Private equity asset manager Adveq has promoted Farah Buckley, Richard Damming, Matt Ma Chang, Daniel Rhoads, Nico Taverna and Ethan Vogelhut to Executive Director. The promotions are part of Adveq’s plans to expand its senior team, while increasing its number of employees around the world by 10 per cent in

Alternative asset management firm TPG has named Jin-Yong Cai as a Partner, effective 1 February, 2016. Cai most recently served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), a member of the World Bank Group. In a newly-created role, Cai will work across

Middle market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has appointed Carsten Beck as a Principal in its Brussels, Belgium office. In this role, Beck will oversee the firm’s business development group in Europe, helping to manage relationships and oversee the firm’s transaction sourcing efforts in the region.  Peak Rock has experienced tremendous

Palamon Capital Partners has elected Alexandre (Ali) Rahmatollahi to the Partnership. Rahmatollahi joins Palamon from Morgan Stanley where he spent nearly eight years in its Investment Banking division, most recently as an Executive Director with responsibility for Financial Sponsor coverage.  Prior to that he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey

Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to Private Equity in Europe, has made two senior appointments to help support the continued growth of the business. Andy Pitter has been appointed as Head of Ipes in Jersey, while Nigel Strachan, who was previously Managing Director of Ipes in Jersey, becomes Group

Dentons, the global law firm, has added Jennifer R Williams as a partner in the firm's Corporate group. Williams joins as one of the leaders of a new program focused on providing a comprehensive package of legal services to private equity portfolio companies and similar companies.  This new and unique

Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Bruce H Mendelsohn as a Partner in the firm’s Advisory business. Based in New York, Mendelsohn will lead the Firm’s restructuring practice, working closely with Partner Kevin Cofsky and the other members of the restructuring team. Mendelsohn has more than 25 years of restructuring experience.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced that corporate and TMT partner Dr Bernd Meyer-Witting has joined law firm Paul Hastings’ Frankfurt office as a partner as of 1 January 2016. Meyer-Witting joins from Clifford Chance, where he was a corporate partner and head of the German TMT

Private equity firm TA Associates has promoted nine investment staff members in the firm’s Boston, Hong Kong, London, Menlo Park and Mumbai offices, effective 1 January, 2016. “We are pleased to recognise the many accomplishments of these individuals, who demonstrate the breadth of talent of our global investment staff,” says