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

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

Sebastian Ehrnrooth has become managing partner at Segulah, having previously shared the role with Henrik Lif who is leaving the company. Ehrnrooth has been with Segulah for 16 years.   Lif joined Segulah in 2014 and became co-managing partner in 2015. His responsibilities will be shared by the partner group

Noerr has added to its private equity and venture capital practice group with the appointment of Christoph Thiermann as an associated partner. Thiermann, who joins Noerr from P+P Pöllath + Partners, specialises in transaction-related advice to PE investors in an international environment and advises clients on investments and takeovers, as

Demica, a provider of working capital solutions to major corporates and banks, has appointed Daniel Kustrin as chief technology officer. Kustrin will be responsible for the firm’s technology needs, including overseeing the growth and development of Demica’s proprietary platform that enables the financing of over USD50 billion of trade receivables

Peer Funding, a newly FCA authorised peer to peer business lending platform, has appointed Gill Fielding as non-executive chairperson. Fielding, a Chartered Accountant, is a public speaker on macro-economic affairs, wealth creation, financial education, property and investing skills.   Aside from taking part in Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire, Fielding makes

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed James Howe as a partner in the firm’s London office.  Formerly a partner with Proskauer Rose in London, Howe will continue his private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice at Gibson Dunn.    Ken Doran, chairman and managing partner of Gibson Dunn, says: “James

Joshua J Yang has joined the Chicago office of K&L Gates as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Winston & Strawn.   Yang represents investment managers in the formation and structuring of private funds, including hedge funds, commingled