Investec Investment Banking & Securities (“Investec”) has announced a key hire in its Oil & Gas equity research team, as part of the development of a broader sector strategy.Nathan Piper joins from Amerisur Resources, where he was previously Head of Business Development. Nathan will be leading Investec’s coverage of Exploration & Production (E&P) companies focusing principally on UK listed companies.  He previously covered the sector at Royal Bank of Canada and Bridgewell Securities. During his 12 year tenure at RBC, he was consistently ranked top 3 in UK small-mid cap external investor surveys.   Harold Hutchinson, Head of Research, says:

Law firm Sidley Austin has hired Joshua Thompson as a partner in its global finance group in New York. Thompson was previously a partner at Shearman & Sterling, where he was head of the firm’s global leveraged finance group and head of private capital.  “Josh is a widely recognised finance lawyer who has built a deep practice in leveraged finance,” says Kevin Blauch, leader of Sidley’s global finance group.  “We have many private equity and private capital clients that look to us for advice in leveraged finance and high-yield debt investment. Josh’s arrival strengthens our finance offerings to provide clients with

Legal firm Orrick has appointed French M&A and private equity advisor Olivier Jouffroy as a partner, based in Paris. Jouffroy joins Orrick from Clifford Chance.“Olivier is an up-and-coming M&A talent. His practice and experience are an excellent match for our focus in Paris and globally on serving the tech and innovation, energy and infrastructure, and finance sectors,” says Patrick Tardivy, co-head of Orrick’s Paris office.  Jouffroy advises on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions in the energy, infrastructure, finance, and real estate sectors. He acts for listed companies and financial institutions on both public and private M&A matters, corporate reorganisations and

Aurelius Equity Opportunities, a pan-European mid-market investor, has hired three new team members to its growing investment team in London. James Sharp joins as principal, and Kayan Kanga and Prakash Rajani as investment associates, bringing the total investment team in London to 10. All three new hires will work with UK managing director Tristan Nagler, and an investment team that has undertaken a number of Aurelius’ recent equity investments. Since its inception in 2014, the Aurelius UK investment team has grown year-on-year and this continued expansion demonstrates that the UK remains a key market for the firm. Sharp, who joins Aurelius

YFM Equity Partners has hired David Wrench as an investment director, as it continues to expand its investment team.Wrench is joining the team to invest in growth capital and buyout opportunities, and his appointment follows the recent raising of a new GBP80 million YFM buyout fund, the investment to support the buyout of Worcestershire-based Innovative Safety Systems, and the recent trade sale of Business Collaborator in Reading. Wrench joins YFM from BDO, where he was managing director in the firm’s Reading office and focused on advising growing businesses in the UK lower mid-market. He led various transactions whilst at BDO

SANNE has announced three new senior appointments, including the promotion of Jason Bingham from Managing Director of Product Development to Chief Strategy Officer.Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

Cathay Capital has appointed Ricky Roman as a Vice President in the firm’s North American Private Equity team in New York.Reporting to Mark Woods, Partner and Head of North American Private Equity, Roman will be an integral part of the New York team, helping North American companies grow in their home markets and globalise by expanding their reach into China and Europe.  Prior to his masters, Roman was a Senior Associate at Wexford Capital LP, an opportunistic fund manager focused on direct middle-market private equity and public equity investments. While at Wexford, he closed a number of platform and growth equity

Financial advisory firm Lazard has hired Christopher Mallon as a senior adviser, effective immediately. Mallon has more than 30 years of restructuring advisory experience, serving in senior roles advising a number of companies. Mallon worked most recently as a senior restructuring partner at the global law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. As a senior adviser, Mallon will provide strategic counsel to Lazard’s global restructuring practice and its clients across industry groups. Based in London, he will work closely with Cyrus Kapadia, UK CEO of financial advisory, and Richard Stables and David Burlison, restructuring managing directors, as well as Lazard’s

Private markets asset manager HarbourVest Partners has appointed Tadasu Matsuo as a managing director and co-head of the firm’s Japan office. Based in Tokyo, Matsuo will be responsible for enhancing and building relationships with institutional investors and general partners in Japan. “HarbourVest established our office in Tokyo nearly 10 years ago and we continue to broaden our presence in Japan,” says John Toomey, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners. “Matsuo-san’s deep experience in the financial sector and his longstanding institutional relationships in the region made him an ideal candidate for this role. We are excited to have him join our team and work

Erie Street, an independent advisory firm that works with founders and management teams to achieve next-level growth, has appointed Matt Hallgren as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).In this new role, Hallgren will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations for both Erie Street and Performance Improvement Partners (PIP), an Erie Street company, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, internal controls, and investor relations, while also designing and developing the firms’ M&A strategies. In addition, he will support the evaluation and strategic integration of acquisitions for Erie Street and its partner companies. Hallgren will report to Jerry Graunke, Principal, Erie Street. “Erie