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Withers hires head of financial services and investment funds

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

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Two additional partners to join Akin Gump in Hong Kong

F Mark Fucci and Anne-Marie Godfrey are to join law firm Akin Gump’s Hong Kong office. Fucci joins as a partner in the financial restructuring practice, while Godfrey is as a partner in the investment management practice.   Both Fucci and Godfrey are joining Akin Gump from Bingham McCuthcheon bringing

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Adamas appoints two senior advisors

AIM-quoted Adamas Finance Asia has made two senior appointments at its Hong Kong-based investment manager Adamas Asset Management (HK). Viscount Trenchard and Andrew Main have been appointed as senior advisers with immediate effect. Both have extensive experience of Asian investment markets.   The two appointments add to the Asian investment

Novak joins Cherry Tree as managing director

The Cherry Tree Companies has appointed Paul L Novak as a managing director in the company's investment banking unit, Cherry Tree & Associates. Novak will be based at the company's Carlson Center headquarters, and will strengthen Cherry Tree's growing sell-side advisory practice in manufacturing, distribution, food, and agribusiness, as well

The Credit Junction secures USD2m seed investment

The Credit Junction, an online marketplace lending platform focused on industrial and manufacturing small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), has secured USD2 million in seed funding. The round was led by GLI Finance, a specialist lender to small and medium sized businesses, with participation from several individual investors.   Geoff Miller,

Sir Nigel Knowles appointed chairman of Zeus Capital

Investment banking boutique Zeus Capital has appointed Sir Nigel Knowles as chairman. Knowles (pictured) currently holds the position of global co-chief executive officer and managing partner of DLA Piper.   Over the last 18 years he has led DLA Piper’s growth from a regional law firm to a global business

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Pamplona appoints private equity partner

Pamplona Capital Management is expanding its US private equity effort with the appointment of Bill Pruellage as a partner. Pruellage, who will be based in the New York office, will be sourcing and managing new investments across various industrial, consumer and service sectors.   He was previously at Castle Harlan,

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Power Capital Partners hires managing director and director of asset management

Power Capital Partners (PCP) has hired Eyob Easwaran as managing director and director of asset management, responsible for leading construction oversight, asset and risk management activities.  Easwaran will serve on the PCP investment committee.   Easwaran has more than 20 years of experience in the power industry in various capacities

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HIG Capital expands investor relations team

HIG Capital has expanded its investor relations team with two new hires. Jordan Peer joins the firm as managing director and head of investor relations, based in New York.   Thierry Edde joins the firm as director of investor relations, based in London.   Peer will oversee all marketing and

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Akin Gump appoints four partners in London and Hong Kong

International law firm Akin Gump has appointed four partners from Bingham McCutcheon in the firm’s corporate, restructuring and funds practices in London and Hong Kong. The new partners are: Vance Chapman (corporate, London), Thomas John Holton (funds, London), Matthew Puhar (corporate, Hong Kong) and Thiha Tun (funds, London).   These

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