KKR has appointed David Lang as a Member in the Sydney office, effective early 2018. Lang joins KKR from Pamplona Capital Management, a USD10 billion global private equity fund where he was a partner and founding member. With 20 years of industry experience, he has successfully invested across a diverse range of sectors – from consumer staples and retail, to industrials and infrastructure.   “We are thrilled to have an Australian of David’s impressive calibre and experience join our team in Sydney,” says Scott Bookmyer, Member & Head of KKR Australia. “After spending the past 15 years in Europe and

Mercury Capital Advisors, a global placement agent specialising in private investments, has opened a new office in Seattle, Washington. The new office extends the reach of the Mercury iFunds platform, a digital solution offering a range of curated non-correlated investments to the wealth management community, namely RIAs and other intermediaries. Located in the Two Union Square building, the office is led by Brian Hanson, Executive Director, iFunds Distribution, who reports to Donal Mastrangelo, Executive Director and Head of US iFunds Distribution.   “iFunds provides digital access to an ecosystem of the same leading-edge alternatives managers and pre-IPO that we source

GMB Mezzanine Capital has promoted Seth Jonker to Senior Associate and hired Beth Nechanicky as Controller. Jonker joined GMB as an Associate in 2015. Prior to joining GMB, he was in commercial lending, where he provided debt financing in support of private-equity backed buyouts, M&A transactions, and recapitalisations at Wells Fargo.   “Seth is recognized for his growing knowledge of the industry, team contributions, and deal leadership. He will play a key role in supporting our private equity relationships,” says Dan Hemiadan, Partner at GMB.   Nechanicky, a CPA (inactive) by training, brings deep financial and accounting know-how to GMB.

Law firm Goodwin has appointed Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen as partners in the firm’s international Private Equity Practice in Hong Kong. Having worked together for many years, Freeman and Chen have developed a robust Asia-focused practice guiding private equity firms, investment banking firms, venture capital and institutional investors in connection with public and private M&A, securities offerings, financings, PIPEs and auctions in various industries.   “Goodwin’s Hong Kong private equity platform is a vital part of the firm’s international offering that is truly full-service, covering the entire life cycle of clients’ investments – from fund formation to investments and

JMB Insurance, a risk management services and insurance brokerage, has appointed Ben Kanter as a producer to work with the firm’s rapidly expanding Private Equity and Real Estate groups. In this role, Kanter will be responsible for the development and acquisition of new brokerage clients.   “Ben brings more than 15 years of financial services experience to JMB Insurance. Prior to joining the firm, he was a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. During his tenure there, he built and managed a successful Commodities Trading business, devising and executing trading strategies for a diverse portfolio of products,” says Ken Sacks,

Cowen has added to its Investment Banking team with the appointment of Miguel Roman as Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Capital Markets and Syndicate. In his new role, Roman is responsible for leading the Leveraged Finance Capital Markets and Syndicate function and is based in Cowen’s New York City corporate headquarters. Roman reports to Craig Zaph, Managing Director and Head of Leveraged Finance and Debt Capital Markets.   “Cowen is focused on growing its leveraged finance business and Miguel will play a key role as we continue to deliver innovative financing solutions to our clients,” says Kevin Raidy, Cowen Head

Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has appointed Ross McInnes as an Operating Adviser to the firm’s funds.  McInnes, a seasoned corporate and finance executive, will advise on fund investment activities throughout Europe.    McInnes, Chairman of the Board of Safran, has held senior leadership positions at some of the largest industrial, defense and luxury goods businesses in the world.  He joined Safran, the global supplier of systems and equipment for aerospace, defense and security, in 2009, where he held the position of Executive Vice President, Economic and Financial Affairs before becoming Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to

UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has made three new hires in its infrastructure area, supporting the growth of the USD 4 billion platform to meet increasing investor demand. REPM’s global infrastructure platform comprises direct equity and debt investments and is led by Tommaso Albanese, who is supported by a team of over 30 professionals located across five offices globally.   Two of the new hires have joined as Directors on REPM’s Infrastructure Equity team and will be based in London and Madrid, reporting to Bronte Somes, Head of Infrastructure Equity Europe. They will be

AMP Capital has opened a new representative office in Dubai and appointed an Institutional Director, Sudhanshu Garg, who will be responsible for introducing AMP Capital’s real assets capabilities to clients across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). AMP Capital CEO Adam Tindall; Boe Pahari, Director, North West Region at AMP Capital; Andrew Jones, AMP Capital Global Head of Infrastructure Debt; and Garg officially opened the new office at a launch event in Dubai attended by clients and prospective investors.   The office is located within the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), the financial services hub for the Middle East, which