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Angel CoFund expands Investment Committee

The Angel CoFund, a GBP100m Government-backed fund for promising British businesses, has made two further appointments to its Investment Committee.  Experienced angel investors Simon Blakey and Matthew Mead will be joining the existing committee of 12 investors to preside over the fund’s future investment decisions. Simon Blakey, a leading UK

Doug Gilstrap joins TCV as a Venture Partner

Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has appointed Doug Gilstrap as a venture partner in the firm’s New York office.  Previously he served as chief strategy officer for Ericsson in Stockholm and New York. Gilstrap brings 25-plus years of global strategy, sales, transactional and financial roles in the technology, media, and telecommunications

Institutional Venture Partners Hires Tracy Hogan as CFO

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) has appointed Tracy Hogan as Chief Financial Officer.  In this role, Hogan will be responsible for managing the firm's financial, operational, and administrative activities. These activities include partnership accounting, financial reporting, tax and treasury, regulatory compliance, information systems, and human resources. "We are incredibly excited to

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Fried Frank hires two PE partners

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has hired Mark Lucas and Daniel Oates as partners in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, in the New York and London offices, respectively.  “Mark and Dan are fantastic additions to our team of lawyers, bringing impressive legal knowledge and business judgment

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Jim Learner returns to Kirkland & Ellis in London

James L Learner is to rejoin Kirkland & Ellis International as a partner in its Corporate Practice Group in the London office, effective 1 February 2015. “Jim was instrumental to helping our London office grow from 14 lawyers to more than 115 lawyers during his 12 years there, and in

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Berkshire Partners appoints new MDs

Berkshire Partners has appointed Dave Bordeau, Marni Payne and Raleigh Shoemaker as Managing Directors effective 1 January, 2015. They join the 19 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds. Berkshire’s 22 Managing Directors have an average tenure of over 16 years with the

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Simmons & Simmons promotes Pitman to partnership in London

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has promoted Matthew Pitman to its partnership with effect from 01 January 2015. Pitman is based in the firm’s London office and is an investment funds specialist focusing on all classes of private funds.   His practice covers a wide range of transactional and

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Weaver opens LA area office

Independent accounting firm Weaver has held the official opening of the firm's newest office, located in the greater Los Angeles area.  The new Weaver office is at 1600 Rosecrans Ave, Bldg 7 in Manhattan Beach, California adjacent to several sound stages and movie studios on the secure MBS Media Campus. Michael Hearne,

North Bridge Growth Equity promotes Roshen Menon to Partner

Growth equity and venture capital firm North Bridge has promoted Roshen Menon to General Partner. Menon joined North Bridge in 2007 as a Principal. “Roshen’s promotion formally recognizes his substantial contributions to our team, to our portfolio companies and to North Bridge Growth Equity for the integral role he’s played

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