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Finula Cilliers (pictured) has joined Evercore’s Investment Banking business as a Managing Director in the Debt Advisory Group in London.
She will be responsible for leading Evercore's specialist derivatives and hedging advisory capability, further enhancing the range of services that Evercore provides to existing and new clients and strengthening Evercore's market-leading Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group which has over 45 professionals in New York and London.
Cilliers was most recently a Director at Rothschild in London and head of its derivatives and hedging advisory team which she founded fifteen years ago. She has more than 25 years' experience providing advice to
AltX has appointed Roy Singh (pictured) as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately.
“Roy’s extensive experience in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing and machine learning will catapult our product capabilities and offerings to new heights,” says Sam Hocking, Founder and CEO of AltX. “Roy’s deep technical knowledge, coupled with his understanding of quantitative finance, is precisely the expertise that AltX needs to build on its position as the next-generation intelligence platform for the alternative investment market.”
Hocking has a proven track record in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing, machine learning and quantitative finance. Prior to
Z Capital Group has appointed Jerome “Jerry” Pender as Operating Partner of Z Capital Partners, the private equity management arm of Z Capital.
Pender brings over 30 years of experience in technology to Z Capital and will be advising the firm on digital and cybersecurity matters. Additionally, Pender will be working closely with Z Capital Partners' portfolio companies on information technology analysis and support as well as performing due diligence on new investments.
"I am thrilled to welcome Pender to the Z Capital team. He brings extensive experience in technology, cybersecurity, financial services and management, and we are confident
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has appointed Stephen Oesterle (pictured), MD, as Venture Partner. Dr Oesterle is a former Executive Vice President for Medtronic and brings to NEA more than two decades of experience spanning health technology investment, corporate strategy, and general management.
"Dr Oesterle is one of the most widely known and respected leaders in the medical device industry, and it is an honor to welcome him to the NEA team," says Dr Josh Makower, NEA General Partner and founder of several medical device companies. "Steve brings with him a vast global network of relationships across
New York private equity fund Monomoy Capital Partners has added Jordan Matusow to its team. Matusow will focus on sourcing Monomoy’s investments in the debt securities of distressed and underperforming businesses that can benefit from operational, financial and strategic improvement.
Matusow has over 10 years of broad experience in financial services and the capital markets. Matusow joins Monomoy from Nomura Securities, where he was an Executive Director in their credit sales group focused on a wide range of products, including distressed debt. Prior to his work at Nomura, Matusow was an Executive Director at UBS Securities in credit sales and
Middle market private equity firm Irving Place Capital has appointed Walter J Galvin (pictured) as a Senior Advisor. Galvin will work closely with the principals of Irving Place Capital to execute value creation strategies at existing portfolio companies as well as pursue new investments in the industrial and packaging sectors.
Galvin previously spent 40 years with Emerson Electric Co, a diversified global manufacturing leader in the industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Galvin served in a variety of senior executive roles during his tenure, including Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and finally as a Director of the Board from 2000 to
Cowen Group is to join AltX’s team of strategic investors.
Cowen joins other lead investors of AltX including Wells Fargo & Company, Control Empresarial de Capitales, controlled by Carlos Slim, David Bonderman, founding partner of TPG Capital, Andy Redleaf, CEO of Whitebox and Jeff Ubben, founder of Value Act Capital, as well as other prominent global investors.
AltX, founded in 2012, is an intelligence platform for the alternatives market, combining science, technology, relational and behavioural data, along with traditional financial analytics and regulatory data, all in one platform. Analytics, proprietary algorithms, big data, real time news and relationship mapping help both
Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has added to its team with the appointment of Harry Jones (pictured) as an Investment Executive in its Manchester office.
Jones joins NorthEdge from Deloitte, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant within the Corporate Finance M&A Advisory team and advised on a range of major transactions including disposals, management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, in August, Harry advised Palatine Private Equity on its sale of Wealth at Work to Equistone Partners Europe.
Jones joined NorthEdge on 7 September and will work on the firm’s investment opportunities across the North West.
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Christophe Blondeau (pictured) and Jean-Robert Bousquet, partners at CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, are taking over the lead of the firm’s Corporate/M&A team.
The team, currently comprising around 30 lawyers, including seven partners, works in the field of company law, M&A and Private Equity and assists its clients with around 40 transactions a year. The team advises companies in a wide range of sectors and has particularly acquired recognised expertise in the healthcare, aeronautics, real-estate, hotel & leisure, renewable energies and financial services sectors.
Corporate/M&A activity is a core business for CMS, with 700 lawyers whose dynamism contributes
Anchin, Block & Anchin has appointed a new Partner, Raphy Soussan (pictured) and a new Director, Marc Nadritch to the firm’s team.
Soussan is a Commercial Audit Partner with more than 20 years of experience providing auditing, accounting and consulting services to private companies, with more than 15 years at Big Four and national firms. Soussan also has extensive experience working with clients to develop proactive tax and business strategies. He has focused on a variety of industries, including, among others, fashion and apparel, food and beverage, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, and technology. Soussan also has experience working with international
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