5Oceans Partnership, an international investor and advisory firm in sports and entertainment, has appointed Giles Morgan as its Chief Executive Officer. Morgan joins 5Oceans Partnership from HSBC, where he was Global Head of Sponsorship and Events for more than twelve years.   Acknowledged as an authority on sports sponsorship, Morgan created a global programme at HSBC that spanned over 30 countries, including building one of the world’s biggest international golf portfolios with over 60 tournaments, inaugural sponsor of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, two British Lions tours to South Africa & Australia (2009 & 2013), the recently announced HSBC

Brevet Capital Management (Brevet), an investment management firm focused on creating customised, value-adding financing solutions, has appointed Vikram Sodhi as Chief Financial Officer. Sodhi joins Brevet from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was a Partner in the Banking and Capital Markets Assurance practice providing assurance and advisory services. In his 24 years at PwC, he served financial institutions across banking, capital markets, and alternative asset management. Sodhi received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Master of Arts in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and is a NYS licensed CPA.

Alcentra Limited (Alcentra), an alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management (IM), has appointed Sarah Madore, Maria Garcia Diego and Joanna Layton to new roles within its European Direct Lending team. Sarah Madore and Maria Garcia Diego join as Associates. In addition to the two external appointments, Joanna Layton was hired internally and promoted to Head of European Direct Lending Portfolio Monitoring. Consisting of 12 nationalities, the now 22-strong-person team has an average of nine years’ experience within the European Direct Lending space.   In their roles as Associates, Madore and Garcia Diego will provide additional resource and

Private markets investment firm Adams Street Partners has appointed Steve Landau as Partner and Head of Product Strategy. In the newly created role, Landau will lead Adams Street’s efforts to develop innovative product solutions that meet the evolving needs of the firm’s clients. He will be based in Adams Street’s New York office and will report to Jim Walker, Chief Operating Officer.   “We welcome Steve to Adams Street and are confident his experience and strategic thinking will help us better serve the needs of our current and future clients,” says Jeff Diehl, Managing Partner and Head of Investments at Adams

C5, a specialist investment firm focused on Cyber Security, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence, has further expanded its US operations, with the hire of Tami Longaberger as Head of Partnerships, US. Longaberger will also join the Board of C5’s Cloud Leadership Centre (CLC), C5’s non-profit organisation that supports thought leadership and philanthropic investments in the area of education, conflict resolution, conservation and veterans’ welfare.   C5 Founder, Andre Pienaar says: “C5 is investing to support the growth of our portfolio companies in the US market by appointing Tami Longaberger as Head of Partnerships for the US. Tami will lead our

CVC Credit Partners has appointed Mike Anderson as Head of Investor Relations.  Anderson has joined from Pemberton Asset Management where he also held the role of Head of Investor Relations. Mike joined Pemberton in October 2015 from ICG Plc where he was responsible for Investor Relations across the UK and Middle East. Anderson to working in Investor Relations, Mike was in the Mezzanine Investment team at ICG, firstly in the UK, and latterly in the US market.        Hamish Buckland, Chairman of CVC Credit Partners, says: “With nearly 20 years of specialised experience in investor relations and the

Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of the Quilvest Group, has made a number of changes to its leadership structure as part of its broader strategy to further develop and grow its differentiated investment platform. Alexis Meffre has been appointed to the role of Executive Chairman of Quilvest Private Equity. Meffre, who is sixth generation of the controlling shareholder family and most recently, Vice Chairman, brings extensive private equity experience to the position from previous roles at ACG Capital, Proparco and Goldman Sachs. He is a business school graduate from HEC, Paris and IEP Paris (Institut d’Etudes Politiques de

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has made seven senior promotions across its British Virgin Islands (BVI), Guernsey and Jersey offices. The promotions, effective from 1 July 2018, include Sharon Mungall and Claire Le Quesne who have become counsel in the BVI and Jersey corporate teams respectively.   Leonie Corfield and Alexandria du Jardin have been promoted to senior associates in the Guernsey corporate team, while Julia Schaefer has become a senior associate in the Guernsey dispute resolution and litigation team.   Nichola Aldridge of the Jersey trusts and private wealth practice and Tarina Le Boutillier of the Jersey employment team

The head of Ogier’s German desk, experienced M&A lawyer Frederic Pilorget, has been appointed Counsel. Luxembourg-based Pilorget – who is admitted in Luxembourg, Paris and New York – leads the German desk offering advice on Luxembourg corporate law and private equity to German clients, mainly in Frankfurt and Munich.   Pilorget has practised for more than ten years in Luxembourg, and is one of four German speakers in Ogier’s Luxembourg team, including banking and finance partner Fabien Debroise.   Besides M&A work, Pilorget’s practice includes advising corporate clients and high net worth individuals on corporate restructurings, joint ventures, M&A transactions and

Investcorp has added Dr Ann-Kristin Achleitner, a business economist and Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance Studies at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), to the firm’s International Advisory Board. Achleitner is a recognised leader and a high-profile researcher in the area of entrepreneurial finance, with a particular focus on the financing of innovation, venture capital, private equity, family businesses, social entrepreneurship and financing for social enterprises. Achleitner is currently the Scientific Co-Director at the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies and Chair of Entrepreneurial Finance at the Technical University of Munich. Prior to this, she was a Professor of banking and