Richards Kibbe & Orbe has appointed Christopher Andrew Jarvinen, an accomplished bankruptcy attorney possessing nearly two decades of experience handling complex business and litigation issues arising in the context of corporate restructurings, as a partner in the firm’s New York office. “Over the course of his career, Christopher has built an impressive practice specialising in bankruptcy litigation and restructuring deals, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the firm,” says Jennifer Grady, managing partner of RK&O. “He is an ideal complement to our bankruptcy, restructuring and special situation investments practice areas, and his particular expertise will be a tremendous asset to

Orion Energy has been very active in the Gulf Coast over the last two years, having partnered with five companies headquartered in the region and the new office will augment the firm’s origination and execution of new investment opportunities while better serving its current portfolio company partners in the area. Ethan Shoemaker, a Managing Director and Investment Principal who has been with Orion Energy since its inception in 2015, will lead the new office including overseeing its growth and operations.   “Houston is a phenomenal place to live and work, and the ideal market to anchor Orion Energy’s strategy in

Janney Montgomery Scott (Janney), a full-service wealth management, capital markets, and asset management firm headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, has appointed Sean Gallagher as Managing Director in the Infrastructure Investment Banking Group. Bringing with him over 20 years of industry experience, Gallagher previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of International Raw Materials LTD, a marketing, distribution, and merchant trading firm focused on industrial materials and chemicals. Prior to International Raw Materials, he co-founded GBH Advisors, a strategic and financial advisory services firm for senior management and boards of directors of public and private companies, private equity firms, and high net

Hunter Street Partners (Hunter Street), a Minneapolis-based alternative investment management firm, has appointed three board members to its inaugural Advisory Board.   The accomplished business leaders, all based in the greater Minneapolis region, will provide guidance to the firm on its investment strategy, internal operations and management, and transactions. The members of the Advisory Board will also contribute their financial, legal, economic, and deal-making insights to further the firm’s business development efforts.    The Advisory Board members are: Steve Adams, Senior Distinguished Fellow at University of St Thomas School of Law and Former Partner & General Counsel, Wayzata Investment Partners; Van

Fortino Capital has appointed Steven De Troyer as investment director. In this new role, De Troyer will be responsible for sourcing and driving new investments and the performance of its portfolio companies. Having worked for several renowned companies in the advisory and investment sector, De Troyer brings valuable investment experience to the team. He started his career in London, where he worked in the M&A departments of ING and UBS. He focused on advising clients in the telecom, media and technology sector. In 2012, Steven joined Gimv, a European investment company active in private equity and venture capital, where he

Orrick has appointed David Schwartz as a partner in New York. Schwartz brings extensive experience in corporate and securities law, with a primary focus on M&A transactions for technology and life sciences companies. Schwartz is the 11th partner to join Orrick’s M&A practice in the past two years, a practice that ranked No13 for global M&A volume last year (Mergermarket).    “David has deep experience in sophisticated transactions,” says Ed Batts, Global Head of Orrick’s M&A and Private Equity practice. “He has established himself as a rising star in both buy- and sell-side transactions in the tech and life sciences

Cardiff and London based legal firm, Capital Law, has added to its Board with the appointment of Non-Executive Director, David Williams, a private equity specialist. Capital comprises two businesses – a commercial law firm and a people consultancy. The business was founded 12 years ago by three founder partners and has since grown to comprise over 140 staff.    Previously Williams was a senior partner at Dunedin Capital, and before that at Graphite Capital. His expertise will add much to Capital’s Board and its planning for continued growth.   Williams has sat on a number of boards over the years as

Antares Capital has appointed Timothy Lyne as senior managing director and co-head of Sponsor Coverage and Vivek Mathew as head of Asset Management and Funding. Lyne, based in Chicago, will be responsible for leading the company’s sponsor coverage activities on the East Coast. He previously served as head of the firm’s Asset Management Group which last year added more than USD3 billion of targeted loan commitments for third party investors. Lyne also led the efforts in establishing a joint venture between Antares Capital and Bain Capital Credit to provide first lien unitranche loans of up to USD350 million per single

MJ Hudson, Law, has made two new Partner promotions: Edyta Brozyniak, who was previously at Macfarlanes joined the firm only a year ago, while Emmanuel Amos joined from Allen & Overy eighteen months ago. Brozyniak advises on the formation of infrastructure, private equity and venture capital funds and co-investments. In the space of just twelve months Edyta has proved herself as a pivotal player in the Firm’s successful LP Unit, which includes sovereign wealth funds and governments as clients and has become central to its fund offering.   Amos has experience advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including domestic