Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an independent investment firm focused on taking minority stakes in middle-market alternative asset managers, has appointed Melvin Hibberd as a Managing Director to lead the firm’s investment team. Based in New York, Hibberd will be responsible for HPC’s investment processes and transaction execution. Hibberd joins from The Blackstone Group after a seven-year tenure and brings extensive investment experience to the firm. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and a Member of the Investment Committee in their GP Stakes business. “Melvin’s appointment is the latest in a series of key strategic hires for the firm following

High Street Capital has promoted Charlie Bossart to Principal. Bossart joined High Street Capital in 2012. His background includes over 13 years of buy-side experience across structured fixed income, public equity, and private equity investing. Bossart currently serves on the boards of Commodity Blenders (commodityblenders.com); Southern Design; and BCD (bcdvideo.com) and is responsible for investment sourcing and execution in the Southeast US, West Coast, and select Midwestern states.  “Charlie’s integrity, leadership and critical analytical skills have enabled him to complete successfully a number of transactions for our investors including two so far this year,” says Joe Katcha, co-founder of High

Dorsey & Whitney has boosted its Cross-Border and Merger & Acquisition Practices with two experienced attorneys in its New York office.  Michael Budabin has joined as a Partner along with Marc Kushner as a Partner and Head of US M&A under the leadership of M&A Co-Chairs Bill Jonason and Layne Smith. Kushner and Budabin are well-known and well-respected cross-border mergers & acquisitions attorneys and have particular expertise in transactions involving representations and warranties insurance (RWI). Budabin will also serve as head of Dorsey’s new Transactional Risk Insurance Group. Dorsey has made a concerted effort to grow strategically in its New

LGT Capital Partners, a global specialist in Alternative investing, has hired Wael El Burji as Managing Director and Senior Executive Officer to head and expand its presence in the Middle East.

Stableton Financial AG (Stableton), a European Fintech platform for alternative investments, has hired Freddie Cunningham as Head of Sales.  Cunningham’s appointment aims to broaden Stableton’s fast growth and distribution capabilities further and prepare its international expansion upon its Series A funding round. In this newly created position, Cunningham will report to Stableton’s Chief Revenue Officer Igor Shelemetiev and will be responsible for Stableton’s global sales, distribution and client service activities. He will head the respective teams that focus on servicing financial intermediaries, institutional and private investors. Before joining Stableton, Cunningham was the Zurich-based Head of EMEA for i2i Logic, a

Ocorian, a financial services group and provider of fund, corporate, capital markets and private client services has appointed Michelle Merola as Business Development Director. Ocorian has more than 25 years’ experience in the employee benefits sector. The team provide tailor-made solutions in employee participation for a large portfolio of FTSE 100, 250, 350 and AIM-listed companies, multinational corporations, leading financial institutions, and smaller, often private equity-backed private companies. Merola will work closely with Ocorian’s existing employee incentive plan clients to ensure service excellence and will proactively develop its client book within private equity. She will also further extend Ocorian’s scope

Global law firm White & Case LLP has promoted 40 lawyers to counsel and 28 lawyers to local partner. The moves include even private equity practitioners.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), a global investment bank, has made several senior appointments boosting its global Business Services Group’s presence in Europe.   James Ireland joins Houlihan Lokey as a Managing Director and brings more than two decades of experience advising clients on both public and private M&A transactions as well as debt and equity capital raises in Europe. He joins from RBC Capital Markets, where he was Head of European Business Services. Prior to RBC, he worked within Citigroup’s Global Industrials Group, focusing on the services and construction sectors. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) and

Exus Management Partners (Exus), an expert in powering sustainable investments through operational excellence, has continued its global expansion by announcing a new office in Istanbul.  The new operation will focus on managing and optimising renewable energy projects within the host nation, as well as neighbouring regions in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East and north Africa. The announcement comes after a successful year, with Exus onboarding 4GW since 2020, reaching 9GW in assets under management (AUM) across the full scope of the company’s services. Exus Partner Aygen Yayıkoğlu will head up the office, bringing with him 25 years of energy and