The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Dr Dorothy Kelso as director, head of strategy and research. Kelso, a Ghanaian native, joins AVCA with 15 years of research, strategy and private equity experience gained at organisations including EY, Coller Capital, IE Consulting, the IMF and Incisive
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has hired Jonathan Bohrer as chief financial officer, effective 30 June. Bohrer will be based in New York and will report to Chris Grandi, chief executive officer of Abacus Group. Bohrer brings over 18
NorthEdge Capital has promoted Tom Rowley to investment director and Phil Frame to investment manager. Rowley joined NorthEdge as investment manager at the start of 2013. He has played an instrumental role on the board of Jigsaw24 and was involved in the company’s recent acquisition of London-based Square Group, which
Ari J Markenson has joined Duane Morris’ health law practice group as a partner in its New York office. Markenson bolsters the firm’s national health law practice group, particularly in the area of healthcare M&A, regulatory work and private equity. Markenson joins the firm from Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan &
Carne Group, a provider of governance and oversight services for asset managers, has opened a new office in the Channel Islands. Joining Carne as managing director responsible for the Channel Islands is Mark Hodgson, who will be available immediately to serve as an independent director on Jersey and Guernsey fund
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed David Painter as head of trustee and depositary services in the UK. Based in London, he reports to Bertrand Blanchard, SGSS’ country manager in the UK, and to Michèle Besse, global head of depositary control. Painter will play a key role in
ACTIVE Venture Partners has appointed two team members with entrepreneurial and venture capital experience. Sebastian Blum joins as partner coming from previous senior roles in Silicon Valley’s mobile technology and VC market, while Georg Stockinger takes up his role as venture advisor bringing large-scale digital business expertise to the firm. Blum was VP of business development at California-based photo viewing app developer Cooliris, where
Ambient ecommerce start-up Sophia, the UK technology company that saw the largest round of angel investment in Northern Irish history, has added ex-Wal-Mart chief operating officer John Rittenhouse to its board of directors. Rittenhouse, 57, has experience in retail, supply chain and technology. Prior to founding the private equity and
Darwin Ventures, a venture capital fund of funds firm, has appointed Charlie Jadallah as partner. “Charlie is among the most accomplished, respected and forward-thinking executives in Silicon Valley, he was a valuable member of our advisory board and we are thrilled to have him join the Darwin team as a
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group, has appointed David McShane as a senior managing director and US head of equity capital markets. McShane will join Macquarie from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as managing director and head of US energy and
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