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Bracewell appoints tax partner Michele J Alexander

Michele J Alexander has joined the New York office of Bracewell as a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Alexander counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, funds and joint ventures, bankruptcy, real estate, and compensation matters. “Michele’s experience will strengthen our already-fruitful tax practice,” says Bracewell

Stuart Aronson joins HIG Capital as Head of US direct lending

HIG Capital has appointed Stuart Aronson, former Head of GE Capital’s Sponsor Finance Group (GSF), as head of the US Direct Klending team at HIG WhiteHorse. Aronson served as the President and CEO of GSF and was an Officer of the General Electric Company. From 2010 to 2015, GSF was

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Bedell Cristin makes senior hires in Guernsey

Bedell Cristin has strengthened its corporate and banking team through a senior appointment in Guernsey, with Ann Halliday, an experienced lawyer in the offshore market and a qualified banker, joining the firm as a senior associate. Halliday was most recently employed at a senior position at a large law firm

LeapFrog appoints industry leaders to drive healthcare expansion

LeapFrog Investments has announced the leaders of a global team to spearhead the firm’s expansion into healthcare investments. LeapFrog’s companies so far serve 52 million people across 21 markets with financial services, and the firm intends to achieve similar large-scale results in healthcare.  This announcement follows OPIC’s recent announcement of

Trivest adds Greg Baty as Partner

Miami-based private equity firm Trivest Partners has appointed Greg Baty as a Partner. Most recently, Greg was a Principal at Hamilton Lane, a global private equity management firm with approximately USD240 billion in total assets under management and supervision, where he managed the firm’s South Florida office. Over the past

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Former Goldman Sachs MD Upacala Mapatuna to join Victory Park Capital as CIO

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has appointed Upacala Mapatuna as chief investment officer. Upacala will bring more than 20 years of financial industry experience and over 15 years of investing experience to VPC. “We have known Upacala for many years and are thrilled that she has chosen to join VPC’s leadership team. She is well-respected in our industry

Achim Berg to join General Atlantic as operating partner

Grpwth private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Achim Berg, former Chief Executive Officer of arvato AG, as an Operating Partner effective 1 April, 2016. Berg. who will work closely with the firm’s portfolio companies both in Germany and globally, will be based in General Atlantic’s Munich office. “We are

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Bedell opens Luxembourg office

Fund administration specialist Bedell has strengthened its presence in European markets by opening an office in Luxembourg to provide corporate, private equity/real estate and private wealth administration services. Luxembourg offers a platform of services and structuring opportunities to investors and managers with products including a wide range of special purpose

Murat Mergin joins Warburg Pincus as senior advisor in Turkey

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Murat Mergin as a Senior Advisor. Mergin will support the firm in the identification and evaluation of new investments in Turkey. Mergin has over 27 years of experience as a senior executive in Turkey. Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer of

Mayer Brown strengthens private equity practice

Mayer Brown has strengthened its private equity offering with the hire of Perry Yam as partner and Head of Private Equity in London. Yam’s appointment is part of an ongoing, global initiative to expand the firm's private equity offering. Yam, who was Head of Private Equity for Europe & the

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