Law firm Goodwin has elected 15 lawyers, including London-based private equity specialist Gemma Roberts, to the partnership with effect from 1 October. Roberts, who becomes Goodwin’s 12th partner in London, advises on private equity transactions with a particular focus on the middle market and corporate mergers and acquisitions. She represents private
Bryan, Garnier & Co, a pan-European investment bank focusing on growth companies, has appointed Gary Lilley as managing director of its European sales desk in New York. With over 30 years of institutional equity sales experience in both London and New York, Lilley will take on the commercial follow-up of
Independent private and institutional client service provider JTC Group has appointed Dirk Oppelaar as the new managing director of its Geneva office. In his new role, Oppelaar will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company’s Swiss operation, in addition to acting as a key figure in the ongoing
M&A, private equity and hedge fund lawyer Shaun Lascelles (pictured) has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner, enhancing the firm's growing private equity practice group in London. Lascelles comes to V&E from Ashurst. Prior to August 2015, he was a partner and co-head of the global private equity
Justin JX Cai has joined Duane Morris & Selvam’s corporate, banking and finance practice groups as a director in its Shanghai office. Cai’s appointment further strengthens the firm’s corporate capabilities in Asia. He joins Duane Morris & Selvam from MWE China Law Offices, McDermott Will & Emery’s strategic alliance
Neon has appointed Vanessa Young to the role of underwriter and solicitor – M&A insurance, reporting to the head of M&A liability insurance Rob Brown. Young joins Neon from her previous role as legal director at Bird & Bird. She brings extensive UK and international M&A experience with considerable
International law firm Proskauer has appointed Monica Arora as a partner in the firm’s private investment funds group in New York. Arora advises fund managers across the full asset class on fund structuring and management company arrangements, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt. She also advises on both
Asset management boutique Managing Partners Group (MPG) has appointed Philip Eaton Richards as head of its capital markets team as it expands its asset-backed securities (ABS) business based in Malta. Reporting directly to the chief executive officer Jeremy Leach, Eaton Richards’ responsibility is to develop MPG’s securitisation and structuring services
Samir Sikka, former lead portfolio manager of the Pelican Value Equity team at Wells Capital Management, has teamed up with Estancia Capital Partners launch Sapience Investments, a private, independent investment management firm offering high conviction small and SMID cap value equity strategies. Sikka (pictured) will serve as CEO/chief investment officer
Highland Capital Management, a Dallas-based alternative investment management firm, has appointed Brad Eden as global head of marketing and investor relations. Eden (pictured) brings to Highland more than 30 years of experience across a wide range of institutional investment leadership roles. His experience includes growing Fund Evaluation Group, an
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