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Michelle Chance, Partner, Employment and Partnership law, at Kingsley Napley LLP comments on the Supreme Court judgment determining that LLP members should be defined as workers in respect of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998…
This is good news for both LLPs and LLP members. LLP members have access to financial documentation and management information that most employees would not see, and are therefore more likely to be aware of wrongdoing than more junior members of staff. LLPs should encourage a culture of compliance and transparency in which members are valued for doing the right thing and bringing wrongdoing to their
Institutional investors in Europe plan to reallocate their portfolios in the next 12 months adding equities and alternative investments at the expense of developed market sovereign debt, says AllianzGI.
A new survey has found that, like their global peers, around 30 per cent of European investors said they want to increase their allocation to international equities, with just six per cent wanting to reduce their position.
Emerging market equities are also on the buy list of 21 per cent of the European respondents (global 25 per cent), with just five per cent (global eight per cent) looking at reducing their allocation. Investor
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners, in partnership with the existing management team, are to acquire a majority stake in The Executive Centre from Headland Capital Partners.
Funds advised by Headland will retain a minority ownership in the business.
The Executive Centre, founded in 1994 by current chairman and CEO Paul Salnikow, is a premium serviced office provider in Asia, with 61 centres across 20 major cities in 10 countries across the region, generating over USD100m of revenues.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, the business operates serviced offices in key Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Korea,
Neuberger Berman Asia has appointed six marketing and sales executives in Asia, as the firm grows to meet client demand in the region.
Marco Tang joins the Hong Kong office from Baring Asset Management as head of retail distribution for mainland China and Hong Kong.
Katherine Low, based in Singapore, joins from Blackrock to spearhead Neuberger Berman's retail distribution in Singapore.
Elina Choy, formerly with First State, has been named head of Asia Pacific product and marketing, based in Hong Kong.
Kay So, previously with AllianceBernstein, has joined as a marketing director in Hong Kong.
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Middle market private equity firm Genstar Capital Management has appointed Gretchen L Robinson in the newly created role of vice president of investor relations.
Robinson joins Genstar from independent global asset manager Capital Dynamics, which she joined in 2008 and most recently served as a vice president in investment management.
While at Capital Dynamics, she was responsible for over USD500 million of commitments and relationships with over 35 private equity and venture capital managers, and fundraised for the firm's most recent buyout fund and venture capital fund of funds.
Earlier, Robinson was an analyst at Wells Fargo in
Fund and corporate services provider Alter Domus has completed the acquisition of O’ Donovan Stewart Corporate Services (ODS) in Ireland.
O’Donovan Stewart Corporate Services provides corporate services to a broad portfolio of client companies, particularly aircraft leasing and aircraft owning companies where it currently acts for a range of clients from the US, South Africa, Europe and Asia.
All existing ODS employees will join Alter Domus as part of the acquisition.
The founding director of ODS, Peter Stewart, will continue to serve as an independent executive director of Alter Domus (Ireland) Limited.
Laurent Vanderweyen, chief executive officer
Kirkland & Ellis International has appointed Stephen Lucas as a partner in the firm’s debt finance practice group based in London.
Lucas represents sponsors, financial institutions, funds and corporations on financings including leveraged finance, structured debt and restructurings.
“Stephen is widely recognised as among the top finance lawyers in London. He is a brilliant, hard-working lawyer and strategic thinker, and a significant addition to our already strong and very active European debt finance group,” says Jeffrey C Hammes, chairman of Kirkland’s global management executive committee.
Lucas joins Kirkland from the London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges and
FNEX, the financial marketplace for alternative investments, has appointed Carissa Newton as the company’s chief marketing officer.
Newton reports directly to FNEX CEO Todd Ryden and leads all strategic marketing efforts at FNEX beginning with the company’s national marketing and advertising campaign.
FNEX launched FNEX.com, an online marketplace for alternative investments including direct placements in private companies, hedge funds and managed futures accounts, in September 2013. The web-based platform provides investment advisors, family offices, institutions, and accredited investors access to investment opportunities offered by investment banks and funds across the US.
“Carissa’s deep understanding of financial services and technology
Post Capital Partners has held first closing of Post Capital Equity Partners III, its second fund, at USD52 million.
The target size of the fund is USD100 million.
The firm will continue to make both minority growth and control investments in small and middle-market companies by primarily employing its “Executive-First” deal sourcing and investment strategy.
Post Capital Equity Partners III also completed its first investment by acquiring EC Waste from Waste Management. EC Waste is the leading waste management provider in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. EC Waste CEO Randy Jensen is a 30-year waste management industry veteran
Amba Defence, a West Midlands-based company that provides defence, security and safety equipment and monitoring services, has secured investment of more than GBP250,000 from Midven.
Amba Defence delivers bespoke services to national infrastructure, national and international governments, private institutions and high net-worth individuals.
The GBP256,000 venture capital funding, made through Midven’s Exceed Fund, will enable Amba to expand its product portfolio of advanced technologies and recruit additional staff to support the organisation’s growth plans.
Amba provides security and defence solutions delivered by its four divisions: consultancy, solutions, technology and control.
Managing director Shires Crichton, who formed Amba
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