Independent asset manager Dunas Capital has appointed Juan Díaz-Laviada to the investment committee of Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I FCR, the first private equity fund of funds investing exclusively in Spain and Portugal-focused GPs. The main role of the investment committee is to approve the transactions made by the fund after carrying out a thorough analysis of the market and its investment opportunities. In order to do that, the investment committee will use a sophisticated quantitative and qualitative scoring system that has been developed to select the best private capital fund managers of the Iberian market. Díaz-Laviada has more than

Ara Partners Group (Ara Partners), an industrial private equity firm that invests in companies with sustainable competitive advantages, has expanded its senior investment team through the addition of Jim Mahoney as Operating Partner and Johanna Schmidtke as Principal.  Both bring extensive operational and technical experience that closely aligns with Ara Partners’ investment strategy.   “The additions of Jim and Johanna build on the deep investment, technical and operational experience at Ara Partners,” says Charles Cherington, Managing Partner of Ara Partners. “Adding these experienced investors will enhance our capabilities in evaluating and executing investments, as well as in the hands-on management

London-based growth capital investor, VGC Partners, has appointed Andrew Lister as Investment and Portfolio Director as the firm looks to invest from its GBP50 million Fund II in high-growth consumer, media and technology businesses. Lister joins from Marlin Equity Partners, where he spent over three years as a portfolio manager for European assets. Andrew worked alongside companies with revenues between GBP20 million and GBP100 million, mainly in the B2B technology space, and led post-closing initiatives to increase value ahead of eventual exits, acting as interim CFO in some cases.   Prior to this, Lister worked for KPMG for 10 years

Monk’s Hill Ventures (MHV), a Southeast-Asia early-stage tech venture capital firm, has appointed Michele Daoud and Justin Nguyen as Partners, effective immediately.  “Michele and Justin bring unparalleled operating experience in the tech and venture capital as former entrepreneurs and operators themselves. They join us as Partners during a transformative time in Southeast Asia tech where we are seeing a boom of inspiring entrepreneurs who are tackling real problems and transforming millions of lives,” says Kuo-Yi Lim, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures.  As the first female Partner at the firm, Daoud has built a successful track record of

BakerHostetler has appointed Douglas Eingurt as a partner resident in its Atlanta office, where he will continue his work representing public and private companies in a wide range of transactions. He was previously a partner with Dentons. Eingurt’s practice chiefly focuses on advising companies of all sizes on M&A and corporate finance transactions. He has worked with public and privately held clients across numerous industries and has particularly deep experience advising on middle-market M&A matters within the healthcare and sports and entertainment sectors and in assisting private equity funds in fund formation and portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions. Of the

BMO Global Asset Management has appointed Stewart Bennett to the newly created role of Global Head of Alternatives.  Bennett will oversee BMO Global Asset Management’s newly formed Global Alternatives offering, incorporating its existing private equity, real estate and real estate securities businesses, which will provide investors with a broader range of innovative real asset investment solutions.   Bennett has been charged with developing and executing BMO Global Asset Management’s alternative investments global growth strategy, building on the track record of delivering superior risk-adjusted returns by effectively leveraging synergies across the three businesses and significantly expanding its reach globally.   Bennett,

Private equity firm M/C Partners has appointed communications infrastructure and services specialist, Travis Keller as a Partner in the firm. Keller joins M/C from Altman, Vilandrie & Co (AV&Co) a technology, media and telecom focused strategy consulting and investment advisory firm where he served as a Director. While at AV&Co, Travis led hundreds of engagements with investors to develop investment theses, identify acquisition targets, perform investment due diligence, integrate acquisitions and improve portfolio companies’ performance.  Recent diligence targets included commercial fibre operators, retail and wholesale colocation providers, managed cyber security companies and UCaaS platforms. In addition, Travis worked directly with management