Bank of the West has appointed John C Thurston, the bank’s commercial banking regional manager in Chicago, to also head the bank’s private equity team. In addition to his role of developing and managing relationships with middle-market companies in Chicago and the surrounding area, Thurston (pictured) now also leads
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Jonny Maxwell as senior advisor. Maxwell (pictured) brings a wealth of general and limited partners’ perspective spanning almost 30 years, having managed and raised many successful funds during that time. GMT is a private equity investor in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT)
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s acquisition finance division has appointed Eric Jenkins as a director. The experienced hire supports the bank’s offering to private equity firms and corporates targeting buyouts and refinancings in the large deals segment (EUR500m plus of debt), including those transactions funded via the high yield bond
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has appointed Susan E Arnold, former Procter & Gamble president of global business units, as an operating executive in its global consumer and retail group. She takes up her post in September. As an operating executive, Arnold (pictured) will provide strategic guidance
Revelry Brands, an investment firm focused on providing growth-stage private equity in the natural foods and consumer products categories, has named Gil Fronzaglia as chief operating officer and Seth Beers as chief financial officer. "The addition of both Mr Beers and Mr Fronzaglia adds significant depth to our executive
Ares Management has appointed William Hickey, the former chairman and chief executive of Sealed Air Corp, as an operating advisor to the firm’s private equity group, where he will assist in the sourcing and evaluation of new investment opportunities. "We are extremely pleased that Bill has chosen to partner with
Consonance Capital Partners has appointed Nancy-Ann DeParle, an expert in healthcare policy and finance, as a partner. Consonance Capital Partners focuses exclusively on private equity investing in the US lower middle market healthcare industry. A top official in both the Obama and Clinton Administrations, DeParle (pictured) will re-join
Allegis Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, has appointed four security executives as partners. The new partners expand Allegis Capital’s expertise and depth in cyber security, an active area of early-stage investing and primary focus of the firm for more than 10 years. The executives include: Nawaf Bitar,
Morrison & Foerster has appointed Mark Wojciechowski as a partner in the firm’s financial transactions group in New York. Wojciechowski has spent most of his career handling sophisticated finance matters in the New York markets. He brings to Morrison & Foerster close ties with leading institutional lenders and investment
Oppenheimer & Co has appointed Jason "Hutch" Hutchinson as managing director to lead the firm’s technology mergers and acquisitions group. Hutchinson joins Oppenheimer as part of a team of bankers that includes Michael Lippert, executive director, and will continue to deliver a wide range of M&A advisory services to
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