Michael Weisser and Sarah Stasny have joined the New York office of Kirkland & Elliss as partners in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group with a focus on private equity. Weisser and Stasny represent many of the leading private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with investments, acquisitions, divestitures

Hamilton Lane, a global private markets asset management firm, has promoted Vesna Sipp and Richard Hope to Managing Director. Sipp joined Hamilton Lane 10 years ago and has been instrumental in developing strategic client relationships throughout the EMEA investor community. Previously a senior member of Hamilton Lane’s Fund Investment team,

CDC International Capital has named Joanna Hislop as an independent administrator and member of the company’s investment committee. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Sciences Po in Paris, as well as a holder of an MBA from Harvard Business School, Hislop started her career in 1995

Boodle Hatfield has promoted Rahul Thakrar to Partner.  The promotion takes effect from 1 May 2016. Thakrar is a Partner in Boodle Hatfield’s Corporate team. His clients include investors, entrepreneurs and private businesses in a variety of sectors ranging from real estate to technology. He has a particularly strong practice

BGF (Business Growth Fund) continues to grow its investment team covering the North of England with the appointment of Ben Barker, who will be based across BGF’s offices in Manchester and Leeds. Barker has more than 13 years’ experience of equity funding gained, most recently, as a director at Caird

NorthEdge Capital, a private equity house that invests in businesses in the North of England, has hired Ben Wildsmith as Portfolio Director to manage the firm’s existing portfolio and to help deliver new deals across the North of England. Wildsmith has over 15 years of corporate finance experience. He joins

Yukon Partners Management (Yukon) has appointed Michael Furey as a Partner in the firm’s investment team. At Yukon, Furey will work closely with founding partners Michael Hall and William Dietz, as well as the firm’s investment professionals, in sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities and providing operational expertise and counsel

Edison Group, the international equity research and investor access firm, has appointed Tom Teichman as chairman to support its continued global growth plans. Teichman brings a proven track record in helping grow an array of innovative companies into sector-based leaders. He has helped shape many businesses to enable them to

Magda Magnuszewska, previously Managing Director at private equity firm Innova Capital, has been promoted to Partner. Magnuszewska (pictured) started her career at Innova Capital in 2004. Since then, she has gained experience in the private equity market, taking part in numerous projects, particularly in the field of TMT and related