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

HIG Capital has appointed Daniel Nader as principal in the HIG Latin America team, as part of a strategy to expand its investment activity into real estate assets in the region. HIG has been investing in Latin America since 2012 when it established operations in Brazil. The firm subsequently raised a dedicated Latin America Fund in 2016.   HIG’s real estate platform, which has been investing in the US and Europe since 2007, targets opportunistic real estate investments with a focus on adding value, improving performance and achieving attractive risk adjusted returns. With the ability to invest in all parts

Scottish-based business angel syndicate Archangels has appointed Shaolei McKie as its investment executive. McKie will support Archangels’ executive team in undertaking due diligence, business performance analysis, legal and investor liaison both for Archangels’ existing portfolio of investee companies and for new investment opportunities.   A Chartered Accountant, Shaolei joins Archangels from Edinburgh-based Corran Properties where she has been financial controller since 2012. Her previous career has spanned the financial investment and banking sectors.   McKie says: “I really enjoy assessing and evaluating businesses and this role enables me to provide essential analysis for Archangels that will support their investment strategy

Law firm Goodwin has appointed Samantha Lake Coghlan and Paul Lyons as co-chairs of the firm’s London office with immediate effect. They succeed David Evans, who will continue as chair of Goodwin’s European offices, providing support to the heads of the firm’s London, Frankfurt and Paris offices in the areas of integration, culture, collaboration and strategic growth.   “David has done an exceptional job in driving the strategic growth of our London office over the past five years, and I am confident that under Sam and Paul’s stewardship, Goodwin London will go from strength to strength,” says David Hashmall, chairman

Independent private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services has appointed Shawn McMenimen as a senior managing director. McMenimen will be responsible for managing various client relationships and oversight of Gen II's compliance department.    In this role, he will work closely with Steven Alecia, Gen II's chief client officer, and Yuliana Gekhel, senior managing director, to optimise technology and control processes to support business growth.    "We are delighted to add Shawn to our team," says Alecia. "He's a highly experienced fund administration professional with exceptional knowledge of our product suite and understands intimately the level of service clients expect

GLAS, an independent provider of finance administration services, has opened an office in Sydney, coinciding with the key senior hire of lawyer Kate White. The Sydney office expands the GLAS business in Australia following the opening of its Melbourne office in 2016.   Since entering the Australian market last year, GLAS has seen significant interest in its finance administration services from lenders, borrowers, issuers and advisers across the loan and debt markets.   Specialising in complex deals including loan and bond restructurings, GLAS has already taken key roles in major deals such as the Atlas Iron restructuring; the buy-out of