Consonance Capital Management, a public equity investor in the healthcare industry, has appointed Kevin Pyun as Partner and Director of Research. Pyun, who has been with Consonance Capital Management since 2008, is actively involved in every facet of the firm’s core investment process, focusing most heavily on the due diligence surrounding both new and existing portfolio positions across all healthcare subsectors. He is also responsible for managing the analytical efforts of the broader investment team.   The announcement comes after continued growth for Consonance Capital Management and represents a further commitment to providing best-in-class investment opportunities in publicly traded healthcare

eSentire, a managed detection and response (MDR) provider, has appointed Kerry Bailey as CEO, effective immediately. J Paul Haynes, former eSentire CEO, will assume the role of president and COO, and remain responsible for operations and the technical direction of the company. “Kerry is a seasoned leader with extensive experience delivering high growth and creating value within the information security services industry. We are confident in his ability to take eSentire to the next level at this important time in the company’s growth trajectory,” says Cary J Davis, managing director, Warburg Pincus, eSentire’s lead investor.   A growth and change leader

Tony James, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone is to hand over day-to-day management of the firm to Jon Gray, Global Head of Real Estate. James will continue in a full-time role at the firm and assume the title of Executive Vice Chairman, reporting to Stephen A Schwarzman, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.   Gray will become President and Chief Operating Officer also reporting to Schwarzman. Two long-time leaders in Blackstone’s real estate group, Ken Caplan and Kathleen McCarthy, have been named Global Co-heads of Real Estate succeeding Gray.   James says: “I have had a wonderful 15

Caroline Jury further enhances Morrison & Foerster’s London finance practice, and becomes the latest partner to come to MoFo from a magic circle firm. Jury, who comes to Morrison & Foerster from Clifford Chance, is the fifth partner in less than two years to join from a magic circle firm. She brings a wealth of experience and accomplishments in cross-border financial transactions.    “Caroline is a highly experienced lawyer with deep connections and experience in the London market and an impressive track record in building market-leading finance practices, including in Germany and most recently in Sydney,” says Paul Friedman, Morrison

King & Spalding has appointed Kevin Glenn as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Glenn, a former partner at KPMG, joins the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group, which includes the firm’s tax practice, to provide US tax advice to US and foreign multinational companies on cross-border financing, joint venture, and M&A transactions. Glenn spent over 25 years at KPMG, where clients sought him out for his extensive experience in supply chain planning, post-merger global integration, cash repatriation, and foreign tax credit planning. His practice cuts across multiple industries including consumer products, financial institutions, automotive, retail and

Gusto Restaurants has appointed Matt Snell as its new Managing Director. Snell recently joined the group as Commercial Director and will take over the reins from current MD Sue Crimes in April. Crimes will move into a Non-Executive board position as part of a planned succession process. Gusto’s Chairman, Jeremy Roberts, says: “Matt brings a wealth of relevant experience to the role and we are very excited at his appointment. He will bring a different perspective and outlook to the business, enabling him to build on the strong foundations laid to date.”   Snell says: “Sue and the team have

Leading independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has made two senior promotions in Jersey with Michael Wood and Erique Mvalo both being appointed as directors within the private equity team. Wood and Mvalo have played a vital role in the growth of the Group’s private equity offering, which was recently named Jersey’s leading fund administrator with USD77.5 billion net assets and 144 funds in the 2017 Monterey Report.   Wood has been with the Aztec Group for over 10 years, joining as a Client Relationship Manager in 2006. Over the years, Wood has watched the Group go

Anthony Pralle, Senior Partner Emeritus of The Boston Consulting Group, has joined Activa Capital’s Industrial Committee Pralle recently retired from The Boston Consulting Group after thirty-six years with the firm. His client base was focused in Consumer and Retail, where he advised multinational, regional and national players in packaged goods, food and non-food retailing, travel and leisure. He has worked extensively for private equity funds on buy and sell-side due diligence as well as with their portfolio companies. Pralle joined BCG in London and moved to Spain in the late 1980s as part of the team opening the Madrid office.