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Independent fund, trust and corporate service provider Crestbridge, has strengthened its Fund Services team with the appointment of Colin Targett as a Director.
Based at the firm’s Jersey headquarters, Targett’s remit will focus on growing Crestbridge’s liquid fund administration and ManCo offering following the firm’s recent approval by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) to provide Management Company solutions to investment funds.
Colin brings with him nearly two decades of experience in both the offshore and onshore investment funds industry. Having started his investment funds career with KPMG in Bermuda, he has held a range of roles within the fund
Centaur Holdings, the global investment holding company, has appointed a new Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Finance Director.
Peter Wane joins as Group Chief Financial Officer from Deutsche Bank where he was finance director for the MENA region for over seven years. Peter brings with him over 30 years finance experience in international banking and markets covering Singapore, Indonesia, London and Dubai.
Wane has previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank and Prudential and is a qualified UK ACCA accountant.
Sebastian Sachse joins as Group Finance Director. Sebastian previously worked with a private investment organisation in the Dubai International
James Perry is to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s London office as a partner. Currently a partner in Ashurst’s Financial Institutions Group in London, Perry (pictured) will continue his regulatory and transactional practice, with a focus on the financial services and insurance industries.
“We are pleased to welcome Jim to the firm,” says Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Jim has a uniquely broad background with deep experience in both financial services regulation and M&A for financial institutions, including insurance companies. Jim’s addition is a critical step to expanding our premier regulatory practice, while providing essential support
Global fund administrator and accounting firm Langham Hall has been appointed to provide fund administration services for UK private equity firm NorthEdge Capital’s Fund II, which has closed at a hard cap of GBP300 million.
This win has added to Langham Hall’s growing private equity client base which comprises of a portfolio of well known European and Asian private equity funds.
Niyamat Fazal, Langham Hall’s London-based Head of Private Equity, says: “Being selected by such a high calibre reputable firm is a major achievement. We look forward to working with NorthEdge and its team in 2016.”
Grant Berry, Managing Partner
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Michael McCabe as Sales Director.
McCabe joins from BNY Mellon’s Alternative Investment Services business where he spent more than 10 years leading the North American business development team, following senior roles in operations and relationship management.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the alternative investment industry, McCabe will play a key role in driving business development in North America for MUFG Investor Services’ asset servicing solutions across hedge funds, fund of funds and private equity/real estate funds. These solutions include fund administration, middle-office outsourcing,
GSO Capital Partners has appointed David Flannery as a Senior Managing Director focusing on distressed strategies in both private and public markets. He will be based in New York and brings to Blackstone his extensive experience across leveraged finance.
With nearly 25 years of industry experience, Flannery joins Blackstone from Anchorage Capital Group, where he focused on illiquid credit opportunities and CLOs. Prior to joining Anchorage, he worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) for five years where he held several global group head roles including Chief Risk Officer of Global Banking & Markets and Global Head of Leveraged
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has appointed Dr Christian Kleeberg as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, resident in the Firm's Frankfurt office.
Dr Kleeberg focuses his practice on private mergers and acquisitions, predominantly for private equity and other financial investors. He also represents German and international strategic investors as bidders or sellers in auction processes, and has extensive experience advising clients on the purchase and restructuring of large companies in Germany.
"The addition of Christian is a crucial step in continuing to expand our European private equity offering," says David Greenwald, chairman of
The Board of Electra Private Equity has appointed Neil Johnson as non-executive Chairman and Director of the Company with effect from 12 May 2016.
Following Johnson’s appointment, Dame Kate Barker, who has been Chairman of the Company since 5 November 2015, will resume her roles as Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. Roger Perkin will stand down from these roles, which he has held since Dame Kate was appointed as Chairman of the Company in November 2015.
Dame Kate Barker, Chairman, says: “This appointment follows a rigorous selection process and we are delighted to
Adams Street Partners has appointed Brijesh Jeevarathnam as a Partner and Co-Head of Global Venture Fund Investments, and member of its Primary Investment Team, effective 1 June.
Jeevarathnam joins Adams Street Partners from Commonfund, where he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Venture Capital and Global Emerging Markets.
Jeevarathnam will join Kelly Meldrum, Adams Street's Head of Primary Investments, in the firm's Menlo Park office. "We have known Brijesh for many years, and have always admired his work," says Meldrum. "We are thrilled to welcome him onboard."
Prior to joining Adams Street Partners, Jeevarathnam was a member of
Aleph Venture Capital has appointed Aaron Rosenson as partner, the first not to have been part of the firm’s founding team.
Rosenson joins Aleph as its third equal partner effective immediately, three years after Eden Shochat and Michael Eisenberg founded the fund. He joins the fund from Insight Venture Partners where he was an associate responsible for identifying some of Insight’s most promising investments, including deals such as Docker, HelloFresh, Moat, Gainsight and Illuminate Education.
“We are thrilled to welcome Aaron as our third partner,” says Shochat. “Aaron shares Aleph’s core values and hallmark qualities: a tireless work ethic on
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