New Orleans-based venture capital firm Valmiki 504 has appointed Neil Gibbons as venture partner to launch and run Ceres 504, a business incubator which will add branded foods and food technology to firm’s worldwide network of industry incubators. Gibbons is a leader in the Louisiana start-up ecosystem and a board
C5 Capital, a London-headquartered technology investment specialist, has appointed Marcos Battisti as partner and head of the C5 Cloud Partners fund. Battisti previously held the position of managing director of Intel Capital in London since April 2010. He has been investing in technology venture and growth for 18 years.
Gramercy Funds Management, a USD5.7 billion emerging markets investment manager, has appointed Chris Tackney (pictured) as managing director and co-head of the Gramercy trading desk. Tackney has over 20 years of trading and portfolio management experience in emerging markets and will co-head the trading desk with Matt Maloney, managing director.
Private equity investment firm Capital Partners has added three new members to its team. They are Sarah Paquet, senior associate, Chris Faux, associate, and Meaghan Byrnes, assistant fund controller. The trio will help the Capital Partners team to evaluate and execute new investments, add value to existing holdings including add-on acquisitions, and administer the portfolio
Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), a provider of fund administration software to hedge funds and private equity funds, has made two appointments to its European operations team. Erich Carshagen, a senior business analyst within the PFS group, has relocated to PFS’ new European offices headquartered in the Isle of Man.
Alternative asset firm TPG has named Sanghoon Lee as a partner. Lee will be responsible for leading TPG Capital Asia’s investment activities in South Korea, further expanding the firm’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region. “Many years of investing in Asia have reinforced my conviction in the investment opportunity in
Private equity firm Pharos Capital Group has hired James S Kerrigan and Kevin A Ryan as senior financial analysts. Kerrigan will be based in Pharos's Dallas office, while Ryan will be based in Nashville. Prior to joining Pharos, Kerrigan spent two years as an investment banking analyst at Barclays
Weller Equity Partners, a Louisville, Kentucky-based private equity firm, has acquired KFI Seating, a supplier of business and institutional furniture products. "We have been looking for an experienced partner to help us replace a retiring co-owner and key executive, while keeping our sights fixed on the continued growth and development
Hamilton Lane has appointed Lydia A Gavalis as deputy general counsel. The appointment comes in preparation for the retirement of existing general counsel Robert Cleveland, who will leave the firm in early 2017 after 16 years of service. In the interim period before his retirement, Cleveland will work closely
Law firm Proskauer has appointed Ben Davis as a partner in the firm’s finance practice in London. Davis’ primary expertise is within the leveraged finance market where he regularly advises on acquisition and leveraged finance facilities, corporate facilities and debt restructurings. “Alternative lenders in the UK, and globally, require
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