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Agilitas-backed Exemplar Healthcare appoints chairman

Exemplar Healthcare, a portfolio company of mid-market private equity firm Agilitas, has appointed Dr Mark Jackson as chairman, with immediate effect. Exemplar is a provider of nurse-led residential care for adults with disabilities.   Jackson worked for many years as a GP, and as a GP practice lead, before founding

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Gibson Dunn adds private funds lawyer in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed Joshua Tod as of counsel in the firm’s London office.  Previously of counsel with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Tod will support Gibson Dunn’s existing EMEA private investment funds practice.   Tod has experience advising private equity, infrastructure, credit and real estate funds. He regularly counsels

Signature Private Finance appoints business development manager

Principal lender Signature Private Finance has appointed Gary Playle as business development manager to support brokers in London and the South. It follows appointments to strengthen the company’s reach in the North and Midlands.   A former director of business banking with Santander, Playle proved his ability to build and

Pegasus Funding Resources strengthens team

Business adviser Bob Clarke has joined Pegasus Funding Resources as a funding consultant. The new appointment further strengthens Pegasus’ capabilities as a provider of business funding solutions, business plan writing services and mentoring.   Clarke has 30 years’ experience as a managing director of businesses in the logistics, manufacturing and

Tikehau IM appoints director of marketing and international development

Tikehau IM has appointed Gen Oba as director of marketing and international development. Oba (pictured) will be responsible for the development of Tikehau IM’s marketing strategy and the development of the firm’s relationship with large international clients.    Oba joins Tikehau Capital after 18 years at Bank of America Merrill

MoFo adds partner to business restructuring and insolvency group

Law firm Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has appointed Dennis Jenkins, a financial restructuring lawyer with 20 years of experience, as a partner in the firm’s New York-headquartered business restructuring and insolvency group. Jenkins, who comes to the firm from WilmerHale, is the fourth new business restructuring and insolvency partner to

Sean Kearney, Greenstone

Greenstone expands executive management team

Greenstone Equity Partners, a fund placement firm based in the Middle East, has hired Sean Kearney as chief operating officer and Khalid Alkelabi as managing director, investor relationships. Kearney (pictured) is an emerging markets banking professional with a 23-year career devoted to identifying and managing risk. His key responsibilities will

Peter Brown, RBS International

RBS International appoints head of funds

Peter Brown has been appointed head of funds at RBS International to drive the expansion of the bank’s offering to the alternative funds sector. Brown (pictured) has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate and institutional banking, and most recently headed up the RBS Financial Institutions Group in the UK,

TMF Group hires senior director of alternative investments

TMF Group has appointed Matthias Pelzer to its alternative investments senior leadership team. Based in Luxembourg and most recently a commercial director at a local trust and corporate service provider, Pelzer joins TMF Group as senior director, alternative investments.   In his new position, Pelzer is responsible for developing TMF

Kim Koopersmith, Akin Gump

Akin Gump promotes 10 to partnership

Law firm Akin Gump has elected 10 new partners, effective 1 January 2017. The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are Gerald Brant (New York), Olivia Chung (New York), Olivier De Moor (New York), Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (London), Mahmoud (Mac) Baki Fadlallah (Dubai/Washington, DC), Jaisohn Jungbin Im (New York), Allison

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