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NorthEdge Capital has appointed experienced dealmaker Kevin O’Loughlin as an Investment Manager, based in Birmingham.
O’Loughlin joins NorthEdge from Deloitte, where he was Assistant Director for three years working on a range of transactions involving privately-owned and publicly-listed companies in the Midlands. These include the sale of Atcore to Inflexion Private Equity, the sale of Aegis Engineering to US buyer Safariland Group and Eddie Stobart’s acquisition of The Pallet Network.
Prior to Deloitte, O’Loughlin worked as part of EY’s Corporate Finance team, where he advised NorthEdge on investments including Ramsdens, the UK’s largest independent pawnbroker, which successfully floated on
Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has added to its special situations and private equity investment teams with the appointments of Beth Pollack and Thomas Bennet, who have joined the firm as Vice Presidents, and Bart Stout, who has been promoted to Vice President.
Pollack and Stout are part of Littlejohn’s special situations team and Bennet is a member of the private equity team.
“We are excited to welcome Beth to Littlejohn and are pleased to recognise Bart’s contributions to the firm through this promotion,” says Michael Klein, Chief Executive Officer of Littlejohn. “Tom’s decision to rejoin our firm
Eaton Partners, a private capital advisory and fund placement firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), has made several key hires, across geographies, to better serve clients in the private capital markets.
Professionals are being added in the firm’s New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, and Shanghai locations.
“With offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, we are everywhere our clients need us to be,” says Peter Martenson, Partner at Eaton Partners. “At a time when fund raising is becoming more specialised, both by sector and geography, we are committed to adding associates that
Maples Fiduciary, a provider of fiduciary, corporate formation and administration services to investment funds, partnerships, structured finance vehicles, corporate entities and private clients, has extended its Middle East offering to Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
As a financial free zone, ADGM is an independent jurisdiction encompassing the entire Al Maryah Island with rules and regulations aligned with international best practices. In addition, ADGM’s three independent authorities – Registration Authority, Financial Services Regulatory Authority and the ADGM Courts – provide a controlled environment that enables registered companies to conduct business and operate with confidence. The extension of our offering to ADGM
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has appointed Jonathan Harrison as a Managing Director in its Business Services Group, based in London.
Harrison brings with him over 20 years of sector coverage and extensive deal experience joining from Robert W. Baird, where over the last decade he has been instrumental in creating and leading a preeminent business services practice in Europe. Prior to Baird, Jonathan led the Business Services investment banking sector activities for Deutsche Bank in EMEA.
“The success and growth of our Business Services Group over the past few years have been driven by bankers with a strong
NextStage AM has appointed Pascal Macioce as Senior Partner with responsibility for the development of the company in France and abroad.
As Senior Partner, Pascal Macioce’s mission will to advise the company with a view to casting a wider net among investors and partners looking to invest in innovative mid-market companies.
Macioce began his career at Arthur Andersen in 1979, where he held various management roles, notably as head of the French audit department. 2002 saw him join EY following the merger with Arthur Andersen. His responsibilities rapidly extended beyond France to Europe and then the EMEIA region, for
John Kupiec has joined Vinson & Elkins’ Mergers and Acquisitions practice as a partner. Kupiec, who joins V&E from Kirkland & Ellis, is based in the firm’s New York office.
“John is an exceptional talent with M&A experience across a range of industries. He is a perfect fit for our New York office,” says V&E chairman Mark Kelly. “We expect John to work with our partners in New York and Texas to continue the growth of our M&A work for private equity, as well as strategic clients.”
Kupiec’s practice also includes corporate and securities law matters and corporate governance.
Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, delivered a forceful call for confidence in the UK post-Brexit at an event to mark the arrival in London of one of America’s largest accountancy and advisory firms.
Littlewood welcomed EisnerAmper’s arrival in London as a prime example of the possibilities for trans-Atlantic business engagement in a post-Brexit environment, suggesting that the UK, with commitment and resolve, might even look forward to matching the 4 per cent growth rate of America today. Littlewood was addressing an invited audience of 250 business leaders from across the spectrum of financial services and
Activa Capital has appointed Elliot Thiéblin as Associate. Thiéblin will reinforce the investment team in screening and analysing new opportunities.
Prior to joining Activa Capital, Thiéblin spent more than Three years at Lincoln International as an Analyst and then as an Associate. He worked on many LBO transactions, especially in the consumer, healthcare, packaging, and business services sectors.
Thiéblin is a graduate of the EM Lyon Business School.
Christophe Parier and Alexandre Masson, Partners at Activa Capital, say: “We are very pleased to welcome Elliot to our investment team, which counts now 11 professionals dedicated to investments. His
Apposite Capital, a private equity firm with an exclusive focus on healthcare, has appointed Lauren Edison as Investment Executive.
Edison joins Apposite Capital from Jefferies International where she was a Healthcare Investment Banking Analyst. During her time at Jefferies, she advised on a number of sellside and buyside European M&A, product licensing and public capital raises across various healthcare sub-sectors including dental, nanomedicine, biopharma and children’s services.
David Porter, Managing Partner, says: “I am delighted to welcome Lauren to the Apposite team. Her investment banking expertise, healthcare knowledge and financial skills will be valuable in supporting our investment activities
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