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Gibson Dunn adds private equity partner James Howe

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

K&L Gates adds partner to investment management practice

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

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Context Summits appoints Sarah Huntington as chief marketing officer

Context Summits, a producer of investment summits for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Sarah Huntington as chief marketing officer. Huntington brings to Context Summits more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the alternative investment industry.   “Sarah’s addition strengthens our senior leadership team and continues

Proskauer appoints M&A partner

International law firm Proskauer has appointed M&A lawyer Eleanor Shanks as a partner in the firm’s London office. Shanks’s practice focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and other fund investments, in both domestic and cross-border transactions.   “We have made a number of strategic hires

KKR expands Asia-Pacific leadership team

KKR is making additions to its private equity investment team in Asia, including a change in leadership in China and the addition of new senior investment talent in China, Singapore and Korea. Ming Lu, a member of KKR and co-head of Asia private equity, has been named sole head of

Gordian Compliance Solutions appoints new partners

Gordian Compliance Solutions, a boutique consulting firm specialising in regulatory compliance services for financial industry firms, has promoted four employees to managing partner positions. Each of the new partners – Ben Buckwalter, Patrick Dominguez, Yulia Kalk and Justin Schleifer – has been with the firm for more than three years

IGF opens Manchester office

IGF, a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has opened a new office in Manchester and made two senior hires for the North West and North London and the Home Counties. IGF expanded its asset based lending (ABL) services earlier this year.   Richard Spielbichler, ABL director, will be leading the

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Lending Club makes two senior hires

Lending Club, the online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, has made two new additions to its investor group. Valerie Kay will join Lending Club as senior vice president, head of institutional investors and Raman Suri will join as senior vice president, head of retail investors.   Both will report to

M Freddie Reiss named independent director at TCP Capital

TCP Capital (TCPC) has appointed M Freddie Reiss as an independent director, expanding the firm’s board of directors to seven members. Reiss will serve on the audit committee, governance and compensation committee, and joint transactions committee.   Reiss has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, M&A due diligence,

Dynasty hires Matthew Marsh as director of investment solutions

Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed Matthew Marsh as director of investment solutions. Marsh will be responsible for leading investments solutions in the Western and Central divisions for Dynasty’s advisory firms, including the Dynasty TAMP, portfolio model management and rebalancing, SMA and UMA solutions, hedge funds, private equity, and capital markets.

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