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Katten is expanding its presence in Texas with a group of seven new partners based in Dallas where many of the firm’s clients currently do business or plan to do so.
The new office will boost Katten’s practice that handles sophisticated corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and transactional capabilities for its clients in numerous industries across the country and overseas.
“This is an extraordinary group of attorneys whose extensive skills, leadership and experience are an ideal fit for our highly regarded transactional capabilities and well-established culture of business-mindedness,” says Katten Chairman Roger P Furey. “We intend to build around
Schiff Hardin has appointed Mauricio Beugelmans as a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Financial Markets and Products Practice Groups in San Francisco.
Beugelmans (pictured), advises financial institutions including brokerage firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and investment advisers on critical regulatory and compliance issues. He also represents clients in securities and commercial litigation and arbitration.
“We are pleased to welcome Mauricio to the firm,” says Antony S Burt, co-leader of Schiff Hardin’s Litigation Practice Group. “Mauricio adds significant firepower to our San Francisco office to handle a broad range of complex commercial disputes.”
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Carey Olsen has established a presence in Bermuda through managing partner and experienced Bermudian attorney Michael Hanson (pictured).
Noerr has appointed Alexander Schilling as an associated partner in the firm’s banking and finance practice in Frankfurt. Schilling comes to Noerr from Allen & Overy.
Alexander specialises in advising on national and international investment grade financing, acquisition and leverage financing, as well as promissory note loans. He advises both banks and companies and has comprehensive experience in advising on financing aspects in connection with spin-offs and mergers. “I am very pleased that we have been able to recruit Alexander for our financing team,” says Andreas Naujoks, who heads Noerr’s Banking & Finance practice group. “His expertise and wide-ranging practical
French private equity investor Activa Capital has promoted Emma France to Associate for ESG and Digital Transformation. Her mission, under the responsibility of Christophe Parier, Partner, will be to strengthen the ESG process within Activa Capital as well as in all its portfolio companies.
France joined Activa Capital in 2017 as an ESG Analyst in charge of creating ESG roadmaps for Activa Capital’s portfolio companies. Her role was to guide the portfolio and Activa Capital in all areas related to ESG: best practice audits, launching and steering of specific projects and the evaluation of their results.
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UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Andy Povey and Raj Minhas as Investment Managers to help manage the Maven MEIF Debt Fund team in the West Midlands.
Based in Birmingham, Povey and Minhas have responsibility for new MEIF investments across the West Midlands, as well as managing portfolio investments across the region.
Povey joined Maven in 2017 following a long career in SME investment and banking. He was previously a Director with SME investor Seneca Partners in Birmingham, sourcing and managing debt and equity transactions, and has extensive experience of leading a wide variety of
Cooley is strengthening its UK office with the hire of M&A partner Michal Berkner. She arrives from Skadden, where she had been practicing for more than 20 years.
“Michal is an exceptional M&A lawyer whose high-profile client base will pair perfectly with the firm,” says Justin Stock, Cooley’s UK managing partner. “She has proven herself a pioneer for female leadership in the legal field, and, as we continue to deepen our London-based corporate strengths, her addition is sure to augment this powerful platform. We are thrilled to welcome Michal.”
Dual-qualified in the US and England and Wales, Berkner is
Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes has appointed three new partners to its global partnership, bringing the firm’s total number of partners to 60.
Stephen Alexander and Carla Benest (pictured), from the Jersey office and Chinyin Johnston from the London office will join the partnership with effect from 1 February 2018.
Mourant Ozannes Global Managing Partner, Jonathan Rigby, says: “Carla, Chinyin and Stephen are talented lawyers making an exceptional contribution to our business and it’s a pleasure to welcome them to our partnership.”
“Their promotions reflect their significant success as individuals, as well as our commitment to delivering exceptional
Campbell Lutyens has appointed Guillermo Marroquin as Head of North American Real Assets.
Marroquin brings his specialist knowledge of infrastructure and real assets to the firm and will be responsible for key relationships and origination activities in these sectors, as well as investor engagement. The appointment further strengthens the firm’s senior team in the US, as Campbell Lutyens builds on its leadership positions in infrastructure fund placement and secondaries globally.
Marroquin has more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance and fundraising with both US-focused and global infrastructure and energy funds. He is returning to Campbell Lutyens after
Gridiron Capital has promoted Kevin Jackson to Managing Partner alongside Tom Burger and Gene Conese. Jackson was previously part of the Firm’s investment committee and will continue in that capacity.
Jackson joined Gridiron Capital in 2010 as a Vice President and was promoted to Managing Director in 2012 and Senior Managing Director in 2017. He is a Director on the Boards of several of Gridiron Capital’s portfolio companies including Dent Wizard, Rough Country and Tokyo Joe’s and was a Director on previous Gridiron Capital portfolio companies Performance Health, McKenzie Sports Products and Electronic Systems Protection.
Burger, Co-founder and Managing
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