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Global investment bank GCA Altium has appointed Seth Kundrot as Managing Director in its London deal team.
Kundrot has been a technology investment banker for 14 years, specialising in digital media and internet advisory. He has represented UK, European, American and Asian clients across more than 35 completed M&A and capital raising transactions. Seth joins the firm from Mooreland Partners and has also held senior positions with Arma Partners, Investec and Jefferies.
Kundrot was previously responsible for Mooreland’s European digital media practice, where he advised on the most recent growth capital raising for Blis, one of the largest private
Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), a USD4 billion venture capital firm investing in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies, has promoted Michael Segal to vice president.
In his new role, Segal will continue to work closely with partner Ethan Kurzweil to identify promising, early-stage startups in areas like developer platforms, consumer internet, and e-commerce.
Segal joined BVP’s New York office in 2009. Two years later, he took a break from the investment world to become a startup founder and product manager. Most recently, he was founder and CEO of Skylight, a consumer IoT platform that thousands of families around the
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, a leader in alternative investment education, has appointed Valerie J Sill (pictured), CFA, CAIA, to its Board of Directors.
Sill is the President and CEO of DuPont Capital Management (DCM), where she also serves as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining DCM in 2004, Sill was Executive Vice President with The Boston Company and has held senior positions with Dreyfus, Mellon, State Street and Investment Advisors. Sill also served a three-year term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Economic Advisory Council.
“Valerie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and is
Hughes Hubbard & Reed has appointed Alexandra Poe (pictured), as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. She joins from Reed Smith, where she was the co-chair of the Private Fund Formation and Counselling practice in that firm’s Global Corporate Group.
“Alexandra’s wide breadth of experience in investment management is in high demand, and she will be instrumental in providing the exceptional skills and services we offer to our clients in this area,” says Ted Mayer, chair of the firm. “We are pleased to welcome her and look forward to working together.”
Poe has over 25 years of experience
Francine Della Badia has been named CEO of Worth Collection LTD, effective immediately.
Worth, a leading direct-to-consumer women’s fashion apparel company operating the luxury brand “Worth New York” and the contemporary brand “W by Worth,” designs, supplies and distributes luxury and contemporary women’s apparel through an omni-channel approach via its stylist network, by-appointment showrooms, online and retail outlets. Della Badia joins Worth following a nationwide search, after the company’s 2016 recapitalsation by an affiliate of private equity firm New Water Capital LP.
“Under Fran’s leadership we have plans to not only significantly expand our network of over 1,000 stylists,”
JMC Capital Partners (JMC), a private equity buyout firm focusing on industrial product and technology businesses, has expanded Business Development Team following the recent closing of its second fund at USD206 million.
With the addition of three more business development professionals, JMC continues its efforts to strengthen relationships with “lower-lower” market founders and business owners of unique industrial companies as well as expand its outreach to investment bankers, advisors and business brokers.
Todd Rainville, who joined JMC as Partner in February following 20 years of private equity and finance experience at several Boston area private equity firms, leads the business development effort. New additions
Gresham House, a specialist asset manager focused on alternative investment strategies, has appointed Michael Hart to the newly created role of Head of Distribution.
Hart has over 20 years’ experience in both traditional and alternative asset management. Most recently he served as Global Head of Business Development at Amundi Alternative Investments. Prior to this he was Global Head of Business Development for Aberdeen Asset Management’s alternative solutions division. Michael also spent over ten years at investment consultants Bfinance. He has an in-depth understanding of investor requirements which has led to a strong network of institutional clients, sovereign wealth funds, government
Redwood Bank, a new UK SME Business bank that has recently secured its banking licence has made two senior appointments to its Board as part of its “Mobilisation” prior to launch later in 2017.
David Buckley has been appointed Chairman and is a Non-Executive Director, and Nigel Boothroyd will join as a Non-Executive Director.
Buckley holds a number of non-executive and advisory board positions and is currently Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for CIBC World Markets plc. He was previously the lead Independent Non-Executive Director for Fullerton Health pte in Singapore. Prior to this, he
UK peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capita has appointed Samantha Williamson to its rapidly expanding Regional Relationship Director team. She will cover the South Manchester region, working closely alongside local businesses and guiding them through the borrowing process.
Williamson joined Assetz Capital from Positive Commercial Finance where she was a Business Development Manager, focusing on helping business facilitate growth and expansion through non traditional methods. Prior to this, Williamson also held management positions at RBS and Santander. Williamson’s role at Assetz Capital is centred on educating local businesses about the value in acquiring finance through the peer-to-peer platform and ensuring the borrowing process
Intertrust has appointed Cliff Pearce (pictured) asnted Global Head of Capital Markets. Pearce has over 20 years’ experience working in Capital Markets with premier financial institutions and funds, originating and delivering structured finance transactions to a wide range of clients.
Pearce, who joins from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is replacing Robert Berry who recently retired from Intertrust.
In his new role, Pearce will oversee and build on Intertrust’s unique global offering of capital market solutions, with a strong market share in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Cayman. He will also be responsible for developing a
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