Jean-Philippe Barade has been appointed as partner and head of the London office of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton with immediate effect. Barade brings more than 15 years of experience in private equity with a focus on consumer and retail.   Most recently, he served as co-founding partner of

Bedell Cristin Guernsey has promoted two lawyers, Jon Barclay and Richard Sharp, to partners in the firm.
 
 Barclay practised as a barrister at a leading UK chambers and was admitted as an advocate in Guernsey in 2006.   He specialises in international financial services litigation, with a particular focus on cross-border asset recovery,

Kirkland & Ellis International has appointed Thomas Laverty as a partner in the firm’s investment funds group based in London. Laverty was most recently managing director and funds counsel at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a division of Macquarie Group and the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager.   “We

Stuart Bedford has joined LeapFrog Investments as general counsel, leaving his role at law firm Linklaters, where he was head of the London corporate division and the private equity group. Bedford has led over USD40 billion of transactions across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe – including major M&As, IPOs

Aberdeen Asset Management is further developing its alternatives business with the promotion of John Dickie to co-head of US private equity, alongside Scott Reed, and the appointment of Whit Matthews. Matthews joins Aberdeen’s US private equity team as senior investment manager, strengthening the private equity investment capabilities of the firm’s

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has chosen Milton Keynes as the location for its ninth office as it continues to scale its operations. The office will serve as a base to build closer connections to businesses and advisors in Milton Keynes and across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire.   BGF, the

iCapital Network, an online platform that provides RIAs with access to alternative investments, has appointed Tom Iacono as chief financial officer. Reporting to chief executive officer Lawrence Calcano, Iacono will join the executive team and lead iCapital’s finance, legal, operations and human resources functions.   In addition, Grace Kim joins

Venture capital firm e.ventures has appointed Arnulf Keese as general partner in the firm’s Berlin office. Keese joins European partners Andreas Haug, Christian Leybold and Bernardo Hernandez, in addition to North American partners Mathias Schilling and Tom Gieselmann.   Keese, the former vice president and general manager of PayPal DE/AT/CH,