Baird has expanded its European Investment Banking group with the appointment of Thomas Fetzer (pictured) as Managing Director and Head of DACH Investment Banking in Frankfurt. In the newly created role, Fetzer will help accelerate Baird’s growing market share in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, leveraging the firm’s global investment banking

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney has appointed Fabrizio Carpanini (pictured) as a Partner in its Corporate Group in London at the beginning of November this year. Carpanini, who will join the firm at the beginning of November this year, has over 30 years of experience extending across the full

Idinvest Partners has added two new staff members in its Private Debt debt and Venture Capital and Growth teams. Verena Romero Frychel (pictured), Investment Director, Private Debt, sources, analyses and executes investments in Private Debt (mezzanine, unitranche, senior loans).   Prior to joining Idinvest Partners in March 2015, she restructured

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has promoted Alfa Chan, David Mackenzie and Joachim Braun to partners in the firm.  In addition, Adam Ahern will also be joining at the end of September as an associate in the firm’s London office.  These promotions and appointment demonstrate the firms commitment to

Sidley Austin has appointed Vijay S Sekhon (pictured) as a partner in Century City. He will be a member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practices and will focus on handling transactions for public and private companies, and private equity firms.  Sekhon joins a rapidly growing team of lawyers

Tony Wang Has joined O’Melveney & Myers as a partner in the firm’s Newport Beach office.  Wang’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on private equity, venture capital, merger and acquisition, and Asia-related media and entertainment transactions. Having spent his legal career in Silicon Valley and

Tengram Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on exceptional, highly recognisable consumer brands, has appointed Robin Lamb (pictured) and Michael Zappala as Vice President and Associate, respectively. Lamb has over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur, an operator in mid-sized companies, and most recently as a strategic advisor