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Apex Group (Apex), one of the world’s largest fund administrators, has appointed Joseph Holman as Global Head of Allocators for the Group.
Holman will manage relationships with institutional-sized investors and allocators worldwide and brings with him more than 25 years of industry experience in building and integrating businesses in the fund management space.
As Global Head of Allocators, Holman will report to the Group’s recently appointed Chief Revenue Officer, Fred Jacobs, and will be based alongside him in the New York office.
Prior to joining the Apex team, Holman held a variety of senior positions throughout the fund
Janney Montgomery Scott (Janney), a full-service wealth management, capital markets, and asset management firm, appointed 16 Capital Markets professionals in the second quarter of 2018.
Nine of the new hires came to Janney as a result of the firm’s May acquisition of HighBank Advisors, a Baltimore-based middle market investment bank and financial advisory firm. The acquisition also expanded Janney’s Investment Banking division’s industry group coverage to six by introducing Business Services to the already established verticals of Basic Industries, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.
“Janney’s Capital Markets Group experienced significant growth in the second quarter by expanding
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Bruno Deschamps, a seasoned executive with a distinguished career leading and advising both public and private industrial and services enterprises globally, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
Deschamps is Chairman of the Board of Diversey (HQ: Charlotte, NC – USA), a specialist in hygiene & sanitation products, services, and solutions to the institutional and industrial markets. He also served as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Kloeckner Pentaplast (HQ: Montabaur, Germany), one of the world’s largest suppliers of films for pharmaceutical, medical devices, food, electronics, and general packaging.
Previously, Deschamps served as President
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Benoit Lavigne as a partner in the finance practice in the firm’s London office.
Lavigne (pictured), who has a wealth of experience in complex, cross-border finance matters, comes to Morrison & Foerster from Ropes & Gray, and is the third partner to join the firm’s London office in 2018, following the additions of Caroline Jury, also a highly experienced finance partner who joined from Clifford Chance, and Dan Coppel, a corporate partner who joined from Jones Day.
“Benoit is highly regarded in finance circles in London, and his cross-border experience will continue
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed a new international audit partner to join its expanding financial services team.
Justin Chait (pictured), joins BDO following 12 years at KPMG and specialises in asset management, property and fund administration companies.
With significant international experience, Justin moves to London from Cape Town as BDO continues to grow and invest in its financial services offering.
Chait says: “The UK is home to one of the most dynamic financial services industries in the world. The team at BDO understands the issues and regulatory pressures clients face and it has an exceptional
Adam Hewitson (pictured), has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UK accountancy and professional services provider Throgmorton, part of Link Asset Services.
The current Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Deputy CEO of the business, Hewitson replaces Andrew Rubio who will move to the newly created position of Chairman, both positions effective on 1 October 2018.
Rubio joined Throgmorton in 2002 to establish the accounting function at the business and was subsequently appointed CEO in 2009. Andrew has been instrumental in Throgmorton’s continuous growth, overseeing the business as it has grown from three to over 145
Private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services (Gen II) has appointed Edward Poletti as a Senior Advisor.
Before joining Gen II, Ed spent twenty four years at Credit Suisse building and managing one of the world’s largest global alternative fund operations businesses.
In his role Ed will work closely with the Managing Principals, Norman Leben and Steven Millner advising on a wide range of operational and industry issues. “We are elated to add Ed to our team,” says Leben. “He is an expert in private equity fund accounting and operations, his depth of knowledge about the outsourcing model
Capricorn Private Investments (CPI) has appointed Manoj Soni as Chief Investment Officer.
Manoj was formerly Managing Director and Head of Absolute Return and Credit at Partners Capital. CPI is the private investment office of the Capricorn Group, a family-owned global alternative asset manager.
Geoff Snelgar, Chairman of Capricorn, says; “The hiring of Manoj represents a key milestone in CPI’s growth. With Manoj’s arrival we are very well placed to execute CPI’s strategy of extending our offering to a select group of private investors with whom we are aligned in our goals, values and objectives.”
“With someone of Manoj’s calibre
MUFG Investor Services (MUFG), the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Oliver Scully as Head of EMEA Sales and David Sarfas as Global Head of Private Equity.
They will be based in London and report to Mike McCabe, Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development, and John Sergides, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
Scully will be responsible for driving the growth of MUFG’s asset servicing solutions across private equity and real estate, as well as hedge funds and fund of funds, in the EMEA region to fully meet clients’ evolving needs. These solutions include
Parimala Pakalapati, a financial technology executive with more than a decade of fintech and startup experience, has been appointed director of engineering of MPOWER Financing.
Pakalapati will oversee the company’s global engineering team, drive technology initiatives and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to establish technology solutions at a business and technical level.
“Parimala brings a wealth of knowledge in the fintech and startup spaces to MPOWER Financing and will help develop a clear vision for the company as we continue to explore new technology paths,” says Manu Smadja, CEO and co-founder of MPOWER Financing. “Her passion for
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