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The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has appointed Steven Nelson as Chief Executive Officer.
Nelson brings 20 years of global experience serving endowments, foundations, pensions and family offices at Cambridge Associates where he has held numerous leadership roles including his most recent position as Chief Operating Officer. Nelson was named after an extensive and effective search process led by Toronto-based Arlington Partners International. He will officially assume his ILPA role on March 26, 2018, based out of the organisation’s Washington, DC office.
“Steve Nelson brings an authentic and collaborative leadership style to our Board of Directors and team,” says Tanya
Ocorian, an independent provider of corporate and fiduciary services, has appointed Alan Booth as Managing Director of its UK business.
Booth (pictured), was previously Global Head of Product Management within Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Services Division, and will play a key role in driving Ocorian’s enhanced corporate services offering.
Booth’s in-depth knowledge of the global regulatory and legal environment – gained through 12 years’ experience in structured finance, private equity and real estate structuring – will prove central to the shaping and management of Ocorian’s growing corporate services business.
Ocorian has grown considerably over the last two years, with
Davis Polk has appointed Michael S Hong as a partner in the firm’s Investment Management Group in New York, focusing on private equity fund formation.
Hong comes to Davis Polk from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where he was a partner in their Private Funds Group. He advises sophisticated private fund managers across all asset classes in their most complex, high-value transactions, including fund formation and ongoing investment-related advice. Hong also has extensive experience with sales, purchases and joint ventures involving alternative asset managers.
“We welcome Michael to our distinguished Investment Management Group,” says Thomas J Reid,
Three experienced figures in the alternative investment industry have partnered to form a new licensed fiduciary services company in the Cayman Islands.
Independent investment manager Albion Capital has added three new recruits to its technology team as part of its strategic expansion in the sector.
Catriona McDonald and Nadine Torbey have joined the firm to help with tech investments from Albion’s VCT portfolios. Tanel Ozdemir has also joined the investment team at Albion Capital as an analyst on the UCL Technology Fund.
The hires support the evolution of Albion’s investment strategy towards a greater focus on growth and innovation, and will enable it to seek more opportunities in its specialisms, including data analytics, cybersecurity, digital health, automation and martech.
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Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture capital firm investing exclusively in cybersecurity, has appointed Lisa Lee as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Lee spent the past 20 years as a senior financial executive in leading venture capital firms. Most recently, Lee was the Chief Financial Officer of Firelake Capital Management, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco investing in early stage energy and clean technology companies. Previously, she was the Controller of Walden International, a US based venture capital firm focused on cross-border investments that leverage global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies.
“We are very pleased to add Lisa to
Link Fund Solutions, part of Link Asset Services, has appointed Andrew Lelliott to the post of Head of Transfer Agency.
The appointment reflects Link’s continued strategy to grow within the UK transfer agency market, building upon its strength in transfer agency and registrar services, as part of the company’s wider fund services offered in Europe.
Lelliott joins from Northern Trust where he was Senior Vice President responsible for the significant growth of their transfer agency business in the UK. Prior to this and with 31 years’ experience in financial services, Lelliott has worked for IFDS (now DST), Schroder Investment Management,
Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has appointed Andrea Taurozzi, Valentina Lattanzi and Federico Bal as new equity partners.
Federico Bal graduated in law from University of Pavia and has been working in the corporate department of the firm since 2013, specialising in private equity, mergers and acquisitions.
Valentina Lattanzi graduated in law from Bocconi University and has been working in the firm’s banking & finance department since 2016, specialising in structured finance.
Andrea Taurozzi, who graduated magna cum laude in law from University of Macerata and master’s degree from Roma Tre University,
Private markets firm StepStone Group has named six new partners in four of its offices around the world.
Monte Brem, Chief Executive Officer of StepStone, says, “We are delighted to recognise these extremely talented colleagues, who have been instrumental to StepStone’s growth and success. We are committed to supporting our firm’s collegial culture and the professional development of our employees, and we are proud to welcome our latest Partner group.”
Ian Aaker (La Jolla) joined StepStone in 2008 and is a member of the private equity team, focusing on US-based middle, large, and global buyouts.
Rebecca Ajavananda (New
Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has appointed Steven R Meier as chair of the firm’s Corporate department.
Since 2014, Meier has served as co-chair of Seyfarth’s Tax practice and chair of its Chicago Corporate group. With more than 100 lawyers across the country, Seyfarth’s Corporate department serves a diverse client base, ranging from start-up ventures to middle market companies to large multinational corporations, and covering industries including real estate, banking & finance, health care, manufacturing, public/private partnerships, technology, and telecommunications.
A partner in the Chicago office and veteran deal lawyer, Meier has broad experience leading US domestic and cross-border corporate
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