Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Mark Proctor as a partner in the Asset Management Group in the firm’s New York office. Proctor advises private fund managers on structuring, establishing, and operating private investment funds, including blind pools, co-investment funds, pledge funds, and other investment vehicles.  Mr. Proctor also represents fund managers on their internal structuring and compensation matters, and frequently advises clients in connection with co-investments and seed investments in asset managers, as well as buyers and sellers in secondary market transactions involving private fund interests and portfolios of assets held by private funds.  Mr. Proctor’s practice extends beyond

Carlyle-Group-backed, third-party IT infrastructure maintenance specialist Evernex has appointed Stanislas Pilot as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Pilot, 48, an ENST engineer and MBA graduate from MIT, has previously served as COO of Arkadin, Group Leader at Capgemini Consulting, and Principal of Investments at Apax Partners.   Stanislas Pilot’s main mission will be to accelerate the company’s growth, both organic and external. In particular, he will oversee the successful roll-out of Evernex’s ambitious mergers and acquisitions programme. In addition, to guarantee the quality of customer service and optimisation of final results, Stanislas Pilot will actively undertake the implementation of

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

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