Law firm Sidley Austin is adding Alex Lloyd to its Hong Kong office as a partner in the US corporate finance practice, effective 1 May 2010. Lloyd’s practice focuses on debt and equity capital markets, including high yield debt offerings and IPOs.  He has represented issuers and underwriters in a

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Ian Goldin as a non-executive director. Goldin (pictured) replaces Jonathan Kydd who is retiring after 13 years as a director.   CDC chairman Richard Gillingwater says: “I am delighted to welcome Ian Goldin to the CDC board. Ian brings valuable experience

Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Matthew J. Rizzo as a partner based in the New York office. Rizzo (pictured) focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and restructurings, involving public and private companies across a wide range of industries. “Matt Rizzo’s addition to

Johannes Huth, head of the European operations of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, has been appointed to the board of the Private Equity Foundation.  Huth (pictured) will join PEF’s existing trustees in taking responsibility for driving the work and development of the venture philanthropy fund.  The industry initiative donates financial contributions and pro

Eurazeo has appointed Fabrice de Gaudemar as a member of the executive board. De Gaudemar, 35, joined Eurazeo in 2000. While at Eurazeo, he participated in venture and growth capital transactions before taking part in the structuring or the oversight of the investments in Eutelsat, Cegid, Rexel, Europcar, Apcoa and

Benchmark Capital, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, has appointed Sam Pullara as an entrepreneur-in-residence.  Pullara (pictured) was most recently at Yahoo! as chief technologist, where he was responsible for Yahoo!’s product and technology strategy across the organisation.  Pullara has also spent a significant part of his career building successful

Private equity firm The Riverside Company has promoted 13 employees across its 18 worldwide offices. The European team has promoted five professionals, including Peter Parmentier (pictured) from director European tax and legal counsel to European general counsel. Parmentier joined the firm in 2007 and has provided legal counsel on transactions,

Venture capital firm Matrix Partners has appointed Antonio Rodriguez as a partner in Boston and opened an office in New York City. Most recently, Rodriguez was chief technology officer of HP’s consumer imaging and printing division where he led projects in the areas of mass customization, e-reading, mobile platforms, and