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Duane Morris London adds corporate partner Saionton Basu

Saionton Basu has joined corporate practice group at Duane Morris as a partner. Based in London, Basu further strengthens Duane Morris' growing corporate practice, particularly with regard to international matters.   Basu joins Duane Morris from Penningtons Manches, where he was co-head of the firm's India practice.   Basu advises

Change Capital-backed Frette appoints chief executive

Frette, the international luxury linen and home furnishings business, has appointed Hervé Martin as chief executive with immediate effect. The move follows the acquisition of a majority stake in Frette by Change Capital Partners, the pan-European private equity fund investing in retail and consumer goods companies.    Change Capital Partners

BVCA launches Manchester chapter

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has appointed Richard Young to the new position of director, BVCA Manchester. Young is a private equity and venture capital veteran of almost 30 years. Previously with 3i and then founder of The Manchester Technology Fund, Young joins from venture capital

Graphite Capital strengthens investment team

UK mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has strengthened its investment team with three new appointments. Humphrey Baker has joined as an investment director from Lyceum Capital Partners, where he was involved in deal origination, appraisal and execution, as well as portfolio company management. Before that, he worked in financial

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Denis A Bovin to join Evercore as a senior advisor

Evercore has appointed Denis A Bovin as a senior advisor with a focus on the global technology and aerospace/defence industry sectors. During his career, Bovin has advised numerous prominent management teams, boards of directors and senior leaders in the US Government on some of the most significant financial and strategic

Emergence Capital Partners strengthens investment team

Emergence Capital Partners has promoted Santi Subotovsky to partner. The firm has also promoted Joe Floyd to principal and is hiring three new team members: Jake Saper as senior associate, John Chen as associate and Julia Mailander as marketing manager.   "Emergence Capital is investing in the future of the

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Altium bolsters debt advisory practice with senior hires in London

Altium has appointed Simon Chambers and Richard Clark as managing directors of its new UK debt advisory practice. Chambers and Clark, both previously at DC Advisory, join their former DC Advisory colleagues Johannes Schmittat, Norbert Schmitz, Gerd Bieding and Thorsten Weber, who have been leading Altium’s debt advisory practice in

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Highwater appoints Yolanda McCoy as director

Cayman Islands-based boutique corporate governance services firm Highwater has expanded its team of directors with the appointment of Yolanda Banks McCoy.  McCoy, who will be based in Cayman, has over 19 years of financial services experience.   Prior to joining HighWater, she was the head of investments and securities division

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RCP Advisors makes one promotion and two new hires in investment team

RCP Advisors has promoted Raj Patel to vice president and hired Calvin Kleinschmidt as vice president and Colin Monasterio as investment associate. Patel, who joined RCP as an associate in July 2013, is responsible for the identification and analysis of all private equity investments. Prior to joining RCP, he worked

Yukon Partners expands advisor team

Yukon Partners has appointed Robert (Bill) W Van Sant and Dr Brent Bauer as special advisors. Van Sant will assist with investments primarily in the manufacturing, business services, and industrial sectors.   He is a seasoned operating veteran with over 40 years of senior leadership in both public and privately

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