabilities in Philadelphia, nationally and internationally. He joins Duane Morris from Pepper Hamilton.   Gallagher concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate finance, private equity, family businesses,

CIL has appointed Tabitha Elwes as a partner to head its new media practice. Elwes joins from Prospero Strategy Consultants, which she helped to build as a partner from 2011; previously she was partner in charge of media at Spectrum Strategy Consultants.    Elwes has a long track-record of advising

Tikehau Capital, a pan-European listed alternative asset management and investment firm, has appointed Peter Cirenza as head of its London operations, effective 24 April 2017. Cirenza will be responsible for helping develop the firm’s private asset strategies – private debt, real estate and private equity.   He will be running

Clayton Euro Risk, a provider of risk analysis on mortgage and asset finance, has appointed Maurice Wijmans (pictured)to the newly-created role of senior manager – business development for the Netherlands. Based in The Hague and working across the country, Wijmans takes up his role with immediate effect, reporting to Clayton Euro

Cairngorm Capital has appointed Amit Thaper as investment director, extending the firm’s capacity for new investments. Thaper joins from HIG Capital, a global private equity investment firm, where he was a vice president in the Boston office. Thaper was involved in acquiring and advising value-orientated, lower middle-market companies with high-return

Serra Ventures, a Champaign, Illinois-based venture capital firm, has appointed John Giuliani as a venture partner. Giuliani has over 30 years of experience helping and growing successful businesses. He took the helm of Dotomi and built the company until it was sold for USD295 million.   Subsequently, as CEO of Conversant, Giuliani led

Corporate credit specialist Muzinich & Co has added to its European private debt team with the appointment of Jan Henrik Reichenbach as head of DACH private debt (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). He will be based in the firm’s Frankfurt office.    Reichenbach has more than 17 years of financing and capital

Three new partners are joining Baker McKenzie's M&A and private equity practices in London. This is a continuation of the firm’s 2020 strategy to increase bench strength in London in M&A, private equity, banking and finance and double headcount in New York.   David Duncan joins from Allen & Overy