Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has appointed Sandra Lau to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Public Investments, and James Barber to the role of co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of Private Investments. Lau and Barber succeed Dale MacMaster, who announced his retirement from AIMCo last October having served 23 years with the organisation, the last seven as Chief Investment Officer. The transition is effective March 1, 2022.  As co-Chief Investment Officers, Barner will serve as Head of Private Investments, responsible for Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity and Private Debt and Loan. Launches will serve as Head of Public

New research from Intertrust, a specialist in providing administration services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, has revealed that CFOs continue to fear cost and resource constraints as client demands grow around ESG, citing those factors as the “biggest obstacles” surrounding ESG integration. Intertrust Group’s new report, The future private capital CFO: Unleashing potential in the ESG era, finds that while 95 per cent of CFOs realise their limited partners (LPs) view ESG as important, less than a third (28 per cent) have already completed their ESG integration process. It also finds that 84 per cent of CFOs claim to

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has expanded its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice in New York with the appointment of Luke P Iovine, III as a partner. Iovine is the fourth corporate partner to join the New York office this month. His arrival follows that of M&A partners Peter Cohen-Millstein and Megan Ridley-Kaye, and private equity partner Parik Dasgupta.   Iovine’s practice is focused on mergers, equity and asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, and corporate governance and general corporate matters. He joins Hogan Lovells from the New York office of Paul Hastings, where he was a partner.

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Bryce Klempner as a managing director. Klempner will be a member of the firm’s investment solutions and strategy teams focusing on new product innovation and strategic growth. Klempner was previously a partner at McKinsey and co-head of its Global Institutional Investor practice, advising pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices, as well as private equity firms and other types of investors. He co-led McKinsey’s efforts in ESG and sustainable investment and led the firm’s global research on private markets. Prior to joining McKinsey, he worked at Goldman Sachs

Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, is expanding its Italian operations with the hire of five senior professionals in its Investment Banking division. With these appointments, Alantra will further develop its Investment Banking capabilities in the country, which currently offers M&A, Debt and ECM services to mid-sized family-owned businesses, corporates and institutional investors. The business will be led by Carlo Dawan (Chairman & CEO) and Stefano Bellavita (Executive Vice Chairman and Head of ECM). Dawan has joined Alantra from GCA Altium, where he led the Milan office for 13 years. Before that, he founded and

Odeon Capital Group (Odeon), a New York-based independent Broker-Dealer with trading, investment banking, and research services, has hired Pierre Y Chung, CFA as a Managing Director on its Credit/Special Situations desk. Working with Peter Schellbach, Head of Corporate Trading, Pierre will focus on sourcing unique product across the credit spectrum. Prior to joining Odeon, he was a Managing Director at both Cowen and Guggenheim. Prior to that, Pierre was with Marblegate Asset Management, Macquarie Bank, and The Blackstone Group. Under the leadership of Neal Thomas, a capital markets veteran with over three decades of experience in High Yield/Distressed sales and

Three senior executives from alternative investment platform CAIS have joined Forbes Councils, an invitation-only organisation where top business leaders and entrepreneurs across industries share insights via educational content published on Forbes.com. Abby Salameh, Chief Marketing Officer, joins the Communications Council, Shane Williams, Chief Technology Officer, joins the Technology Council, and Alessandra Van Der Meulen, Director of People Experience, joins the Human Resources Council.  All three leaders were vetted and selected by an independent review committee based on the depth and diversity of their respective experience. Criteria for acceptance includes a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well

Blackstone has appointed Sara Clemens, former Chief Operating Officer at Twitch and Pandora, as a Senior Advisor. Clemens has over 25 years of experience helping lead high-growth companies at the intersection of streaming content and consumer technology. She will advise across Blackstone’s businesses, with a focus on Blackstone Growth (BXG), the firm’s growth equity investing platform. As Chief Operating Officer at Twitch, Clemens was responsible for the corporate, revenue and go-to-market functions globally. Previously, she served as COO at Pandora, the internet radio pioneer, and was a member of the Executive Teams at LinkedIn and Xbox. Clemens is currently a

Perwyn has appointed Gurinder Sunner as a Partner. Sunner joins the firm from BGF, where he has worked since 2011, and led the investment team in the Midlands and Milton Keynes and was also a member of BGF’s Investment Committee. Sunner led over 20 transactions at BGF, with notable investments and exits including Chase Distillery, ReBound Returns, GCI, Victoria, and CHS Healthcare. Prior to his career at BGF, SUnner worked at BDO, where his responsibilities included distressed transactions during the 2008 recession, alongside other corporate finance work.  Key deals included acting on the buyside for LDC’s acquisition of the Emergency