Muzinich & Co has appointed Alexis Ng as Country Manager, Singapore, and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, effective January 2019. Responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s relationships in the region, Ng’s key focus will be to market the company’s public and private credit offerings to clients in the institutional, wholesale and wealth management arenas.   Ng joins from Aberdeen Standard Investments, where she was Head of Distribution, Asia Pacific. Prior to Aberdeen, Ng was with First State Investments as Country Head, Singapore, and Head of Distribution, Asia. Alexis has over 20 years’ industry experience serving clients in Asia-Pacific.  

Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm, has appointed Kevin Burke as a partner. Based in Chicago, Burke will focus on expanding the firm’s corporate credit business and will be primarily responsible for managing investment strategies in both existing and new asset classes. “Kevin is a high-calibre talent with impressive and long-standing industry experience,” says Richard Levy, founder and CEO of Victory Park Capital. “His appointment enhances our firm’s established credit business and sharpens the expertise that we have built over the last 11 years.”   “Kevin’s unique perspective as both an investor and an asset manager will

Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen focussed on originating, underwriting and managing middle market senior loan investments, has added Marissa Short and Robert Lin to its finance and operations team, which is led by Shai Vichness, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. The appointments are effective immediately.   “The collective talent, leadership and industry experience that Robert and Marissa bring will greatly enhance our ability to deliver a growing array of investment options to our investors and to meet the needs of our expanding platform. On behalf of all of us at Churchill, I welcome them

European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Matthew Williams as corporate partner and Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources, based in London and Birmingham. Williams joins the firm from Orrick, where he was Co-Head of their European Energy Practice.   From January 2019, Williams will help lead Fieldfisher’s power and renewables practices – areas in which he is an established and highly respected transactional lawyer. He has extensive experience in project finance, M&A, commodity trading and corporate restructuring, having worked with a wide range of clients including power generators, energy utilities, investment banks and private trading houses.   Prior to Orrick,

Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International has appointed Siebrecht Declerck to spearhead its Belgian mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory activities. Declerck will work closely with Eric Wijs, Managing Director & Head of the Benelux, and Lincoln International’s global industry teams to further expand the firm’s presence in Belgium.

 With one tightly integrated team of nearly 500 professionals across 20 locations in 15 countries, Lincoln International has become one of the leading mid-market M&A advisors worldwide, combining international reach and deep sector expertise. 

   Since the creation of the Benelux team in 2010, Lincoln International has grown to become one of the

Private capital adviser Campbell Lutyens has opened a new office in Charlotte NC. This is the firm’s fourth office in the US, and supports the continued growth of its fund placement and secondaries advisory business in North America. The office is led by Matt Flynn, Principal, who joined Campbell Lutyens earlier this year.   “We have always recognised the need for a local presence, even in a global business such as ours,” says Chris Davidsson, Partner. “Charlotte is a natural complement to our offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, providing us with a base from which to maintain

EY has appointed Andres Saenz as the new EY Global Private Equity Leader, effective immediately. In his new role, Saenz will oversee more than 25,000 EY professionals serving the private equity enterprise worldwide. Andres has more than 20 years of experience assisting private equity firms with investment strategy, commercial due diligence, portfolio company strategy, value creation and sell-side engagements. He has worked in a variety of sectors, including consumer products and retail, healthcare and life sciences and business and industrial services.   Shaun Crawford, EY Global Vice Chair – Industry, says: “Andres takes the helm at a critically important juncture

KKR has appointed Sumanth Cidambi and Vijay Padmanabhan as Directors for the firm’s credit business in India. KKR operates in the credit space in India through an NBFC and Alternative Investment Funds, suitably complemented with global capital pools. Since 2009, the firm has executed on over 140 transactions in India, valued at close to USD6 billion.   Speaking on the appointments, BV Krishnan, Member, KKR, and CEO, KKR India Financial Services, says: “Both Sumanth and Vijay join our team at a very opportune time. Sumanth brings to us the much necessary owner-operator mindset and has a track record of delivering

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focussed on the specialty material, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors, is expanding its senior leadership team with the addition of Mario Toukan as a Managing Director. Toukan has over 20 years of mergers and acquisitions experience focused on the chemicals sector, most recently serving as the Global Head of Chemicals and Materials at KeyBanc Capital Markets. Since assuming the leadership role at KeyBanc in 2012, he built one of the strongest M&A advisory practices dedicated to the chemical industry. Leveraging deep sector knowledge, Mr. Toukan established himself as a prominent advisor to CEOs and

Kuber Ventures, an alternative investment platform specialising in EIS and SEIS, has appointed a new Head of Client Services to continue to drive the platform’s expansion. Anne Butler, a former Associate Director of Fidelity International has joined the senior management team to lead on all elements of client services as the company adapts to an increasing demand for tax efficient investment products.   Kuber was the first platform of its kind to be established in 2012 and has since raised a total of GBP50 million of new assets from over 570 investors, spread across more than 60 investment funds.