Jensen Partners has expanded its global footprint to meet the growing demand for specialised alternative investment recruitment services with the appointment of Peter Mayer, formerly a Partner at PJT Park Hill, as Head of Europe. 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Laura Friedrich as a partner in the firm’s Asset Management Group in New York. Friedrich will join the group’s private equity fund formation team, focusing on advising US domestic and international private investment fund sponsors, distributors and investors on formation, investment and regulatory matters. Friedrich previously served as global head of the Investment Funds team at Shearman & Sterling, where she was a partner for 12 years. “Laura is a talented fund formation lawyer who is highly respected and a leader in the private fund and asset management community,” says Margery Neale, Chair of the

Global law firm Paul Hastings has added a bi-coastal Finance and Restructuring partner duo from Winston & Strawn to its Finance and Restructuring practice.Justin Rawlins, who currently leads Winston & Strawn’s Restructuring practice, will join as a partner in Los Angeles, and Phil Ratner will join as a partner in New York.   “The investments we are making in our Finance and Restructuring practice reflect the trust major financial institutions are placing in us to help them with their most important transactions and restructurings,” says Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “In the current economic environment, the need for expertise

True Wind Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of technology, has hired John Gray as a Vice President.Adam Clammer and Jamie Greene, Founding Partners at True Wind, says: “We are pleased to welcome John to True Wind as we expand our senior team and look forward to leveraging his experience and relationships as we continue to build our firm.” Prior to joining True Wind, Gray was Vice President at Audax Private Equity, where he led investments within the healthcare and consumer products sectors; he began his career as an analyst with Audax in 2013.  Gray holds

Carousel, a European service-logistics provider, has appointed a new Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer. Nigel Ward, who joins the organisation from business services provider, Kindertons, takes on the responsibility of Carousel’s financial reporting and strategic investment relationships across Europe. As a member of the firm’s Executive Board, he will also take a lead role in expanding the company, and its European proposition, through both organic growth and acquisition opportunities.   In this newly created role, Ward will support the company as it continues in its mission to become the number one choice for high performance industries in the high-value, time critical aftermarket parts

C5 Capital, a specialist investment firm that exclusively invests in the secure data ecosystem, including cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and applied data analytics, has appointed Linda Zecher as Operating Partner.Zecher also joins C5 Capital’s Board, and C5 Accelerate, C5’s global accelerator based in Washington DC, as Chairperson.   C5 will benefit from Zecher’s executive leadership experience in global technology and innovation. She uniquely held senior leadership roles at the leading technology corporations, including leading Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector Business as a Corporate Vice President and serving as the Senior Vice President of Oracle’s Government, Education, Telecom, Financial Services, and Healthcare Applications

Investec Corporate and Investment Banking (Investec) has announced five new hires, and the launch of a new private company fundraising team.Since April 2019, Investec has taken its corporate broking and PLC advisory headcount from 65 to 75 people, following a series of senior appointments. “We have been investing in our corporate finance business while many other banks are in retrenchment mode, and we are already seeing results,” says Jonathan Arrowsmith, Investec’s Head of Advisory. “Our strategy is to build the UK’s best mid-market advisory franchise, spanning the private sector to the public markets. We will continue to invest with focus

Nordic Capital has expanded its partner group with the promotion of Daniel Berglund, further strengthening its leadership team within two of its focus sectors; Healthcare and Technology & Payments.Berglund joined Nordic Capital Advisors in 2010 and has, since then, focused on investments in the Technology & Payments sector and Healthcare, two of Nordic Capital’s three focus sectors. He has a particular interest in Healthcare IT where Nordic Capital sees significant opportunity for investment and is able draw on its deep technology and healthcare experience. With a total of 20 Healthcare and Technology & Payments companies in its current portfolio, Nordic

The Angel CoFund (ACF) has made appointments to its team and board. Experienced investor and former Chairman of the Angel CoFund, George Whitehead has moved into the position of Partner, while Alliott Cole, the current CEO of Octopus Ventures, will also be joining the fund as Non-Exec Director.  The Angel CoFund – a fund that partners with experienced, sector-smart angel syndicates – has directly invested more than GBP50m into its portfolio businesses since launching in 2011, alongside a further GBP265m invested from angels and VCs. The fund has performed strongly, investing in more than ninety companies, with standout portfolio companies such

Sofinnova Partners, a European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, has appointed Dr Robert Carroll as Partner, Head of Investor Relations. Carroll will lead the firm’s fundraising and investor relations team and brings a dedicated focus to supporting and growing Sofinnova Partners’ investor base. Carroll has a decade of experience working with institutional investors and raising capital for alternative assets. Prior to joining Sofinnova Partners, he helped establish and co-lead PwC’s Global Fundraising Advisory Platform. Previously, Carroll worked at Mercury Capital Advisors, a global private fundraising and investment advisory firm, where he supported the needs of