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Vinson & Elkins adds partner to London private equity practice

Corporate lawyer Paul Dunbar, whose practice focuses primarily on private equity and special situations funds, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm's London office. Dunbar was previously a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in London.   "Growing our London private equity practice is a

Fried Frank strengthens M&A, corporate governance and litigation offerings

Warren S de Wied has rejoined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, resident in the Firm's New York office. In addition,Scott B Luftglass will join as a partner in the Litigation Department, also resident in the Firm's New

Kurt von Moltke joins Jenner & Block as co-chair of mergers and acquisitions practice

H Kurt von Moltke, a corporate lawyer with more than 30 years of experience structuring, negotiating and executing complex M&A transactions, including billion-dollar mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, is joining the Jenner & Block as a partner in the Chicago office and co-chair of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.  He

Vestar Capital promotes one to principal and three to VP

US private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners has announced four promotions – Winston Song has been appointed to principal, and Nikhil Bhat, Matt Dubbioso and Alex Kerr have been promoted to vice presidents. “These promotions are well-deserved, and we are pleased to recognize these valued members of the team,” says

Rigby Private Equity opens new office in Austria

Rigby Private Equity (RPE) has opened a new office in Vienna, Austria. Specialist value-added distributors Wick Hill and Zycko (both part of RPE) already have business in Austria and this move shows the commitment of both distributors and RPE to strengthen and grow activities in that territory. Paul Eccleston, head

Arma Partners adds Pillar to North American business

Arma Partners (Arma), an independent communications, media and technology (CMT) focused M&A advisory firm, has strengthened its global advisory capabilities with the appointment of Ron Pillar as a partner spearheading the firm’s New York operations. Pillar has over 20 years of investment banking experience in the CMT sector and during

NorthEdge portfolio company Sumo Digital to open second studio in Nottingham

Sumo Digital has announced Nottingham as the location for its second UK and third global studio. Sumo, backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital, is a creator and developer of video game products and services, working on the world’s largest brands and franchises for leading publishers and platform holders across

Jon Coker appointed to co-managing partner at MMC Ventures

MMC Ventures has appointed Jon Coker, an MMC team member for nine years, as Managing Partner to share the responsibility of the day-to-day running of the business with Founder and Managing Partner Bruce Macfarlane. Since joining MMC in 2007 from JP Morgan, Coker has been influential in a number of

Antares Capital appoints board chairman and two new board members

Antares Capital has appointed Melina Higgins as independent board chairman, and elected two new independent board members, Mark Furlong and Diane Nordin, to the Antares Midco, board of directors. “Our new board members understand the middle market, possess a wealth of knowledge around private equity, asset management and debt markets,

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