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Doug Pepper joins Shasta Ventures as MD

Doug Peper (pictured) has joined early-stage venture firm Shasta Ventures as a managing director. Pepper brings a wealth of experience in the SaaS and mobile spaces, and is a powerful addition to Shasta’s proven investment team. Pepper has focused on investing in SaaS and mobile companies that help enterprises optimize

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Former SEI MD David Morrissey joins DMS

Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited David Morrissey, former Managing Director of SEI Investments Global Fund Services to serve as Executive Director with its Dublin team. He will lead all aspects of client service delivery across multiple product lines and will also serve as an independent

OpenGate Capital adds Nugget to executive operations team

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has strengthened its bench of professionals with the hire of Desmond Nugent as a Principal, overseeing the operations of the firm’s North American portfolio companies. Nugent was most recently a Principal with The Gores Group and will be working from OpenGate Capital’s Los Angeles headquarters.

Lovell Minnick Partners makes three new hires

Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm specialising in financial services and related business services companies, today announced the addition of three investment professionals to the staff in its Los Angeles and Philadelphia offices. Benjamin Kaplan has been appointed a Vice President in Los Angeles, where Steven Korff also joined 

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

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