Law firm Paul Hastings has added Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen as partners in the corporate practice in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Freeman and Chen both join from Fried Frank, where they were private equity and M&A partners, and Freeman was head of the Asia practice.   “Doug and

LIFE, the worldwide membership organisation of Lebanese financiers, has introduced four new members to its Advisory Board.  Maroun Edde is the Chief Executive of Murex, a leading technology vendor for capital markets.   Fadi Ghandour is the Founder and Vice Chairman of Aramex, one of the world's leading global logistics

iCapital Network, an online marketplace providing qualified investors and their advisors with access to private equity fund managers, has expanded its business development team, hiring Michael Mastey as Senior Vice President, Investor Network with responsibility for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and Melissa Iagulli as Senior Vice President, Investor Network

Goodwin Procter has expanded its market-leading Private Equity Group with the addition of Richard Lever as a partner in the firm’s London office.  Lever will join Goodwin from King & Wood Mallesons, where he co-led the corporate group with his own focus on middle market private equity transactions and portfolio

International investment bank Altium has bolstered its London team with the addition of three new Associates across its corporate finance and debt divisions. Arthur Callaghan joins as an Associate working in both the corporate finance and debt teams. He moves from Moelis & Company, where he advised on M&A deals

TIAA-CREF has opened a new distribution office for TIAA-CREF Asset Management in Sydney, Australia, led by Andrew Kleinig, who will direct distribution strategy in Australia and Asia while providing a local point of contact for TIAA-CREF investment capabilities and products for existing clients in the region. Speaking ahead of the

Independent alternative asset investment advisory firm MVision has made three senior appointments in the firm’s New York office.  Kay Blackwell and Erica Johnson have joined as Managing Directors and William Riedlinger as Director, significantly strengthening the firm’s capabilities in the USA and globally.   Blackwell joins from Citi Private Bank,

KKR has appointed Luis Téllez, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Mexican Stock Exchange (MSE), as a Senior Advisor to the firm, effective immediately. Alex Navab, Head of KKR’s Private Equity business in the Americas, says: “Luis Téllez has had a distinguished career in both the public