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Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) has appointed Cem Koray as a partner, effective 1 January 2017.
Koray joined Perella Weinberg Partners in 2013 as a managing director. He provides strategic and financial advice to clients in the consumer products and retail sectors.
Koray has worked on several notable transactions during his career, including Henkel’s USD3.6 billion acquisition of Sun Products; the sale of Altria’s USD26 billion SABMiller stake to AB InBev; Mondelez International on the formation of the JDE Coffee joint venture with JAB Holdings; and InBev’s USD52 billion acquisition of Anheuser Busch.
Robert K Steel, chief executive officer
Eze Software Group, a provider of global investment management technology, has opened an office in Toronto.
The Toronto location marks a new chapter in Eze Software’s growth in North America, enabling the team to provide faster on-the-ground support for implementations and client operations in Canada.
“As long-time technology partners to Canada’s investment management community, we’ve seen the market become more sophisticated and complex over the last few years,” says Pete Sinisgalli (pictured), CEO. “Having an office in Canada will allow us to be closer to our clients and facilitate faster and better service, in line with our strategy of
HarbourVest Partners has promoted three new managing directors – Ryan Gunther, Senia Rapisarda, and Kelvin Yap – and 13 new principals and senior vice presidents.
These promotions recognise team members whose expertise contribute to the success of HarbourVest and its clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
“HarbourVest’s greatest assets are the people who walk in the front door each morning,” says Peter Wilson, managing director, HarbourVest. “This latest round of promotions – at all levels – showcases the Firm’s continued investment in our team and recognises their focus on using specialised expertise to drive results for our
Independent trust, fund, real estate and corporate services provider First Names Group has promoted Karen O’Hanlon to managing director of its Singapore business.
The appointment is effective immediately.
O’Hanlon will lead the team in Singapore, continuing to build on the foundations developed over her last two years as director with First Names Group.
O’Hanlon has nearly 30 years of global experience providing trust services to corporates and family businesses.
“Karen is a highly experienced professional who I am certain will be an invaluable asset as we continue to attract new business and deepen our footprint in the
Griffin Capital Corporation has appointed Diana L Keary as senior vice president, head of marketing.
In her new role, Keary will assume a variety of responsibilities, including designing and executing strategies to expand the company’s brand awareness among its key constituents, including investors, financial advisers and their broker-dealers and registered investment advisers; directing all Griffin Capital product marketing; and interacting with various media platforms.
Kevin A Shields, chairman and CEO of Griffin Capital, says: “We are extremely fortunate to have attracted a seasoned professional of Diana’s experience and talents, and we welcome her to our firm and to our
Strategic Insight, a data and business intelligence provider for the global asset management community, has appointed Karl Jaeger as chief financial officer (CFO).
With over 25 years experience in the financial services sector focused on data and software, Jaeger brings a combination of operational and finance experience to Strategic Insight, which has recently completed the acquisition of BrightScope, Market Metrics and Matrix Solutions.
Jaeger has overseen the acquisition and integration of more than 30 fintech companies throughout his career.
Joel Mandelbaum (pictured), CEO of Strategic Insight, says: “I am delighted to be reunited with Karl for the fourth time
Finnish Industry Investment has appointed Jan Sasse as president and chief executive, with effect from 6 March 2017.
Martin Backman, Finnish Industry Investment’s incumbent president and CEO, will take up a new position as CEO of Aktia Bank on the same day.
Sasse has headed Finnish Industry Investment’s growth investments team since 2015, with responsibility for direct investments in growth companies. He has long international management experience in both investment and consulting fields in companies such as Accenture, Norvestia and Satama Interactive.
Sasse has also gained experience working on the boards of companies undergoing international growth and in
Vinson & Elkins has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, effective 1 January 2017.
The eight are Mark Brasher, Jason McIntosh, Becky Petereit, Bailey Pham, Simon Rootsey, Lande Spottswood, Thomas Zentner and Craig Zieminski.
“Our new partners are outstanding attorneys who have shown tremendous dedication to the firm and its clients,” says V&E chairman Mark Kelly. “From the courtroom to the boardroom, each of these exceptional lawyers has demonstrated a high level of skill in their respective practice area. We are thrilled to call them partners.”
The new partners span six of the firm’s key practice areas, including
Independent fund and corporate service provider Crestbridge has appointed Elliot Refson as a director in its Jersey office as it continues to focus on evolving its management company (ManCo) solutions.
A specialist in alternative funds, Refson will join the existing team to develop and promote Crestbridge’s onshore and offshore ManCo services to the global asset management community.
Last year, Crestbridge became one of the first firms in Jersey to be granted a licence by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) to offer a ManCo platform. It was also one of the first to establish a third party ManCo in
HedgePort Associates, an independent C-Suite service provider, has established an advisory board initially including industry veterans Ted Seides and Bill Salus.
The board will assist Hedgeport with strategic initiatives as the company continues its running underlying hedge fund and private equity fund businesses.
Seides co-founded and served previously as president and co-chief investment officer of the multibillion dollar alternative investment firm Protégé Partners. In 2010, he was profiled in Larry Kochard and Cathleen Ritterheiser's book "Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice." Prior to Protégé, Seides worked at the J.H. Whitney & Company, Stonebridge Partners, and Yale University Investments Office, where he began
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