Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed Charlie Geffen and Mark Sperotto as partners in the firm’s London office.  Geffen, who served as Ashurst’s senior partner and, prior to that, head of its private equity practice, will join Gibson Dunn as chair of the London corporate practice.  He will focus on

Nomura has made two new hires into its prime finance business, which encompasses equity financing, prime services and Delta 1. Massimo Labella has joined as head of directional Delta One sales. He previously spent 12 years at JP Morgan, focusing on flow equity derivatives and Delta 1 products.   Babita

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has appointed Lorna Eltringham as investor relations manager and Jessica Hardy as an analyst.  At the same time, Dunedin’s David Williams joins Ross Marshall as a senior partner of the firm.   Eltringham joins from Coller Capital where she worked with the fundraising

Actis, the global pan-emerging market private equity firm, has appointed Adrián Katzew as chief executive of its Mexican energy platform, Zuma Energía. In addition, Mesopower México Corp, a vehicle managed by the investment firm Mesoamerica, has taken a 30 per cent stake in Zuma Energia.   Katzew has a long

International law firm Withers has hired Andrea Luciano as a partner and head of financial services and investment funds in its Milan office.  Luciano joins the firm from King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, where he headed the Italian financial markets group.   Luciano has extensive experience in capital markets/debt