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TJ Graham is joining Cooley’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the firm’s technology transactions group. He arrives from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
“TJ is a skilled and highly regarded practitioner whose extensive experience in a range of technology transactions spanning many industries will prove an invaluable asset to our clients,” says Keith Berets, who heads Cooley’s technology transactions group. “The demand for complex technology transactions work has been on the rise, and TJ’s talent will be a significant addition to our growing practice.”
Graham works with clients at all stages of their life cycles. His representations
Aurora Management Partners has hired Alex Boerema as a Director based in the firm’s Chicago office. He will be responsible for spearheading and managing the firm’s existing presence in the Midwest.
“I am looking forward to joining the Aurora team,” says Boerema. “And contributing in the firm’s continued success and growth within the Chicago and national marketplaces.”
Boerema comes to Aurora with ten years of strong industry experience and consulting expertise. He has led and been a part of mid-market to large market client engagements, which included debtor consulting, interim management consulting, crisis management, and operational improvement. Along with
Campbell Lutyens, an alternative asset adviser, is opening offices in Chicago and Los Angeles, to support the growth in demand for its fund placement and secondaries advisory businesses across North America.
The firm now has five offices globally, with three in the US, including New York.
Campbell Lutyens’ US-based team has grown to 30 people and is currently advising on USD14.5 billion of transactions for US clients. The firm has raised USD16 billion in capital from North American LPs in the past three years, which represents over 40 per cent of the total commitments it has raised globally across
C5, a specialist investment firm focused on cyber security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, has appointed William Kilmer as a managing partner to C5 Capital’s team and Executive Chairman of C5 portfolio company ITC Secure (ITC Secure), a UK based provider of managed cyber security and advisory services.
Kilmer will be replacing Andre Pienaar as Executive Chairman of ITC. Pienaar temporarily held the role of chairman following the passing of previous Chairman Sir Richard Paniguian and will retain the role of Chairman of C5 Capital’s pan-European Haven Group. Kilmer will also be serving on the boards of Haven and C5
Capzanine – a European independent private investment management company – has announced the appointments of Clément Colin as Principal and Emmanuel Fournial as Senior Associate to support its growth.
Laurent Bénard, Managing Director of Capzanine, says: “These appointments strengthen our teams’ expertise, allowing us to better support our SME and mid-cap firm clients amid high growth at Capzanine. The company now has 34 employees throughout France, Germany, Spain and soon in Italy. Capzanine recruited 12 people in 2017”.
Colin began his career in 2013 as an analyst at Duke Street. He then joined Capzanine as an Associate. He is
Monroe Capital has appointed Ryan Flanders as Vice President in the firm’s New York office. Flanders will serve on the firm’s Investor Relations & Marketing team.
Prior to Monroe, Flanders was the Head of Private Debt Products at Preqin, where he created and established Preqin’s coverage of the private debt asset class, managing marketing, sales, and external communications on a worldwide basis while serving as a frequent contributor on the conference circuit. Throughout his seven years at Preqin, Flanders also served in client services and business sales roles. Flanders earned his BA from the University of Georgia, Athens. He is
Meketa Investment Group, a global investment consulting firm, has expanded its employee ownership to include seven new shareholders. Principals Timothy Atkinson, Christy Gahr, Molly LeStage, Richard O’Neill, Bradley Regier, Colleen Smiley and Larry Witt have joined the firm’s ownership group bringing the total number of Meketa Investment Group shareholders to 38.
“Each of these individuals has devoted many years of service to Meketa and the financial services industry as a whole,” says Stephen McCourt, Managing Principal and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Meketa Investment Group. “In addition to their strong work ethics and knowledge of the global investment space, these men
Alternative investment firm Cerberus Capital Management has appointed Roberto Nicastro as a Senior Advisor to the firm. Nicastro will consult with Cerberus as it continues its focus on investment opportunities and strategic partnerships in the European financial services sector.
“Roberto is a leading figure in the European banking community with unique insights into market dynamics in Italy and across Europe. We are delighted to welcome him to our tenured team of senior investment advisors who assist us in our investment activity across Europe,” says Lee Millstein, President of Cerberus Global Investments.
David Teitelbaum, Head of Cerberus’s European Advisory Offices,
Next Coast Ventures has added Jason Dorsey to its team as a Venture Partner. He will focus on helping Next Coast Ventures and its portfolio companies with consumer trends, brand building and customer acquisition.
“Jason and his firm’s research have a comprehensive, birds-eye view on big trends in the marketplace and how the world is changing,” says Michael Smerklo, co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures. “Jason’s expertise on the Millennial and Gen Z generations – what we call ‘digital natives’ – will give our firm and our portfolio companies the most cutting-edge tools to understand and quantify the
Okapi Partners, a proxy solicitation and investor response firm that advises corporations, institutional investors, private equity firms and mutual fund companies, has appointed Alexandra Higgins as Managing Director.
Higgins will augment the firm’s advisory services capabilities, providing strategic counsel to corporate clients and their advisors with a focus on governance and compensation issues, as well as other ESG concepts. Her appointment reflects Okapi Partners’ continued growth and expertise in corporate governance and responsible investment solutions tailored to serve clients’ needs.
Higgins joins Okapi Partners from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) Corporate Solutions, where she served as Vice President and
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