Law firm Paul Hastings has added restructuring and debt finance partner David Ereira to the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate practice. Ereira will be joining the firm from Linklaters. Ereira, whose practice principally focuses on debt restructuring but also covers real estate finance, stressed and distressed real estate resolutions, and more general banking matters, will be joining Paul Hastings from Linklaters.    “The addition of a lawyer of David’s standing and stature will be a great asset for us as we continue to enhance the quality and reputation of our restructuring practice in London,” says Luc

Lonsdale Capital Partners, a private equity firm focussed on the smaller end of the market, has made its third hire of the year with the appointment of Richard Pindar as an Associate.  Pindar joins Lonsdale Capital Partners from KPMG where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2014. He spent time in Corporate Finance, working on transactions in a lead advisory role, and Transaction Services, where he performed financial due diligence on behalf of private equity clients.   He will be working across the business, focusing on deal origination and implementation, as well as supporting the existing portfolio

Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specialising in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams through recapitalisations and management buyouts, has hired Michael Geldart as Partner. David Kessenich, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Excellere Partners, says: “We are excited to welcome Michael to Excellere Partners. He is a strategic-minded, results-oriented leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. With his vast healthcare experience in legal, regulatory compliance and operations, Michael will be an extremely value-added team member to our current and future healthcare investments.”   Geldart has more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, health law, and corporate development. Most recently,

Cairngorm Capital has appointed Alex Bayliss and John Naylor-Leyland as Investment Directors, further bolstering the firm’s capacity for new investments. Bayliss brings extensive experience of investing in mid market manufacturing and business services companies. He joins from SEA Equity where he was a founding Partner and board member of portfolio company, Vacuum Furnace Engineering. Prior to SEA Equity, Bayliss worked with Cairngorm Capital’s Managing Partner, Andrew Steel, at HIG Capital in London, where he was involved in numerous equity investments and bolt-on acquisitions.   Naylor-Leyland joins from Disruptive Capital, where he was a Partner and led the growth financing of

Andrew Cosslett has joined private equity firm Advent International as an Operating Partner. Cosslett will work closely with Advent’s Retail, Consumer and Leisure team to identify new investment opportunities across Advent’s global network, with a particular focus on the leisure sector. He will also be available to support Advent’s current and future portfolio company activity as appropriate.    Cosslett’s career spans 35 years, during which time he has held a number of senior positions across a wide range of companies in the retail, consumer and leisure sectors.  He began his career at Unilever before holding significant management positions at Cadbury Schweppes plc, including

Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed structured finance and capital markets specialist Paul Severs  as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice ion London. Severs will be joining the firm from Berwin Leighton Paisner, where he is Head of Structured Debt and Capital Markets.   Severs has extensive experience in the structured finance and securitisation markets across all asset classes. Most recently he has been advising on the establishment of new funds, establishing or acquiring new origination platforms, and advising portfolio companies.   He advises his clients on a wide range of transactions, including loan originations (and acquisitions or disposals

CBO Investment Management (CBO IM), the Nigeria based investment management firm focused on African private equity, has appointed Gary Steinberg as the Head of its Advisory board and a member of the Investment Committee.  Steinberg joins CBO with immediate effect as he retires from his role as Chief of the Investment Unit at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after nearly six years in post.   With over 30 years’ experience in the investment industry, Gary joined the IMF in 2010 as Chief of the Investment Unit which manages a portfolio of approximately USD20 billion. Prior to joining the IMF, Gary