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Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Lauren King as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice in New York.
King focuses on the organisation and operation of private investment funds. She represents a wide variety of funds with extensive cross-border components, including secondary, buyout, real estate, special-opportunity, hybrid, credit and venture capital funds. King also advises private asset managers on the full spectrum of corporate matters, including governance, upper-tier structuring, succession planning, marketing and limited-partner transfers. Additionally, she represents secondary investors in connection with general partner-led restructurings and other secondary transactions. King has significant private equity and joint
Corporate and funds lawyer Andrew Tually has rejoined Carey Olsen’s its Singapore office.
Tually began working in the firm’s Guernsey office in 2007 before relocating to Carey Olsen in Singapore in 2017. Following a year with one of the leading commercial law firms in Australia, Tually returns as counsel in Carey Olsen’s Singapore corporate and funds practice to provide specialist Cayman Islands and Guernsey legal advice to the firm’s growing Asia client base.
Tually has over 12 years’ experience in connection with the structuring, formation and provision of ongoing advice to open-ended and closed-ended collective investment schemes, including private
Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Ali Ramadan as a partner in the firm’s Technology practice based in London.
Ramadan has broad technology experience spanning the corporate life cycle. In particular, he focuses on venture capital, cross-border M&A and private equity transactions for technology businesses. He is ranked as an “Up and Coming” and as a recommended individual for venture capital in the Chambers and Legal 500 directories. His clients include start-ups, high-growth companies and investors (both institutional and corporate) operating in the technology, fintech, proptech and digital media industries.
“London remains the largest destination for capital invested in Europe,” says
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, has promote Scott Shebelsky to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Shebelsky joined the firm in 2015 as Vice President of Finance and Chief Compliance Officer.
“We are pleased to recognise Scott’s significant contributions and proven leadership of our financial, accounting and compliance functions,” says Steve Pierson, Managing Partner at Lovell Minnick Partners. “Scott has also led important technology-driven initiatives that have helped improve the firm’s operational efficiency. His promotion reflects our continued emphasis on further building our senior leadership talent as we continue to grow,
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), an independent commercial finance provider, has appointed Dave Pickup as ABL Director for the Thames Valley.
Investment in the region follows another successful year for IGF, which included a 39 per cent growth in funded assets and a 29 per cent growth in revenues.
Having worked in the finance industry since 2001, Pickup specialises in improving SME’s cash flow through alternative funding. Providing facilities for every stage of a business’ journey including start-up finance, MBOs and acquisitions, as well as general working capital. His industry experience will support IGF’s growth ambitions and presence in the Thames Valley
Orrick has added M&A and private equity partner Bryan Gadol to its Orange County office in California.
Gadol advises companies, PE funds and family offices in tech, medical device, beauty, healthcare, consumer products, and manufacturing at all stages in the corporate life-cycle, including M&A and private equity, securities transactions, reorganisations and other corporate matters.
Bryan joins a team of about 100 lawyers in our three Southern California offices (Orange County, Los Angeles and Santa Monica) focused on companies in the tech & innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors.
“It has been a longtime goal to build our corporate capability
International law firm Proskauer has appointed Leith Moghli as a partner in the firm’s Private Funds Practice, based in London.
“We are very excited to welcome Leith to the Proskauer team,” says Proskauer’s Nigel van Zyl. “We are committed to the strategic growth and expansion of our global funds practice to ensure our clients continue to have access to the very best talent. Leith’s hire is one of a number of significant developments in our implementation of that strategy. His experience representing leading sponsors and institutional investors across a range of industries will be a valuable asset to our clients.”
Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Stacey T Kern as a partner in the M&A and Private Capital teams within the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Kern will be based in Eversheds Sutherland’s Chicago office, which opened in May.
“As we continue to build in Chicago, we are excited to welcome Stacey to the firm. She brings a strong background and years of experience at the highest levels in both M&A and private equity,” says Mark D Wasserman, Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland. “Adding Stacey in Chicago’s important private equity market is another step toward positioning the office as a focal point for our
Alternative credit asset manager DFG Investment Advisers (DFG has promoted Timothy Milton to Partner. Since joining the firm in 2014, Milton has been responsible for the management of the Vibrant Capital CLO platform in his capacity as Co-Portfolio Manager.
In addition, Eduardo Cabral has joined DFG’s credit research team as a Managing Director. Cabral’s appointment follows DFG’s hiring of 18-year industry veteran John Hwang in May and further underscores the firm’s commitment to investing in its credit research effort to support the growth and performance of the Vibrant CLO platform. Roberta Goss, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Vibrant CLO platform, has
Mid-market private equity investor, LDC, has strengthened its South West & Wales team, based in Bristol, with the appointment of a new Investment Director, Stefan Gunn.
Gunn joins LDC’s team from NatWest, bringing more than 15 years of relevant experience to the firm.
In his new role, Gunn will be responsible for identifying potential investment opportunities, leading transactions and supporting LDC’s portfolio of investment companies.
Gunn was previously a Director at NatWest’s Bristol-based Structured Finance operation, with responsibility for originating and executing transactions across the South of the UK.
Stefan started his career at Mazars, where he
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