Custom House Fund Services has opened a new Hong Kong office, significantly expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific and offering for hedge and private equity funds operating within the region.  With the addition of Hong Kong, Custom House now serves its clients from 13 global locations.   Operating as Custom House

Redbox founder and former CEO and former Coinstar President and COO Gregg Kaplan has joined Pritzker Group Private Capital as its operating partner for the services team. Kaplan will be based in Chicago, where he and investment partner David Rosen will lead the services investment and operations team. Rosen and

Private equity firm TA Associates has appointed Daisy Cai as a director in the firm’s Hong Kong office, where she will focus on investments in growth companies in China. Cai joined TA Associates from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in Hong Kong where she has been leading deal sourcing, due diligence,

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