McGuireWoods is expanding its global banking and finance capabilities with the arrival of London partners Lee Cullinane, who will lead the firm’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) finance group, and Marc Naidoo. Cullinane and Naidoo bring significant experience representing leading banks and other clients in cross-border and emerging markets transactions. They join McGuireWoods London from White & Case, where Cullinane formerly led the EMEA bank finance group.   Cullinane represents lenders and private equity groups in financings, acquisitions and restructurings. His cross-border work includes deals that combine European financing elements with high-yield and US institutional debt. Chambers UK noted

Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, has appointed Aamit Joshi as Managing Director and Co-Head of Chemicals. Joshi, who will be based in London, will join Alantra’s Chemicals Group to support global origination and execution of M&A transactions in the sector.   Joshi, who has over 15 years’ experience in executing M&A transactions in the Chemicals segment, will add to the firm’s existing expertise. In the last six years, Alantra has completed over 30 transactions in the Chemicals segment (60% cross-border) across Europe, the US, Asia, and Latin America.  “The addition of Aamit will allow

Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, has appointed Aamit Joshi as Managing Director and Co-Head of Chemicals. Joshi, who will be based in London, will join Alantra’s Chemicals Group to support global origination and execution of M&A transactions in the sector.   Joshi, who has over 15 years’ experience in executing M&A transactions in the Chemicals segment, will add to the firm’s existing expertise. In the last six years, Alantra has completed over 30 transactions in the Chemicals segment (60% cross-border) across Europe, the US, Asia, and Latin America.    “The addition of Aamit will

Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has appointed Mike Woolley and Andy Gibb as Head of Wholesale Retail Funds and Sales Director, respectively. Woolley joins from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he had been Head of External Distribution for the UK since February 2015. With two decades of sales and distribution experience in the UK, Mike was also Head of UK Sales at EFG Asset Management, and prior to that was at Neptune Investment Management, Prudential and Standard Life. He will be responsible for developing the Company’s wholesale distribution strategy, with a strong focus on growing the award-winning LF

Maher joins from Campbell Lutyens, a leading private capital adviser focused on fund placement and secondary advisory services, where he has served as General Counsel since 2017. Previously, he was a partner in the private funds group at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Maher’s in-house experience, strong skill set and standing in the private funds community places him at the very top of his practice. He is well known in the London private fundraising and secondary market for acting in relation to both fund formation and secondary transactions across a number of asset classes, including buyout, venture capital, infrastructure, debt

BTG Advisory, the boutique advisory arm of Begbies Traynor Group that provides commercial, strategic and partner-led advice to companies, investors, lenders and other stakeholders, has appointed four new partners to its London Canary Wharf office. The new BTG Advisory partners include two high profile external appointments, with Anthony Brennan joining from CameronBarney LLP and Paul Davies from Menzies, as well as the senior internal promotions of both Andrew Dalton and Sorca Hunt, effective immediately.   These appointments are central to BTG Advisory’s growth strategy and its commitment to further expanding its service delivery while broadening its client offering into new

Fiona Southall has joined Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management as “Senior Specialist Sales – Private Markets”. Based in the Paris office, she reports to Gad Amar, Deputy CEO at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, who is also responsible for business development. Southall (pictured) is in charge of promoting the Private Market product range managed by the Edmond de Rothschild Group and offered to international investors: Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Debt.   Southall has over 15 years of professional experience. She graduated from Strathclyde University Business School (Glasgow) and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) charterholder. She started

LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, has appointed David Stewart as Venture Partner. Stewart will focus on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, as well as providing strategic guidance to LiveOak’s portfolio companies. He is the sixth member of the firm’s investment team, working closely with the firm’s three Founding Partners, Principal, and Senior Associate.   Stewart has been an investor and advisor to over 30 software companies, both independently and in conjunction with other firms, most recently Trinity Ventures, and has over a decade of operating experience in Silicon Valley. Prior to working with