Jalak Jobanputra, a venture capitalist known for having backed companies with exits to AOL, IBM, Oracle and several IPOs, has been named Managing Director and Founding Partner at RTP Ventures, a newly formed USD120M fund closely associated with ru-Net, a Moscow-based USD700m international investor. With a vision of targeting innovative
DC Advisory Partners has appointed a third Managing Director to its Debt Advisory Group. Sergio Ronga joins the London office this week and will work alongside Jonathan Trower and Ciara O’Neill. He will be specifically responsible for providing advice on infrastructure and social service transactions. Ronga’s fourteen year career in
Private funds specialist Timothy W Mungovan has joined Proskauer as a Partner in the firm’s Boston office. Mungovan was the founder and leader of the Private Fund Disputes team and was formerly the Practice Group Leader of the Commercial Litigation and Financial Services and Securities Litigation Practice Groups at Nixon
Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has appointed Francesco Granata as an Executive-in-Residence focusing on the healthcare sector. Dr Granata will support the firm in the identification and evaluation of new investments in the biopharmaceutical sector, particularly in Europe, and provide strategic counsel across the
Private equity real estate firm, Benson Elliot Capital Management, has made two significant appointments since the New Year, with Georg Strassner and James Jakeman joining the company in senior roles. Strassner and Jakeman will focus on the German-speaking and UK markets respectively, adding to Benson Elliot’s already strong capabilities in
William Yonge, a private investment funds practitioner focusing on financial services regulation, has joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in the firm’s Business & Finance practice, based in London. Yonge’s arrival at Morgan Lewis comes shortly after funds partner Noel Ainsworth joined the firm in January. “It is more
BerchWood Partners, an independent global placement agent, has appointed Paola Tarazi as Principal in their London office where she will lead the expansion of the firm’s efforts across the EMEA region including fund selection, project management and fund distribution. Tarzai has 16 years of professional experience in private equity fund
Melinda Rishkofski (pictured), who has represented private equity fund managers, international financial institutions and portfolio companies in Russia, Eastern Europe, the UK and the US, has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the firm’s Moscow office. Rishkofski’s experience includes working with Russian and Eastern European privatisation policies, policy advice
GCP, a provider of blended equity and debt to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses, has boosted its deal team with the appointment of Kirsty McDonald (pictured), who joins from 3i, as an Investment Director. McDonald says: "Businesses have an increasing need for flexible, patient capital, suited to achieving
Private equity expert William Lehr has joined PSMJ’s M&A consulting team. Lehr joins PSMJ with more than a decade of private investment experience, including serving as a Vice President with Blue Point Capital Partners where he was closely involved with Blue Point’s investment in 600-person Callison Architecture. "We are thrilled
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