Bedell Cristin has appointed Kate Ovenden as managing partner in the firm’s Guernsey office. An experienced corporate, banking and financial services lawyer who spent 10 years working at City law firm Withers, Ovenden (pictured) became a partner of Bedell Cristin in 2010, having returned to Guernsey to join the firm in
TPG Capital, the global private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, has appointed Jack Daly as a partner. Daly most recently served as a partner and managing director in the principal investment area (PIA) of the merchant banking division at Goldman Sachs Group, leading the US industrials private equity
Castanea Partners has appointed Tom First as an operating partner focusing on opportunities in the branded food and beverage sector. “We are thrilled that Tom will be joining our team,” says Brian Knez, managing partner of Castanea. “Tom is an extraordinarily successful serial entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. His deep passion
Scipion Capital, a commodity trade finance investment manager, has appointed Paul Baker as head of trade finance to oversee all of the company’s trade functions. In this newly created role, he will report to the firm’s chief investment officer, Nicolas Clavel. Baker (pictured) brings to Scipion 30 years’ experience
Kuber Ventures, an alternative fund investment platform offering access to EIS/SEIS portfolios and funds, has added Tim Thornton, Matt Lenzie, and Kate Hopkin to its team. All three hires are newly created roles as a result of the continued growth across the business and geographic regions. Hopkin’s role as
International law firm Taylor Wessing has enhanced its London private equity practice with the appointment of Duncan McDonald as partner. The appointment McDonald, who joins from Olswang, brings the number of dedicated private equity lawyers in Taylor Wessing’s London team to 20. McDonald is a highly experienced international private
NorthEdge Capital has launched a specialist deal origination team as part of its ongoing investment to support the development and growth of the firm. NorthEdge now has over GBP525 million in funds under management since the final close of NorthEdge Capital Fund II, which reached its GBP300 million hard cap
Inflexion Private Equity has promoted Mark Williams from investment director to partner with immediate effect. Williams joined the investment team in 2011 and has been involved in a number of transactions including the firm’s investment in corporate travel company Reed & Mackay last month; the carve-out of Kynetec; and the
Aquila Capital is expanding its advisory board with the appointment of Daniel Just (pictured), chairman of the executive board at Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension fund. Just has chaired the executive board at BVK since 2013 and previously headed BVK’s asset management division. Under his tenure the
Ogier has appointed a new partner in its Luxembourg office to head its corporate practice. Bertrand Geradin, whose appointment takes the firm’s 25-strong Luxembourg team to five partners, has more than 15 years’ experience with law firms in Luxembourg, Brussels, London and Philadelphia. He specialises in corporate law advising
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