Octopus Investments has hired Simon Reynolds into its Multi Manager team. He will be working alongside fund managers Colin Lunnon and Bish Limbu and will be adding to the idea generation and research process across all asset classes. He will gradually take over some of the day to day portfolio
ECI Partners (ECI), the UK mid-market private equity firm, has invested in CarTrawler, the Dublin-based provider of online car rental distribution systems. In addition, Mike McGearty, the former COO of CarTrawler, has been announced as the new Chief Executive who will lead the next stage of the business’s development.
James Metcalfe, the global head of power and utilities investment banking at UBS AG, is joining Alinda Capital Partners, a leading infrastructure investment firm, as its seventh Partner. Metcalfe will work alongside Alinda Partner, Graeme Bevans, to focus on core infrastructure investments. Core infrastructure investments are a new strategy for
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has strengthened its Acquisition Finance team in the North West with the appointment of director, Matt Widdall. Widdall joins the bank from Deloitte’s corporate finance advisory practice in Manchester where he gained 12 years experience advising on company acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, restructurings, and debt and
Carey Olsen senior associate David Crosland (pictured) was called to the Guernsey Bar last month having passed his Bar exams to become an advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey. Crosland is a member of Carey Olsen’s corporate group where he undertakes a wide range of corporate transactions, with a
Deloitte has appointed Bob Contri as leader of its financial services industry group in the United States. Contri currently serves as Deloitte’s leader to the banking and securities sector. Contri succeeds Jim Reichbach, who held the role for the last three years. Reichbach will now serve as senior leader to
Lloyd A Sprung has agreed to join the Evercore Partner’s Investment Banking business as a Senior Managing Director. Sprung, who will be based in New York, will focus on advising clients on debt capital markets and corporate restructuring transactions. Sprung was most recently a Managing Director at Miller Buckfire &
The Honorable R James (Jim) Woolsey and Richard (Dick) Foster have joined venture capital firm, Lux Capital as Venture Partners. Woolsey will help identify novel breakthroughs and new investment opportunities in Energy that offer significant economic and environmental benefits, and can help end America’s addiction to foreign energy resources. Foster
Carne Global Financial Services has appointed Roisin Cater as an independent director for the boards of client funds in the Cayman Islands. Cater is a highly experienced Cayman Islands lawyer with an extensive track record in the funds business, including with law firm Mourant, where she was Managing Partner, and
Jeffrey A Legault has joined Goodwin Procter’s Business Law Department in its Private Equity Practice. Legault will be based in Goodwin’s New York office and his practice will focus on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He joins Goodwin from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where
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