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Ridgemont Equity Partners promotes Brennan to vice president

Middle market buyout and growth equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners has promoted Kelly Brennan to vice president. The promotion is effective immediately. “We’re excited to announce the promotion of Kelly to vice president,” says Donny Harrison, partner at Ridgemont. “Kelly has been a valuable member of our team in building

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Nicholas Warren joins Heritage as head of office in Malta

Heritage International Fund Managers (Malta) has appointed Nicholas Warren as head of office. Locally educated at St Edward’s College and the University of Malta, Warren will be responsible for the client service delivery and day to day operations as well as assisting with business development initiatives and growing the business

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Akin Gump promotes 11 to partnership

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has promoted 11 attorneys to the partnership, effective 1 January. The new partners are: Carlos M Bermudez, partner, in the firm’s corporate practice in Los Angeles. Bermudez represents a diverse array of clients, including publicly and privately held companies and private equity funds, in

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Private equity lawyer Michael O’Brien joins Sidley Austin in New York

Sidley Austin has appointed Michael J O’Brien as a partner in its New York office.   O’Brien will be a member of the firm’s M&A and private equity group. O’Brien focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint venture transactions. For over 30 years, O’Brien has provided

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Jersey Finance appoints global head of business development

Jersey Finance has appointed Richard Corrigan as global head of business development. In this new role, he will assume responsibility for the international offices of Jersey Finance in Abu Dhabi, India and Hong Kong whilst retaining a personal focus on extending the profile of Jersey’s finance industry in the UK,

The Abraaj Group appoints Sarah Alexander as a managing director

The Abraaj Group, a private equity investor operating in global growth markets, has appointed Sarah Alexander as a managing director. Alexander (pictured) joins the group from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), where she currently serves as president and chief executive officer. In her new role, Alexander will serve The

Segulah Advisor appoints Per Strömberg, CEO of ICA, as board member

Per Strömberg, chief executive of Nordic retailer ICA, is to join the board of Segulah Advisor. Strömberg (pictured) has been an industrial adviser to Segulah since 2009. In addition, Christian Tegenmark has been promoted to junior partner. Tegenmark joined Segulah Advisor in 2004 from PwC. Marcus Planting-Bergloo has also been

Pharmaceuticals veteran Janet Vergis joins Warburg Pincus as executive-in-residence

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Janet Vergis as an executive-in-residence, a role which will see her support the firm in the identification and evaluation of investment opportunities in the biopharmaceutical sector, particularly in the US. Vergis (pictured) joins Warburg Pincus with 25 years of pharmaceutical experience and a strong

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Vincent Briançon joins LBO France as director

LBO France has appointed Vincent Briançon as director for the White Knight funds, a series of LBO funds investing in companies with an enterprise value ranging from EUR100m to EUR2bn. Briançcon’s appointment strengthens the White Knight investment and portfolio management team, which now has 14 professionals. LBO France counts 50

HYCOR appoints new Chief Financial Officer

HYCOR Biomedical, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy, autoimmune and urinalysis markets, today announced that Ed Cordell (pictured) has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. “Ed’s three decade career brings a set of invaluable skills that we need as we

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