Assetz Capital, a UK peer-to-peer finance platform, has committed to expansion in Northern Ireland under the guidance of recently appointed Regional Relationship Director, Andrew Fraser.   Fraser joins Assetz Capital from Santander UK Corporate and Commercial. In this role he was a Business Development Director covering the Northern Ireland region. Fraser’s new

Sidley Austin is significantly strengthening its private equity, corporate and restructuring practices with the addition of eight partners to its Munich office.  The new group comprises seven partners from Kirkland & Ellis, headed by leading private equity and M&A lawyer Volker Kullmann, and Kolja von Bismarck, head of the German

Sixpoint Partners (Sixpoint), a global investment bank serving the middle market, has appointed Michael Leonardo as Vice President, West Coast Distribution. In addition, the company has promoted three long-standing members in the New York office, deepening its distribution and origination capabilities. Leonardo’s appointment and the promotions are effective immediately.  

NXT Capital has appointed Linda Chaffin (pictured) as Head of Institutional Marketing. Chaffin's responsibilities include expanding the firm's fund raising and investor relations efforts, in which she will partner with Kelli O'Connell, NXT's Head of Asset Management. Chaffin will spearhead capital raising activities for NXT's multi-investor loan funds and single

HarbourVest Partners has appointed Tricia M Mackechnie as Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director.  In this new role, Mackechnie will be responsible for leading the firm’s Information Technology team globally, including IT infrastructure, application development, quality assurance and cybersecurity functions.   “Technology and cybersecurity are playing an ever-increasing role in

Frazier Healthcare Partners has expanded its investment team with the promotion of Philip Zaorski and the addition of Ryan Lucero to the firm’s growth buyout team. “We are proud to recognise the achievements of Phil Zaorski with this well-deserved promotion,” says Ben Magnano, General Partner. “During his tenure with Frazier,

Private equity firm 21 Centrale Partners has appointed François Barbier, currently Managing Partner, as Deputy General Manager to Chairman Gérard Pluvinet.  Barbier will be responsible for the implementation of the investment strategy for the fifth generation of 21 Funds in France, and will ultimately succeed Gérard Pluvinet when he joins

Haynes and Boone CDG, has significantly expanded its London office with the addition of three partners, who will bolster the firm’s finance, shipping, and energy practices. Emma Russell and Zoë Connor join the firm as London partners in the Finance Group, where they will represent banks, investment funds and other

Jean Raby is to join Natixis on 20 February as CEO of Natixis Global Asset Management, in charge of its asset management, private banking and private equity business lines. He will also be a member of the senior management committee.   “I would like to applaud Pierre Servant and thank