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Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has strengthened its bench of professionals with the hire of Desmond Nugent as a Principal, overseeing the operations of the firm’s North American portfolio companies.
Nugent was most recently a Principal with The Gores Group and will be working from OpenGate Capital’s Los Angeles headquarters.
Andrew Nikou, OpenGate Capital’s founder and managing partner, says: “Desmond is a world-class, tenured investment professional who brings with him incredible leadership and operational strengths that will be integral to our acquisition and operations strategy. In his role, Desmond will be a valuable leadership resource for our in-house operations
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm specialising in financial services and related business services companies, today announced the addition of three investment professionals to the staff in its Los Angeles and Philadelphia offices.
Benjamin Kaplan has been appointed a Vice President in Los Angeles, where Steven Korff also joined the firm as an Associate. Greg Dutov is a new Associate in the Philadelphia office.
“We are excited to welcome Ben, Steven and Greg to Lovell Minnick Partners,” says Jeffrey D Lovell, Co-Chairman of Lovell Minnick Partners. “These new hires reflect the strong commitment we have to growing our
Corporate lawyer Paul Dunbar, whose practice focuses primarily on private equity and special situations funds, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm's London office.
Dunbar was previously a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in London.
"Growing our London private equity practice is a key element of the firm's strategy, and Paul fits in perfectly with our team and culture," says Keith Fullenweider, co-head of the Firm's M&A and Capital Markets Practice.
"Paul's experience is an excellent complement to our thriving private equity practice in London," adds Jeff Eldredge, International Coordinator for the
Warren S de Wied has rejoined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, resident in the Firm's New York office.
In addition,Scott B Luftglass will join as a partner in the Litigation Department, also resident in the Firm's New York office.
For nearly 30 years, de Wied has represented corporate boards, public companies, private equity firms and investment banks in connection with major M&A transactions, takeover defence, contested bids, activist shareholder campaigns and corporate governance matters.
Luftglass' practice focuses on litigation, strategic advice and regulatory inquiries with respect
H Kurt von Moltke, a corporate lawyer with more than 30 years of experience structuring, negotiating and executing complex M&A transactions, including billion-dollar mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, is joining the Jenner & Block as a partner in the Chicago office and co-chair of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.
He also joins the firm's Securities, Corporate Finance and Corporate practices.
Von Moltke focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, both hostile and negotiated, as well as private equity transactions, complex corporate debt restructurings, corporate finance and securities transactions and counselilng public company boards of directors. He
US private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners has announced four promotions – Winston Song has been appointed to principal, and Nikhil Bhat, Matt Dubbioso and Alex Kerr have been promoted to vice presidents.
“These promotions are well-deserved, and we are pleased to recognize these valued members of the team,” says Dan O’Connell, CEO of Vestar. “We look forward to even greater contributions from them in their new roles.”
A member of the Firm’s Consumer group, Song first joined Vestar in 2006 from Lehman Brothers’ Global Leveraged Finance Group. He rejoined Vestar in 2011 after receiving his MBA from The
Rigby Private Equity (RPE) has opened a new office in Vienna, Austria. Specialist value-added distributors Wick Hill and Zycko (both part of RPE) already have business in Austria and this move shows the commitment of both distributors and RPE to strengthen and grow activities in that territory.
Paul Eccleston, head of RPE, says: “Both Wick Hill and Zycko have traded successfully into Austria from Germany in the past and have had many requests from their vendor partners to open an office in Austria itself. We see this is as a serious commitment to the territory, with significant opportunities for the
Matheson has appointed Tara Doyle (pictured) has been appointed as the new Head of the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds Group. She succeeds Michael Jackson, who became Managing Partner of Matheson on 1 January 2016.
Doyle has been a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Group for over a decade, advising many of the world's leading financial institutions, investment banks, asset management companies and broker-dealers. Her team is the number one ranked funds law practice in Ireland, acting for 28 per cent of Irish domiciled investment funds by assets under management as at 30 June 2015. A highly regarded
Arma Partners (Arma), an independent communications, media and technology (CMT) focused M&A advisory firm, has strengthened its global advisory capabilities with the appointment of Ron Pillar as a partner spearheading the firm’s New York operations.
Pillar has over 20 years of investment banking experience in the CMT sector and during his career has advised on deals worth over USD50 billion, with a particular specialisation in Software and Communications Technology.
Prior to starting his role at Arma, Pillar headed up Pillar Capital Advisors, an independent, technology-focused M&A advisory firm he founded in January 2014. During his two years leading Pillar
Sumo Digital has announced Nottingham as the location for its second UK and third global studio. Sumo, backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital, is a creator and developer of video game products and services, working on the world’s largest brands and franchises for leading publishers and platform holders across Europe, US and Japan.
Opening at the end of March 2016, Sumo’s second UK studio aims to employ 50 people in central Nottingham, joining a team of 280 people at the firm’s existing offices in Sheffield, UK and Pune, India.
CEO of Sumo Digital, Carl Cavers, says: “Opening the new
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