Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) into Spain, with the appointment of two Madrid-based Managing Directors, Cristina Almeida and Ignacio Basagoiti.  The arrival of Almeida and Basagoiti marks the latest move in the group’s strategic growth plans and follows the recent appointment of Ali Anwar, Managing Director and Middle East Practice Leader, in Dubai. The newly established team in Spain will work closely with Global TAG’s existing teams around the world to meet local market demands and address growing cross-border M&A requirements, with enhanced integrated due diligence and transaction

E-commerce investor Clearco has announced ambitious international expansion plans supported by two key executive hires – UK Head and Chief Growth Officer. After launching in the UK last October and the Netherlands last month, Clearco is also planning on rapidly expanding its European footprint and operations. In addition, it plans to start its expansion into Asian Pacific markets by the end of 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of the company’s Series C capital raise at an almost USD2 billion valuation, and rebranding from Clearbanc to Clearco.   To accelerate its ambitious international expansion plans, Clearco has identified several

HSBC Asset Management is bringing together all of its existing alternatives capabilities under a single business unit, HSBC Alternatives, with a 150-strong team and combined assets under management and advice of USD53 billion.  Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

NB Private Equity Partners Limited, a closed-ended investment company which invests directly in private equity investments alongside market-leading private equity firms, has appointed Louisa Symington-Mills as an independent non-executive Director. Symington-Mills joined M&G Investment Management in 2003 before a successful career at Royal Bank of Scotland and Jefferies as a listed alternative investment funds research analyst, with a particular focus on listed private equity. She subsequently became Chief Operating Officer at LPEQ, an international association of listed private equity companies, and has played a key role in increasing awareness and understanding of listed private equity throughout her career. Symington-Mills is

LongRange Capital, a private equity firm focused on building better businesses, has made several additions to its team in recent months. Sunny Patel joined LongRange as Senior Principal, Taylor Elliott as Senior Associate, and Austin Marcus as Associate. Patel brings to the firm a combination of investment and operating experience. Prior to LongRange, Berlin and Patel worked together for a brief period at Navab Capital Partners focusing on private equity. Patel was previously with 3G Capital, on both the private and public sides of their business. During this time, he spent several years at the Kraft Heinz Company, a 3G

The specialist property lender Atelier Capital Partners has unveiled an expansion of its credit team as it ramps up lending and closes in on its target to deliver more than GBP300 million of development and bridge finance to Britain’s housebuilders within the next year.  The eight-strong credit team sits at the heart of Atelier’s operations, assessing the suitability of prospective borrowers, structuring and underwriting loans that are tailored precisely to their needs, and forging long-term relationships with developers – from due diligence to drawdown and beyond. Since Atelier’s launch in January 2020, it has provided more than GBP150 million to

Mercato Partners, a private equity firm that provides capital and guidance to brands in periods of high growth, has appointed well-respected restaurateur, James Park, to the firm’s Savory Fund Practice (Savory) as an operating partner.  This appointment follows the recent closing of Savory Fund II, a USD100 million investment vehicle devoted to backing emerging and profitable restaurant concepts. Park will utilise his well-curated network, deep understanding of operations within the F&B industry, technology and invaluable experience to partner with the fund’s investment professionals to maximize operational implementations and margins within the Savory portfolio.  Park brings two decades of restaurant and

Oakley Capital (Oakley) has appointed Valero Domingo as a Partner, based in London. It has also made six promotions within its investment team, including two promotions to Partner.  Domingo brings a wealth of experience to Oakley, while the recent promotions will also continue to support the growth of the firm, following considerable development in recent years. The Oakley team now comprises 61 staff across its offices in London and Munich, 32 of which are investment professionals.   Domingo has joined Oakley’s London office, where he will be responsible for the origination and execution of transactions and the development of portfolio

O’Melveny announced today that technology-focused lawyers Adit Khorana and Dan Wu have joined the firm as partners based in Silicon Valley and Century City, respectively.  The addition of Khorana and Wu further strengthens O’Melveny’s team in two important US innovation hubs, and bolsters the firm’s ability to support technology companies at every stage of the corporate life cycle—from early-stage start-ups to multi-billion-dollar global enterprises.  Both Khorana and Wu come to O’Melveny from other AmLaw 100 firms.     Khorana, ranked by Chambers USA as one of the nation’s top technology transactions lawyers, advises technology companies on structuring and negotiating complex, value-creating

Liberty Hall Capital Partners (Liberty Hall), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, has appointed Kevin Vicha to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Bromford Industries (Bromford), a supplier of complex, close tolerance engine components, fabrications and assemblies for the global aerospace and defense and power generation industries.