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Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and provider of specialised fiduciary, entity formation and management, insurance and administration services, has received a Trust Company Business Licence from the Jersey Financial Services Commission and has established an on-the-ground presence in Jersey.
The extension of its service offering to Jersey will include the provision of fiduciary services to corporate holding and structuring companies, limited partnerships and investment funds, as well as private trust services.
Jersey is one of the world’s leading international finance centres and its robust regulatory framework, political and economic stability and forward-thinking approach have kept it at
Independent fund administrator Circle Partners has appointed Nick Neri as Vice President of Business Development United States.
Neri (pictured), brings 20-plus years of industry experience within the traditional and alternative financial markets with an emphasis on hedge funds, private equity, cryptocurrency, emerging managers, family offices, and technology platforms.
Throughout his career Neri has established strong long-term personal and professional relationships which span the global financial markets including brokerage firms, banking institutions, audit and tax firms, and advisory and legal firms.
Prior to joining Circle Partners, Neri was Head of Client Relations, North America / Chief Operating Officer for
The former General Counsel of Dax-listed Vonovia SE, Dr Thomas Görgemanns, has joined joins the team of Arqis in Dusseldorf as Of Counsel. His main areas of practice are Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law.
As General Counsel, Görgemanns steered two IPOs, three public takeovers and numerous other large transactions. Apart from that, as Chief Compliance Officer, he was in charge for the establishment and expansion of the Compliance Management at Vonovia SE. With respect to his work in the takeover of the GAGFAH group by Vonovia, Thomas Görgemanns and his team were nominated in 2015 for the award as
Gabriel Yomi Dabiri has joined Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli in New York as a Shareholder, Practice Co-Leader for the firm’s Direct Lending and Alternative Finance practice, and Practice Co-Leader for the firm’s Cross-Border Finance practice.
Dabiri is a dual-qualified attorney, admitted to practice law in New York and in England and Wales. He advises clients on a variety of sophisticated finance transactions, debt restructurings and bankruptcies.
“We are very happy to have Gabriel on board in New York to enhance our direct lending, alternative finance and cross-border finance capabilities,” says Dan Flanigan, the Managing Partner of Polsinelli’s New
Growth buyout specialist Keensight Capital has appointed Stanislas de Tinguy as Senior Director and Jan Kinsky as Analyst.
De Tinguy has over 15 years of experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, with a strong expertise in the Telecom Media and Technology (TMT) sector. He joins Keensight Capital from BNP Paribas CIB where he held the position of Managing Director and Co-Head of the TMT Investment Banking team for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Hong-Kong, he developed and ran a team of 15 professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore with a scope across Asia, from Greater China, Japan and India
Natixis has appointed Douglas Lenart as Head of Portfolio Management, Americas in its Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) business.
Lenart reports globally to Anne-Christine Champion, Global Head of Distribution and Portfolio Management, CIB and locally to Benjamin Sirgue, Head of Strategic Sectors & Distribution, Americas, CIB. He is responsible for the management of the Americas portfolio in the firm’s Strategic Sectors, as well as Corporate, Leverage, and PE Secondaries, and will oversee the continued regional implementation of Natixis’ global strategy of active management of its CIB loan portfolio.
Prior to joining Natixis, Lenart spent over 10 years at Société
Noerr has appointed four new equity partners, effective 1 January 2019 with the promotions of Sebastian Fischer, Arun Kapoor, Maurice Séché and Stephan Schulz.
In addition, Karsten Fink, Christoph Rieken and Evelyn Schulz have been made new senior counsel (non-equity partners). The firm has also promoted ten other lawyers to the position of associated partner and five to the position of counsel. “The new partners and counsel are outstanding colleagues and reflect our standing as a premium law firm,” says co-leader Alexander Ritvay.
With the start of the new year, the terms of the new co-speaker duo Torsten Fett
Sidley Austin has appointed Mark Knight as a partner in the firm’s London office. He will be a member of Sidley’s global Restructuring practice.
Knight is experienced in leading multijurisdictional restructurings on both the creditor and debtor sides. Before joining Sidley, Knight served as a partner and general counsel of an investment platform that services non-performing loans in some of Europe’s most challenging restructuring jurisdictions, including Greece and Italy. Prior to this, Knight was a partner in the restructuring group of an international law firm where he advised clients on the acquisition, disposal and reorganisation of distressed businesses.
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Experienced Cayman funds specialist Barry McEwan has joined Ogier’s Cayman Islands team as Counsel.
McEwan (pictured), whose practice spans all areas of corporate and commercial work, with a focus on investment funds and private equity, is listed in Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation Lawyer’ for Investment Funds.
Having started his career at Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance in London before moving to the Cayman Islands in 2014, Barry adds strength to Ogier’s growing funds team which is highlighted as an ‘early leader in Cayman’s nascent cryptocurrency space’ by IFLR 1000.
Partner Bradley Kruger says: “Our team continues
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity firm focussed on the financial services sector – and in particular hedge fund and private equity fund managers – has appointed Nathan Ford as a partner.
In this new role, Ford will be responsible for supporting the continued growth, team build out, and deepening client relationships across the West Coast & Midwest.
“Realising our vision of becoming the most trusted provider of cybersecurity solutions to the financial services vertical requires an investment in the highest calibre of talent available,” says Jason Elmer, Drawbridge Partners founder and managing partner. “We’re truly delighted to have been
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