Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed a new partner to join its M&A advisory team in London. Gurpal Ahluwalia will lead on commercial due diligence in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as well as focusing on growth strategy projects. He joins BDO following four years at KPMG and prior to that, the Boston Consulting Group.   Gurpal qualified as a Doctor in 2002, specialising in cardiothoracic surgery at a number of leading NHS hospitals. Throughout his varied career, he has been responsible for project delivery across a range of sectors including med-tech, pharma, healthcare and social

Law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Emmie Jones as a partner in London. “London is the world’s second largest legal market and, as White & Case continues to grow in line with our 2020 strategy, we’re focused on building a leading private equity practice in London,” says White & Case partner John Reiss, Head of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “The addition of Emmie sends a clear message to the market that we’re determined to continue growing our role advising the

Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has added to its China Equity capability with a new All China team based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Nikko AM says the six-strong team is a natural extension of one of the largest Asian Equity teams based in Singapore, and comprises native Chinese analysts, seasoned China specialists and analysts who have invested more broadly across emerging and developed Asia.   Leading the team is Eng Teck Tan, senior portfolio manager, who reports to Peter Sartori, Head of Asian Equity at Nikko AM. Tan will apportion his time between Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen¹, and

Alternative investment firm Värde Partners has appointed Shannon Gallagher as Head of EMEA Business Development and Investor Relations. Based in Värde’s London office, Gallagher will lead the team responsible for developing and cultivating relationships with Värde’s investors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   “We are pleased to welcome Shannon to Värde. Not only will she be a valuable resource to Värde’s investors, her experience and relationships in the region will provide meaningful insight as we continue to engage with and meet the needs of our investors,” says Jon Fox, Partner and Global Head of Business Development and Investor

Private capital adviser Campbell Lutyens has added to its senior team in the US with the appointments of Mike Bolner and Yokasta Segura-Baez as Principals. Campbell Lutyens’ US-based team has grown to 30 people across three offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.   Bolner has more than 20 years of placement agent experience and has led over 70 fundraisings across a broad range of alternative investment strategies. He joins Campbell Lutyens from Probitas Partners where he led the project management team in New York. He previously held senior roles at JP Morgan Funds Group and Citi Alternative Investments.

Alternative investment firm Värde Partners has appointed Shannon Gallagher as Head of EMEA Business Development and Investor Relations. Based in Värde’s London office, Shannon will lead the team responsible for developing and cultivating relationships with Värde’s investors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   “We are pleased to welcome Shannon to Värde. Not only will she be a valuable resource to Värde’s investors, her experience and relationships in the region will provide meaningful insight as we continue to engage with and meet the needs of our investors,” says Jon Fox, Partner and Global Head of Business Development and Investor

Global investment bank GCA Altium has strengthened its presence in Asia with the launch of two new offices in Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City. Open from May 2018, the new offices will give UK clients access to Asia’s burgeoning M&A and investment markets. The firm has identified Taiwan and Vietnam as rapidly emerging trade hotspots due to their close proximity to China.   Vietnam has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and saw its strongest year for M&A last year, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing at 6.81 per cent, its highest growth rate in a decade.

NewAlpha Asset Management, a Paris-based global emerging manager acceleration specialist and Private Equity firm, has appointed Adrien Auric as Chief Operating Officer.
  In addition to operational due diligence, Adrien Auric is now also responsible for coordinating the Legal, Internal Control & Compliance, Operations and Information Systems functions with NewAlpha’s service providers.   The company intends to adapt its organisation and strengthen its operational efficiency to cope with the growth and diversification of its investment and advisory activities.   Prior to joining NewAlpha in June 2017, Adrien Auric was in charge of Investment Due Diligence at Reinhold & Partners, a

Jared Jensen has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in the firm’s global Private Equity practice. Jensen, who will be based in the San Francisco office, was formerly a partner with Goodwin Procter LLP. Jensen has extensive experience advising private equity and venture capital firms, their sponsored companies, and other clients on public and private M&A, tender and exchange offers, recapitalisations, management buyouts, going-private transactions, carve-out transactions and minority growth investments. He represents clients in a wide array of industries, including software, information technology, financial services, life sciences, consumer products, education and business services. Jensen also provides guidance on public