Akin Gump has appointed Stephen Brown as a partner in the firm’s London office. Brown brings substantial experience advising private equity sponsors and public companies on executive employment issues and in relation to the structuring and taxation of share schemes and management incentive arrangements and their taxation, in the UK and internationally. With experience in both employment law and compensation and benefits, Brown focuses on supporting private equity sponsors on the employment and incentivisation of management teams and the structuring of tax-efficient equity and carry structures. He leads on the negotiation, drafting and implementation of the management equity piece in

Private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Ajay Banga as Vice Chairman. In this role, Banga will advise on strategic matters for the firm, its investment teams and its portfolio of more than 165 growth companies around the world. Banga is a specialist in technology, data and financial services, with a long track record of developing commercially sustainable social impact and innovating for inclusion. Over the course of his career, he has developed and executed major international growth strategies and has served as an advisor to governments, companies, and organisations of all kinds, and advocated for partnerships and systems that

EY has invested in its Private Equity team, making two key appointments to better support clients in driving value.

NewSpring, a family of private equity strategies, has promoted Hart Callahan to Partner of NewSpring Growth, the Firm’s dedicated growth and expansion strategy.  NewSpring Growth invests in industry-transforming, fast-growing companies with talented, innovative management teams to support their growth. “The NewSpring Growth team is composed of former operators and investors with a relentless focus on value creation. The promotion of Hart further strengthens this team’s ability to source attractive investment opportunities and help our existing portfolio companies devise innovative growth strategies that bring their businesses to new heights, creating measurable value for both our management teams and our investors,” says

True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced that it has strengthened its team with the addition of the following seasoned professionals.    Nima Kelly has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Kelly most recently served as Chief Legal Officer at GoDaddy, where she worked for 19 years and held a variety of legal and operational roles. Her notable highlights include shepherding GoDaddy’s evolution from an entrepreneur–led start–up to a private equity-controlled business to a publicly traded enterprise. Michael Crest has joined the

FSN Capital has appointed Robin Muerer and Ulrik Smith as Co-Managing Partners, effective 1 January 2022. Rounding out the new leadership team, Morten Welo continues in his role as Chief Operating Officer.  This is the first leadership transition since FSN Capital was founded in 1999. Founder and current Managing Partner Frode Strand-Nielsen will step into a new role as Chairman of FSN Capital. Strand-Nielsen says: “FSN Capital has now developed into a solid platform with market-leading returns and a strong team across Northern Europe. We have exciting plans for the future, and I look forward to working with Ulrik and

Alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has appointed Vincent Archimbaud as Head of Wholesale Sales for Europe. Based in Paris, his role will be to develop the distribution of the Group’s funds in Europe and contribute to the growth of its assets under management. As Head of Wholesale Sales for Europe, Archimbaud will be responsible for accelerating the development and supporting Tikehau Capital’s client base of multi-family offices, funds of funds, asset managers, independent financial advisors, bank fund selectors, insurers and fund platforms, as well as private banking divisions. Vincent will coordinate the coverage of this client base with the regional

finnCap Group has appointed Nigel Birks and Dr Susie Jana as Directors in its Life Sciences team.  Birks joins as Equity Capital Markets Director with a remit to enhance the firm’s institutional and corporate relationships while Jana is joining the research team to expand the growth trajectory of the franchise following its strong performance over the past year.   The appointments will strengthen finnCap’s Life Sciences franchise and build upon its leading sector expertise and capital markets capabilities. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, Life Sciences is a market ripe for disruption and rapid expansion, in line with finnCap’s mission

Infrastructure and construction veteran Haydn Mursell has been appointed as chair of fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire as part of a strategic plan to grow the business following the company’s acquisition of Rosse Systems earlier this year. Checkmate Fire is backed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which supported a management buyout in 2018. The business supplies a comprehensive range of third-party accredited survey, installation and compliance services to public and private sector customers throughout the UK. With nationwide coverage, Checkmate maintains passive fire safety in around 1,500 buildings, and completes more than 12,000 fire door remediations or replacements every year.

Partners for Growth (PFG), a global specialty lending firm focused on emerging growth companies, has made a number of promotions and new hires. Jason Georgatos, who joined Andrew Kahn and Don Campbell as a founding member of the PFG investment team in 2004, has been elevated to President. In this newly created position, Jason will lead PFG’s investment business globally, while maintaining an active role as a key partner to our portfolio companies. During his more than 17 years with PFG, Jason has led deals with over 100 companies, oversaw the expansion of the Sydney office and helped grow the