BakerHostetler has added partners Goodarz “Goody” Agahi and Ryan Gaglio and associates Pace McCaskill and Ron Birnkrant to the firm’s Costa Mesa office. Agahi, McCaskill and Birnkrant join the firm’s business and corporate group and Gaglio joins the tax practice.   The team comes to BakerHostetler from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.   Agahi focuses his practice on complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, recapitalisations and financings. He has represented clients in matters in various industries, including, among others, apparel, technology, consumer products, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Agahi also acts as general outside counsel for clients,

Twin Brook Capital Partners, the middle-market direct lending subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co, has appointed Garrett Ryan as a partner and head of capital markets, effective immediately.  At Twin Brook, Ryan will be responsible for all capital markets related activities and will be based in Chicago.   “Garrett is an accomplished executive with extensive experience originating, structuring, and overseeing the execution of middle-market leveraged transactions,” say Trevor Clark and Chris Williams, co-heads of Twin Brook. “Given the overwhelming demand we have received from our private equity clients to agent and lead their transactions, we believe the timing is right

The Riverside Company has promoted two investment professionals to partner. Joe Manning works out of the firm’s Cleveland office and Steven Spiteri works in Riverside’s Melbourne, Australia office.   Manning first joined Riverside in 2006 and re-joined in 2011 after taking several years off to work at an international non-profit development firm and attend graduate school. Manning is the current lead on three platform investments, and has played a key role on a number of successful exited investments, including SaaS-based membership management software provider YourMembership and tankless water heater manufacturer Eemax. He also leads its software and IT specialisation efforts.

AMP Capital has made a number of changes to its leadership team, designed to better support clients and the firm’s future growth in key asset classes and regions. Craig Keary, currently AMP Capital director of Australia and New Zealand, will become AMP Capital director, Asia Pacific. Keary will retain responsibility for Australia and New Zealand and assume leadership of AMP Capital’s operations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Currently based in Sydney, Keary will relocate to Asia in the coming months.   Anthony Fasso, currently AMP Capital director, Asia, and global head of portfolio strategy based in Hong Kong, has expressed

Marwyn Value Investors has launched a new management platform, Wilmcote Holdings, in partnership with Adrian Whitfield, who has been appointed as its chief executive officer. Whitfield recently spent nine years implementing a turnaround and growth strategy at Synthomer, the UK listed specialty polymer operator.   Over his nine year tenure, he more than doubled operating profits and increased Synthomer's market capitalisation from circa GBP300 million to over GBP800 million. Synthomer (formerly known as Yule Catto & Co.) is a global manufacturer of specialty polymers for the coatings, construction, textiles, paper and healthcare industries.   Prior to Whitfield's role at Synthomer,

Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Parik Dasgupta as a partner in the firm’s global corporate group in New York. Dasgupta was most recently a partner in the New York office of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM).    The addition of Dasgupta complements Reed Smith’s addition of 50 former KWM attorneys who joined its London, Munich, Frankfurt and Paris offices in January.    “Parik’s practice is a great fit for our corporate group and, in particular, our strong and growing funds practice. His high-end fund formation experience in connection with private equity and venture capital funds is a perfect addition to

McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Ian Schwartz as a partner in the firm’s corporate and transactional practice group in the New York office.  Schwartz will be head of the firm’s investment funds practice with a focus on fund formation and a particular emphasis on the formation of private equity funds.   Schwartz comes from an AmLaw 100 firm where he counselled private fund clients in the structuring, establishment, and operation of their funds. He also has experience advising funds and their investment advisers on the legal and regulatory compliance aspects of fund formation.   "Ian's focus on private equity investment

Aurelius Equity Opportunities, a pan-European mid-market investor, has made four appointments in its London office. Karun Dhir and Thomas Pinks have joined the group’s London-based investment team and will assist in the sourcing and execution of Aurelius’ UK investments.   Timothy (Tim) Spillane and Amar Gulati have both joined Aurelius’ UK operational taskforce.   Dhir has over 12 years’ of M&A and Investment experience and specialises in distressed and turnaround situations. Dhir joins Aurelius from Gordon Brothers, where he was responsible for originating and executing investments from across the UK and Europe. Dhir has previously held positions at Lloyds Banking

Madrona Venture Group, an early-stage venture capital firm, has made two additions to its team. Maria Karaivanova is joining Madrona as a principal to focus on sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, and Alice Ryder as director of investor relations and business development.   She will work with Madrona’s investors, as well as continue to develop Madrona’s programme for connecting C-level executives with portfolio companies for partnerships, customer relationships and advisory roles.   Each brings a deep background of business, technology and finance experience to the firm, and has helped rapidly scale very successful businesses like Cloudflare, King Digital and