Bank of the West has appointed Phil Kain, a specialist in the development of leveraged finance loans for middle market private equity sponsors, as director of the bank's Private Equity Group. Capitalising on his more than 18 years of experience, in his new role Kain will be responsible for
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital has appointed Simon Laker as Principal and Head of European Asset Management of the firm’s real estate portfolio. Laker will be based in HIG's London office and joins the firm from Evans Randall, where he actively managed real estate investments across several European jurisdictions.
Silicon Valley Bank has appointed Wibke Pendse as Managing Director of Private Equity Finance and Banking for the UK. Pendse joins the UK branch from Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in California where she was responsible for managing an extensive portfolio of private equity client relationships In this new role, Pendse
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital has appointed Simon Laker as Principal and Head of European Asset Management of HIG’s real estate portfolio. Laker will be based in HIG ‘s London office and joins the firm from Evans Randall, where he actively managed real estate investments across several European jurisdictions.
SCORPEO has recruited Jack McNally as Managing Director of SCORPEO US, based in the firm’s newly opened US office in Boston and Chris Barrow as Head of Business Development, based in London. Prior to joining SCORPEO, Jack McNally worked for Lehman Brothers and then Credit Suisse for 11 years in
Law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its Financial Regulation and Investment Funds team with the appointment of financial regulation specialist Daniel Hirschfield. Hirschfield, who joined the firm from Mayer Brown on 27 October as a Senior Associate, has considerable expertise helping regulated businesses across the banking, investment and insurance sectors
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B Leonardi has agreed to join the Evercore as a senior advisor with a focus on the insurance industry sector. Leonardi has nearly 40 years of experience as an investment banker, venture capitalist, attorney, and insurance company president, and is widely regarded as a leading expert
Lazard Asset Management has expanded its global Multi Asset capabilities with the addition of Rupert Hope as a Director and Portfolio Manager. Based in New York, Hope will help grow the firm’s Emerging Market and Global Multi Asset solution platform. "With more than 20 years of experience, Rupert has
Sidley Austin has appointed David B Denechaud and Joe F.Flack III as partners in the firm’s private equity and energy practices, respectivley. Both will be based in Sidley’s Houston office. Denechaud focuses his practice on private equity and energy (oil and gas) M&A transactions, while Flack has built his practice
Private equity investment firm CVC has strengthened its Nordic team with the appointment of Tomas Ekman as a Partner in the Stockholm office. Most recently a Partner and Managing Director of 3i in the Nordic region, Ekman has over 20 years of experience of private equity and senior operational executive
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