Eamonn McConnell and John H Walker have joined Kensington Capital Partners as managing directors. McConnell has lead responsibility for the Kensington Hedge Fund, while Walker leads Kensington’s infrastructure business. Together with current Kensington managing directors Tom Kennedy and Rick Nathan, McConnell and Walker serve on the Kensington Investment Committee responsible
The Estonian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EstVCA) has elected Margus Uudam of the investment firm Ambient Sound Investments as the new chairman of its management board. Other members of the management board elected include Kristjan Kalda of BaltCap, Heidi Kakko of SmartCap, Mart Altvee of Redgate Capital, Ivar
Ben Eaton has joined Goodwin Procter as a partner in the firm’s London office. Eaton (pictured) comes to Goodwin from Allen & Overy in London. As a member of the firm’s tax practice, Eaton’s initial focus will be on tax matters involving investment funds and real estate transactions. He has
Doug Lawson has joined Lazard Middle Market as a managing director and head of packaging within its industrials group. He is based in Chicago. “Doug has established a national reputation in the packaging sector, having advised on many of the most notable middle market transactions in the sector in recent
Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm, has promoted three of its investment team. Mark Piasecki, who is based in London, has been promoted to principal. Robert Knight, also based in London, and Cyril Bourdarot who is based in Paris, have become investment executives. Neil MacDougall (pictured), managing partner of
Michael Deleray has joined investment bank and growth equity investor Broadhaven Capital Partners as a partner. Deleray has enjoyed a career in financial services as a senior executive, investor and strategic adviser, and will be a key participant in Broadhaven’s expanded coverage of the global financial services industry. "We are
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity investor, has promoted Adiba Anyaoku Ighodaro to partner. Ighodaro is a member of the investor development group, responsible for leading fundraising activities and investor relations in North America. Paul Fletcher, senior partner at Actis, says: “Adiba exemplifies the best of Actis’s values. During her
Jones Day’s Düsseldorf office, opened in March 2012, has added a banking and finance team led by Claudia Leyendecker. Leyendecker and her team join a number of other lawyers who have moved to Jones Day’s Düsseldorf office in the past few months, including the transactional team of Dr Ulrich Brauer,
International law firm CMS has announced the new leadership structure for its UK and CEE private equity sector. James Grimwood (pictured), recently announced as the global CMS PE leader, will also lead the UK PE sector team. He is a partner in the corporate department with extensive experience in advising
Dallas-based private equity firm glendonTodd Capital has appointed David Novak as president at Chemical Information Services (CIS). John Harris stepped down as chief executive of CIS on 31 October to return to his role as an operating partner at glendonTodd. Novak (pictured) will report to Todd Furniss, chairman of the
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