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Golding Capital Partners (GCP), an independent asset manager for alternative investments, has appointed Marco Sedlmayr as a Managing Director with responsibility for institutional client services and sales activities in German-speaking countries.
The appointment of Sedlmayr enables GCP to expand its advisory competence and expertise, in the insurance and pension fund segment. Sedlmayr previously worked at Allianz Global Investors, where he was a member of the European insurance team responsible for supporting insurance companies and pension fund managers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. His work focused on the structuring and implementation of individual investment solutions to align capital investments with increasing
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has appointed Stuart Fiertz, Co-Founder and President of Cheyne Capital Management, and Richard Lightburn, Chief Executive Officer of MKP Capital Management, to its Board.
The SBAI is the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry and custodian of the Alternative Investment Standards. The SBAI and the Standards are supported by approximately 200 alternative investment managers and institutional investors who collectively manage USD3.5 trillion.
Dame Amelia Fawcett, Chairman of the SBAI, says: “Stuart and Richard, as prominent leaders in alternative investment management, will bring invaluable insights to our board as the SBAI
Noerr has appointed private equity/ M&A expert Holger Ebersberger as an equity partner. He will be accompanied by his team from previous firm Ashurst and will boost Noerr’s Private Equity practice group at its Munich office.
“The Noerr Private Equity Group has achieved success by focusing on a sector-specific implementation of growth strategies in both the buy-out and growth capital fields,” says Georg Schneider, co-head of Noerr’s Private Equity Group. “With Holger Ebersberger we are strengthening our team to assist in complex PE transactions in the mid- and large-cap sector and are honing our profile in the provision of integrated
Duff & Phelps has appointed Ted Keen as Managing Director in the firm’s Transfer Pricing practice based in London. Keen will serve as the European leader for the practice, focusing on client service and further expansion of the transfer pricing group in Europe.
Keen brings over twenty years of experience advising clients on transfer pricing matters in both the US and UK. He has served clients across a wide range of industries, most recently focusing on the life science, high tech, natural resources and business services, and on applying economic analysis to complex transfer pricing valuation matters.
Mike Heimert, Managing Director
Campbell Lutyens has opened a new office in Singapore, following regulatory approval.
The office will support the continued expansion of the firm’s fund placement and secondary advisory business in Asia-Pacific, and will be the firm’s second in the region, after the opening of a Hong Kong office in 2010.
Campbell Lutyens’ Asia-Pacific team has grown to 15 people and is currently advising on USD7.8 billion of transactions for Asia-Pacific clients. The firm raises capital and advises on secondary transactions for private equity, infrastructure and private debt funds globally.
“We have been expanding our presence in Asia-Pacific over the
BGF has appointed Sophie Birch to its Talent Network team, which helps BGF-backed companies gain unparalleled access to a group of more than 5,000 board-level non-executives, business leaders and sector experts.
Birch’s experience of helping growing companies strengthen their boards, together with her extensive contact book of senior business leaders adds further weight to BGF’s network.
Birch has over 10 years’ experience at Lyceum Capital Partners where she had sole responsibility for developing its talent management function. Prior to this, Sophie was a key member of Lyceum’s investor relations team.
Last year, BGF expanded its Talent Network team,
Geoff Pullen has joined State Street as managing director, alternatives sector, EMEA.
Based in London, he will report into Maria Cantillon, head of sector solutions for EMEA, and his responsibilities will include driving the execution of the team’s regional sales strategy across hedge and private equity fund clients.
With 16 years’ experience, he joins State Street from Standard Chartered where he led the transaction banking & securities services sales to European alternative and traditional asset managers. Prior to this he held senior sales roles at both HSBC Securities Services and BNP Paribas.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in
North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV) has appointed Chris Ilsley to CEO and President. Ilsley joins as the non-profit technology business sector incubator organisation reaches the 10-year mark, capping a year of growth and expansion.
Ilsley spent a career driving innovation and entrepreneurship in areas ranging from biotech and cleantech to big data and has previously connected the New England region with the United Kingdom as the Head of Science and Innovation with the office of the British Consulate-General in Boston.
“Innovation is something this whole region excels at, it’s not just about Kendall Square and Boston. The talent pool is all
Private equity firm Grain Management has appointed Edith Cooper and Virgis Colbert as Senior Advisors.
“Edith is an exceptional executive and brings more than 20 years of experience from Goldman Sachs with particular competence in human capital development. Her wealth of experience and excellent judgement will help Grain extend the winning culture we are building,” says David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management. “We look forward to expanding our team with the benefits of her knowledge and expertise.”
At Goldman Sachs, Cooper served as the Global Head of Human Capital Management and oversaw the recruitment, development and well-being
UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has strengthened its Midlands team with the appointment of senior investment specialists Chris Rogers, Richard Altoft and Graham Hall.
Based in Birmingham, Rogers has responsibility for new MEIF investments and will work closely with investee companies throughout Worcestershire. Rogers joins Maven after a 22-year career in commercial banking with RBS, as a Senior Relationship Manager, providing structural guidance and financial analysis to SMEs.
Working across Greater Lincolnshire, Altoft has joined Maven following a long career in banking, most recently as Corporate Manager at Handelsbanken, where he was responsible for building relationships
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