Apex Fund Services has named Bill Salus as chief executive officer with immediate effect. Salus will take over day-to-day running of Apex from current CEO Peter Hughes, who becomes chairman. Hughes founded Apex 10 years ago. Salus, based in the Apex New York office, will have a particular
PrivatEquity.biz, the first secondary market trading platform in Israel, is expanding its activities in the UK. The platform, which was launched a few months ago, is offering private and institutional investment managers in the UK the opportunity to establish in-house VCs which invest in the secondary market in Israel, focusing
Neuberger Berman Private Equity has named two industry veterans – Michael DeVirgilio and Cory M Baker – to lead its entry into the brand acquisition, licensing and management industry. The platform, Marquee Brands, will seek to identify, acquire, and manage high quality brands with global opportunities across all consumer segments.
Bridges Ventures has appointed James Hurrell as an investment manager in its sustainable growth funds team. Bridges’ third Sustainable Growth Fund, which closed earlier this year at GBP125m, is expanding its portfolio. Hurrell joins from ISIS Equity Partners where he was an associate director. There he was responsible for
Groupe LFPI has appointed Erin Sarret to the newly-created role of head of investor relations. Sarret has worked in asset management at AXA IM in Paris and alternatives at Morgan Stanley AIP in London, Wilshire in Amsterdam and Access Capital Partners in Paris. Since 2001, she has been a
Wellington Financial has appointed Rob Helm and Sean Lynden as partners. Helm and Lynden will be based in Wellington's new office in San Jose, California. Helm joins Wellington with 14 years of experience financing high-growth technology businesses. Prior to joining Wellington, he was a partner with Gold Hill Capital,
Principal lender Signature Private Finance has made two key appointments. Nigel Robbins, who joins from Cigna Legal Protection, a provider of legal protection plans, takes up the role of business development manager. Steve Cleaver, formerly with Furness Building Society, has been appointed as an underwriter. Signature, which offers
International resource and emerging markets focused advisory firm Strand Partners is re-launching with a new brand, Hannam and Partners.
Mid-market private equity provider LDC has strengthened its Bristol-based operation with the appointment of Simon Hemley as an investment director. Hemley joins LDC after eight years at Gresham Private Equity. During his private equity career, Hemley has led and managed numerous investments. His most recent achievements included the successful
Ian Henderson has been appointed the global head of EFG Fund Services, which is part of EFG Wealth Solutions, headed by Gerard Gardner. EFG has been providing support services to funds in major international jurisdictions for over 25 years. EFG Fund Services operates from offices in Jersey, Luxembourg, Miami,
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