The Chicago Corporation, an independent investment banking firm focused on serving middle-market companies, has appointed John A. "Jack” Wing as chairman emeritus. Wing served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board for The Chicago Corporation from 1981 until 1997 when the original company was sold to ABN Amro.

A group of investment banking veterans has launched Intrepid Investment Bankers, an advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The Intrepid team brings over 100 years of mergers and acquisitions advisory experience from their prior roles as principals at Barrington Associates, a firm they built into a national middle market

Future Capital Partners, the GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, has hired Tim West as its deputy chief executive.  West joins from Babcock and Brown where he was head of the London office and chief operating officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Babcock & Brown, West was European

TA Associates, a growth private equity firm, has hired two staff members in its Boston office. Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan (pictured) has joined the firm as a senior vice president in the technology group, and Pamela Bliss Harris has joined TA as vice president – investor relations.   Saint-Aignan focuses on

Alexandra Dupont has joined BNP Paribas Private Equity as investment director responsible for the origination, realisation and follow-up of growth and transmission deals.  In addition, Nicolas Schwindenhammer (pictured) has been promoted to investment director.   Dupont was previously an investment manager at Cognetas and, before that, 21 Centrale Partners. She

European private equity fund services provider Ipes has appointed Justin Partington to its executive board. As commercial director, Partington will spearhead the continued development and growth of Ipes’ business across the group, with a specific focus on the UK and Europe following the firm’s recent move into Luxembourg. Partington has

The board of directors of Edwards has made changes to the company’s executive management, which are designed to build on its current record performance and prepare the company for its next phase of growth. Nigel Hunton, who has been chief executive for the past four years, will take over the

Sean Ruhmann has joined Cambridge, Massachusetts-based adviser NEPC as a senior consultant in the firm’s alternative investments research group.   He previously was a vice president of investment banking with Goldman Sachs. “Throughout his career at Goldman Sachs and Banc of America Securities, Sean has been providing innovative advice to