International law firm Proskauer has appointed M&A lawyer Eleanor Shanks as a partner in the firm’s London office. Shanks’s practice focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and other fund investments, in both domestic and cross-border transactions.   “We have made a number of strategic hires in recent months to substantially grow our global corporate platform, particularly in the private equity space. We are thrilled to have Eleanor join, which follows the recent arrival of partner Ben Davis to our finance practice and private equity real estate partners Jo Owen and Vikki McKay. We are certain

KKR is making additions to its private equity investment team in Asia, including a change in leadership in China and the addition of new senior investment talent in China, Singapore and Korea. Ming Lu, a member of KKR and co-head of Asia private equity, has been named sole head of Asia private equity.   KKR members David Liu, co-head of Asia private equity and head of China, and Julian Wolhardt are leaving KKR at the end of this year to form a new China-focused investment firm. They will transition to KKR Advisors beginning in 2017.   Lu will serve as

Gordian Compliance Solutions, a boutique consulting firm specialising in regulatory compliance services for financial industry firms, has promoted four employees to managing partner positions. Each of the new partners – Ben Buckwalter, Patrick Dominguez, Yulia Kalk and Justin Schleifer – has been with the firm for more than three years and has been instrumental in its growth.   Buckwalter serves as general counsel for both Gordian Compliance Solutions and affiliate, Gordian Investments, a FINRA member broker-dealer. Buckwalter also serves as senior compliance consultant to the firm’s investment adviser clients.   Dominguez serves as the director of investment adviser services for

IGF, a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has opened a new office in Manchester and made two senior hires for the North West and North London and the Home Counties. IGF expanded its asset based lending (ABL) services earlier this year.   Richard Spielbichler, ABL director, will be leading the North West division from IGF’s new base in the heart of Manchester’s financial district. He joins IGF with 20 years of industry experience, following 12 years with GE Capital and previous business development roles within RBS Group.   Spielbichler says: “The North West boasts a thriving economy, particularly in the

TCP Capital (TCPC) has appointed M Freddie Reiss as an independent director, expanding the firm’s board of directors to seven members. Reiss will serve on the audit committee, governance and compensation committee, and joint transactions committee.   Reiss has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, M&A due diligence, cash management, forensic accounting and valuation.   Reiss retired from his role as a senior managing director at FTI Consulting in 2013. Prior to joining FTI, he was a partner and west region leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers.   He serves on a number of boards including Contech Engineered Solutions and Ares

Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed Matthew Marsh as director of investment solutions. Marsh will be responsible for leading investments solutions in the Western and Central divisions for Dynasty’s advisory firms, including the Dynasty TAMP, portfolio model management and rebalancing, SMA and UMA solutions, hedge funds, private equity, and capital markets.   Marsh will work closely with Scott Welch, chief investment officer, and Michael Moriarty, director of investment platforms, to provide Dynasty's network of advisory firms with technology and research to solve clients' investment needs. He will report to Todd Thomson, Dynasty Financial Partners' chairman who also chairs Dynasty’s investment committee.

New Orleans-based venture capital firm Valmiki 504 has appointed Neil Gibbons as venture partner to launch and run Ceres 504, a business incubator which will add branded foods and food technology to firm’s worldwide network of industry incubators. Gibbons is a leader in the Louisiana start-up ecosystem and a board member and chair emeritus of Propeller, the New Orleans start-up incubator.   Named after the Roman goddess of food, Ceres 504 will bring capital and expertise from Valmiki's global consumer brand partners to grow and scale companies from Louisiana's food, food technology and culinary industries.   Peggy Babin, CEO of

C5 Capital, a London-headquartered technology investment specialist, has appointed Marcos Battisti as partner and head of the C5 Cloud Partners fund. Battisti previously held the position of managing director of Intel Capital in London since April 2010.   He has been investing in technology venture and growth for 18 years. Most recently he managed Intel Capital’s efforts in Western Europe and Israel and served as a member of Intel Capital’s investment committee.   Battisti has backed and exited companies such as Amplidata in Belgium, Aldebaran in France, Anobit in Israel and Azure Solution in the UK, amongst others.   He