People
Laven Group, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions and risk and due diligence services, has appointed Brad Stephenson as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Stephenson’s has extensive experience in the funds world, most recently as Head of Funds at Estera, and previously at Trident Trust.
At Estera, Brad oversaw the firm’s Cayman fund offering. This included fund directorships and related fiduciary services to Cayman corporate structures. Prior to this he accumulated over 10 years’ experience in the Cayman funds industry as a business development manager and has significant skills in the day-to-day management of funds in markets including the UK, US,
London-based investment manager Downing has appointed Tom Moore to lead its asset management capability.
Prior to joining Downing, Moore was previously Director for Foresight Group, where he was responsible for overseeing a significant portfolio of renewable energy investments and also built a 30-strong team covering the sector.
Efficient, proactive and intelligent asset management is key to protecting, and enhancing, investor returns. The continued investment and development of its in-house asset management capability further enables Downing to deliver exceptional service to its investors.
Kostas Manolis, Head of Unquoted Investment at Downing, says: “Tom’s experience will allow Downing to develop self-reliant asset
Drooms, a provider of secure cloud solutions in Europe, is expanding its expertise in the fields of machine learning and natural language processing with the appointment of Johannes Leveling as machine learning team lead. Leveling will report to Peter Made, Head of Development at Drooms.
Leveling has over two decades of professional experience in the fields of machine learning, machine translation, natural language processing and information retrieval in industry and research. In his previous role as Vice President Data Science and Machine Learning at Teckro, a software company that utilises machine learning to digitise clinical studies, he headed up a
Growth Partner, the Yorkshire-based investment firm of HomeServe founder Richard Harpin, has appointed Alex Marsh as investment director as part of its plan to scale-up and support more talented entrepreneurs.
Growth Partner has already backed several high-profile entrepreneurs to help them to step change their business. That includes new Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies whose North East based business Crafters’ Companion is flourishing in the US market, and Victoria Robertshaw whose North Yorkshire-based Keelham Farm Shop is rolling out stores across the county.
Marsh will focus on connecting with exceptional entrepreneurs running consumer focused businesses for Growth Partner to
Law firm Dentons has launched a Sustainable Investment practice in Europe to meet the growing interest in socially responsible and environmentally conscious business investment.
The central focus of this innovative new group is to serve the needs of businesses, financial institutions and regulatory bodies in two core areas: sustainable investment and sustainable finance.
The Sustainable Investment group will advise global corporations, investment funds, asset managers and financial institutions on the development and execution of sustainable investment strategies. They will provide due diligence based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, as well as non-financial reporting according to the European Union’s
Golub Capital continues to build its syndicated and capital markets capabilities with recent hires Dan Derman and Josh Morgan.
“Our mission is to be best at sponsor finance, and we continue to expand our capabilities to meet sponsors’ needs,” says Jason Van Dussen, Managing Director and Golub Capital’s Head of Capital Markets. “With Dan and Josh joining the Firm, we bolster our expertise and experience in lead left broadly syndicated executions. We are excited and proud to have two such talented folks join our team.”
Derman joins the Sales and Trading desk at Golub Capital as a Managing Director,
Lincolnshire Management, a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring growing middle-market companies, has added four professionals to its team.
Matthew Nacier rejoins Lincolnshire Management as a Senior Associate, Nicolas Vega Llona joins as a Senior Associate, and Yashna Ginodia and Georg Stolt-Nielsen join the firm as Analysts.
“We are excited to welcome Matthew, Nicolas, Yashna and Georg to our team,” says TJ Maloney, Chairman and CEO of Lincolnshire Management. “These additions to the team reflect the strong commitment we have to growing our staff with talented professionals who share our passion for our hands-on investing approach. They
Law firm Dentons has appointed Michael Bosco as a new partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice in Italy. In his new role, he will be responsible for launching and leading the US Desk in Italy.
Bosco, an American lawyer and member of the New York Bar, has been working in Italy for more than 20 years, having founded and served as managing partner of Shearman & Sterling’s Italian offices.
Bosco has extensive experience in cross-border capital market transactions, as well as in M&A, corporate finance and private equity. He has worked on important IPOs, privatisations and high-yield transactions.
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed of Corinne Lamesch as the new Chairperson of ALFI following its annual general meeting. The appointment is effective immediately and will run for two years initially. In addition, a new Board of Directors has been elected.
Lamesch has been a member of the ALFI Board of Directors since June 2017 and has actively participated in a number of ALFI Technical Committees and Working Groups. She is a regular speaker at industry events and has been actively participating in conferences and roadshows that ALFI is organising in Luxembourg and across the
Private equity and M&A lawyer Matthew Bielen has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in Miami. He was previously a partner with McDermott Will & Emery. He also practiced with Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco in the past.
“Matthew is a great fit for our growing team,” says David Barkus, co-leader of the firm’s South Florida Corporate Practice and national head of the firm’s Private Equity Team. “He has outstanding private equity transactional experience, especially in the healthcare industry, and a talent for leading complex deals for highly regarded firms. Lawyers with Matthew’s skillset and connections are rare.
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