Matthew Pohlman has rejoined law firm Goodwin as a partner in the hospitality and leisure practice in the London office. Pohlman brings extensive experience in the development, operation, management, acquisition, disposition and financing of hotels, resorts and other mixed-use hospitality assets around the world.   “We are delighted to welcome Matt back to Goodwin,” says Teresa Goebel, partner in the real estate industry group. “Merging his extensive international hospitality experience with our capabilities in Europe and the US will further expand our offering to hospitality and leisure clients, especially those with active interests in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and

Private equity and infrastructure investment specialist Omnes Capital has made a number of key promotions and appointments with Eric Rey appointed as managing partner, responsible for the firm’s mid-cap business. Rey also joins Omnes Capital’s executive committee.   In addition, Pierre-Axel Botuha and Etienne Chemel have joined the mid-cap team as principals.   The mid-cap team invests in SMEs offering strong growth potential via Omnes Croissance 4. This fourth-generation fund has just closed at EUR210 million (above its initial target size of EUR180 million) and has four investments in portfolio: Bimedia, Capcom, Cogepart and Dispam.   Laurent Espic, partner, has

Mourant Ozannes Hong Kong has appointed finance and restructuring specialist Claire Fulton to the global partnership, bringing the offshore law firm's total number of partners to 59. Fulton joined Mourant Ozannes from Hogan Lovells in 2014 and is based in the firm's Hong Kong office.   She specialises in advising clients on realising value in distressed situations, including security enforcements, special situations, debt restructurings and voluntary liquidations.   She is regularly approached to advise on offshore statutory merger regimes and has significant experience advising clients on a broad range of banking and finance transactions including cross-border leveraged finance buy-outs, public

Silverfleet Capital has appointed Andrew Harrison as head of investor relations, based in the firm’s London office. Harrison joins Silverfleet from Credit Suisse where he spent over 12 years, latterly as a member of the firm’s Private Fund Group (PFG).   During his time in the PFG, Harrison raised capital for a number of buyout, energy, credit and infrastructure investment strategies including Silverfleet’s second independent fund.    Most recently, Harrison was responsible for the PFG’s origination and due diligence activities across Europe and Asia.   Neil MacDougall, managing partner at Silverfleet Capital, says: “We are very pleased that Andrew has decided to

Independent trust, corporate and fund services company ZEDRA has expanded its team in the Channel Islands with three senior hires. Paul Nayar has been appointed finance director, Joe Donohoe as client director and Mark Cleary as head of relationship management and funds, Guernsey.   Nayar and Cleary have pan-island roles working across Jersey and Guernsey. Nayar is responsible for all financial procedures, policies, controls and reporting systems. He works alongside the managing directors and the CFO. Cleary is managing the relationship management of bespoke fund services, ensuring high quality service is provided to clients and he will also act on

New York-based private equity firm High Road Capital Partners has promoted Dan Gaspar to partner, Scott Rubino to principal, and Matt Hadley to associate, business development.   “Dan, Scott and Matt have excelled in their demonstrated knowledge, skill and judgement, and exemplify our ‘high road’ business philosophy,” says Bob Fitzsimmons, managing partner of High Road Capital Partners. “Their contributions in sourcing and closing deals have been instrumental in the growth and success of the firm and our portfolio companies.”   Gaspar joined High Road in 2011 as a vice president. He serves on the boards of directors of The Crown Group,

Tech-focused venture capital firm C5 Capital has appointed Ron Moultrie as a strategic partner. Moultrie is a former director of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Global Signals Intelligence Enterprise. He joins C5 with over 36 years of proven leadership within the military, intelligence community, and national security sectors.   Throughout his career, Moultrie has served in several of the most challenging national security assignments in the US. At the NSA he was responsible for overseeing more than half the NSA’s workforce and a multi-billion dollar budget. Additionally he was responsible for organising short- mid- and long-term responses to two of

Frog Capital, a European private equity firm focused on growth stage tech companies, has appointed Martin Hauge as non-executive chairman. “We are delighted to welcome Martin to Frog Capital,” says Mike Reid, managing partner of Frog Capital. “Having been both a successful growth stage CEO for multiple tech companies and a highly successful Nordic venture capital fund manager, Martin is an excellent complement to our focus on Europe’s scale-up tech companies. Martin’s interest in expanding his network into London and the UK reaffirms Britain’s strong credentials as a preeminent tech hub in the post-Brexit era.”   Until recently, Hauge was

Constitution Capital Partners (CCP), a private equity firm focused on North American small to mid-cap buyouts, has appointed Daniel Clare as a partner and head of the firm’s new office in New York. Clare brings over 20 years of industry experience, having most recently worked as a managing director at Ascribe Capital, formerly known as American Securities Opportunities Fund, which invests in the debt and equity securities of middle-market companies.   Along with his private equity experience, Clare also served in the consulting and investment banking industries.   Clare, who will focus on building out CCP’s newly established credit business,