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Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Limited, to its International Advisory Board.
Parekh has played a significant role in the development of the financial sector in India, playing a leading role in the diversification of the business into banking, asset management, insurance, real estate and education. Parekh has been a leading advisor to the government of India and was an active member of the committees that shape policy in critical insurance, banking and infrastructure reforms.
Parekh began his career with Ernst & Young in New York and subsequently served
Gridiron Capital has promoted Kevin Jackson to Senior Managing Director and a member of the firm’s investment committee.
Jackson joined Gridiron Capital in 2010 as a Vice President and was promoted to Managing Director in 2012. He is a Director on the Boards of several of Gridiron Capital’s portfolio companies including Dent Wizard, Rough Country and Tokyo Joe’s. Gridiron Capital recently closed its third fund in October 2016.
Tom Burger, Co-founder and Managing Partner, says:“Kevin has been a valuable team member at Gridiron Capital and is being recognized for his leadership and accomplishments at the firm. He has earned the respect
McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Michael McStay as a partner in the Firm’s Chicago office. McStay joins the Corporate & Transactional Practice Group with a focus on middle market private equity.
McStay will join forces with recent lateral and former Ropes & Gray colleague, Gregory Metz. Together they will counsel clients on complex transactional matters and advise private equity clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, debt and equity restructurings and divestitures.
“Over the past year we’ve had dynamic growth in our Corporate & Transactional practice both in the US and worldwide,” says Brooks Gruemmer, head of McDermott’s
Ogier has recruited experienced M&A lawyer Frederic Pilorget to its Luxembourg corporate and commercial law team to reinforce its German-facing desk.
Pilorget – who is admitted in Luxembourg, Paris and New York – has practised for more than ten years in Luxembourg, and will lead the German desk offering advice on Luxembourg corporate law and private equity to German clients.
He is one of four German speakers in Ogier’s Luxembourg team, including banking and finance partner Fabien Debroise, senior associate Julia Journee and associate Fiona Schneider. Pilorget will continue to lead the German desk on banking and finance matters.
European Fund Administration (EFA) has appointed Noel Fessey (pictured), to replace Thomas Seale as CEO, following the latter’s retirement at the end of 2017.
After two decades of leadership, EFA has become an industry reference in the Luxembourg fund industry. Thomas Seale was recruited by EFA shareholders back in 1997 and has led the company ever since.
Rafik Fischer, Chairman of EFA’s Board of Directors, says: “We owe a debt of gratitude to Tom for his inspiring leadership of our company. We are delighted at the recruitment of Noel, following his successful career at Schroders Luxembourg. He will continue
Global law firm Dentons has appointed Antonella Brambilla as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice. Based in Milan, she will focus on the development of the Capital Markets offering in Italy.
Brambilla joins from Chiomenti law firm, where she worked for 15 years, nine of which she served as a partner. She has significant experience in equity capital markets. She assists Italian and international clients in extraordinary transactions of listed companies in regulated and non-regulated markets, public offerings of financial instruments, listings on the stock exchange, takeover bids and exchange offers, as well as corporate governance matters.
Agrobusiness-focused Céréa Partenaire has appointed Simon Baccelli as Director in the Céréa Dette team.
In addition, the company has added Paul de Castries et de Laurent Brossaud-Monty, as Associates with Céréa Capital.
Michel Chabanel, CEO of Céréa Partenaire, says: “The first generation the Céréa Dette programme, launched in 2015, has seen a solid investment pace and the arrival of Simon in the team will strengthen sourcing and execution capabilities. As for Céréa Capital, I am also delighted to welcome Paul and Laurent, who will play a key role in the analysis and carrying out of investment opportunities.”
Baccelli
GPB Capital has appointed Dan Alper, former CEO of Major Energy Services, as a Senior Advisor and part of the team to identify and execute potential acquisitions in the retail energy sector.
The increasing trend of energy deregulation, now prevalent in 20 states, along with the ongoing development and customer interest in green and integrated energy solutions, has led to the growth of private companies that can compete with state-run utilities to provide electricity and natural gas to consumers in those markets. GPB Capital will harness Alper’s wide-ranging expertise to evaluate acquisition opportunities in the space.
“Retail energy companies
Created in April 2017 as an independent Private Equity firm, Essling Capital has hired the funds of funds team of Amundi Private Equity Funds.
The team, led by Jean-Yves Lagache, includes Nizar Chayeb as Investment Director, and, as Senior Investment Managers, Cédric Cabarrus and Sandra Saad. Thanks to a strong expertise built over ten years, the team will offer investments vehicles and specialised mandates, mainly in Private Equity and Private Debt.
Essling Capital now consists of 17 investment professionals who manage approximately one billion euros and offers, thanks to the Funds of Funds team arrival, another investment solutions alongside
Muzinich & Co has hired Simon Males as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, effective this winter.
In this newly-created role, Males will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships and will report directly to George Muzinich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
“I am delighted to be joining such a well-established and respected corporate credit specialist,” says Males. “Public and private debt will remain integral to institutional client portfolios. Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional clients will continue to seek out solutions-oriented providers offering fixed income diversification and
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