Fiona Le Poidevin, the current Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, will take over as Chief Executive from Peter Niven with effect from 30 June. Niven has been with Guernsey Finance since 2006 and will continue to act in a part time consultancy role with the company until the end
Proskauer has expanded its mergers and acquisitions capabilities with the addition of Lorenzo Borgogni as a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Borgogni, who joins from Dewey & LeBoeuf, will be based in Proskauer’s New York office. "Lorenzo has developed an extremely successful and diverse practice and will
Pierfrancesco Carbone has joined the Duane Morris’s growing Corporate Practice Group as a partner. He will be based in London. Carbone’s appointment marks the expansion of the firm’s Private Equity Group, already active in the US and in Asia, into Europe. Duane Morris is the first law firm to become
Tom Donovan is joining private equity fundraising advisory specialist Rede Partners from Credit Suisse as a Partner to lead the company’s North American business. The news builds on Rede’s recent success as global fundraising advisor to AnaCap Financial Partners LLP, which closed the Credit Opportunities Fund II at its hard
The Riverside Company has appointed Jamie Kiggen as President of the global private equity firm. Riverside Co-CEOs Béla Szigethy and Stewart Kohl say Kiggen will play a key role on the management team and work with Riverside’s teams around the world to drive efficiency, enhance the portfolio, provide investment advice and support
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Ben Bolt as investment director. Bolt will work alongside Andrew Ferguson in Maven’s Midlands and Southern England team, and will be based out of the Birmingham and London offices. Bolt will focus on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities in UK companies requiring GBP2m-GBP10m
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea, the leader of its Origination team in Europe, to Managing Director. Barnechea leads the deal sourcing efforts for Riverside, which was recently recognised as the world’s most active private equity firm. The work of the firm’s global Origination team is the driving force
Strand Hanson, the independent advisory-led, merchant bank, has appointed Lek van Cruyningen and Naiem Hussain to lead a new division, Strand Ventures. Strand Ventures specialises in advising and investing in early stage companies and larger private companies, primarily in the natural resources, agriculture, energy, technology, healthcare, and chemical sectors. Strand
Gresham, the mid market private equity firm, has appointed Adam Rudd as Investment Manager. Rudd joins the Manchester office as part of the firm’s deal team. Rudd joins from KPMG where he worked as Corporate Finance Manager in their northern corporate finance team. Whilst there he had national responsibility
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has appointed Christophe Florin as Head of Emerging Markets Fund Investments in its Private Equities Department, effective immediately. In his new role, Florin will lead a team of portfolio managers and associates and be responsible for managing existing investments in emerging market funds and
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