NorthEdge Capital, the Manchester-based private equity firm, has strengthened its team with the appointment of John Rastrick as Partner in its Leeds office.   Rastrick will be joining NorthEdge after the summer period with effect from 1 September 2015 and will lead the firm’s investment efforts in Yorkshire and the North East.    A qualified lawyer, Rastrick was previously Investment Director at 3i, before moving to Phoenix Equity Partners, where he was Partner for eight years. In this time, John was instrumental in establishing the firm’s Northern presence, opening offices in Yorkshire and the North West.    Rastrick says: “NorthEdge has

Law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its Commercial Finance Group with the appointment of new partner Marcus Jamson (pictured). Jamson joined the firm on 3 August from Wedlake Bell, where he was a partner in its banking team.  He was until January 2014 a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner for 14 years in its finance team. He brings to the firm expertise in domestic and international corporate lending and has over 20 years experience in acting for a wide range of market participants including leading clearing banks, financial institutions, investment banks, private equity sponsors, senior and junior lenders, strategic investors,

Jarrett Vitulli has joined Evercore EVR’s Private Capital Advisory business (PCA) as a Managing Director. He will be based in New York where he will help lead PCA's North American advisory efforts.     Vitulli was most recently a Managing Director at Landmark Partners. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at UBS where he worked on the Secondary Advisory Team in New York for nine years. Vitulli has extensive secondary market experience and has led a number of notable secondary transactions for clients including leading public pensions, university endowments, financial institutions, hedge funds and leading private equity general partners. He holds an

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has added two new partners to the firm’s Global Corporate practice with the arrival of Robert Kennedy and Brien Wassner in the New York office. Both were previously partners in the New York office of Jones Day.   Kennedy’s practice consists primarily of public and private M&A work, with a focus on private equity transactions, including portfolio company acquisitions and joint ventures.  His industry experience is extensive, with a long deal list spanning healthcare, communications, energy, commodities, and financial services. He also advises on corporate governance matters.   Across a 22-year legal career, including 14

Harvest Partners has appointed Marc Unger as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Previously Unger was the CFO/COO of CCMP Capital Advisors. Prior to that, he was CFO of UBS Capital Americas. Unger started his career with Ernst & Young. He received his BS, Accounting from Lehigh University and his MBA, Finance from Columbia Business School. He is a resident of Livingston, NJ. Ira Kleinman (pictured), Senior Managing Director of Harvest Partners, says: “We believe a strong financial team is crucial to our success. Marc is an accomplished financial executive and a proven leader. We are very pleased that he is joining

Law firm Ogier has announced the appointment of Kate Hodson and Anthony Oakes as partners in its Hong Kong team. Hodson is part of Ogier’s highly successful Hong Kong Funds practice. In her new role she will put particular focus on strengthening Ogier's private equity capabilities in Asia as well as specialising in advising on unit trust structures in the Japanese market.  In addition to funds work, Hodson supports clients in respect of their corporate and commercial transactions, advising on both Cayman Islands and BVI law. As well as advising fund managers, sponsors and other service providers, she also acts

Dentons has appointed Maria Oleinik and Richard Cowie as partners in the Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions practices in the firm’s Moscow office. Oleinik has joined from White & Case together with associates Victoria Gorbunova and Antonina Zhigalova. Cowie has joined from Hogan Lovells.   Oleinik’s corporate experience spans a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, mining and heavy industry. She is qualified in Russia, the UK and the US and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals, and financings. Oleinik has represented financial institutions, media companies and state corporations such as Independent Petroleum Company, EuroChem, Chelyabinsk

Morrison & Foerster has appointed Sean Ruff (pictured) as of counsel and co-head of the firm’s FinTech Practice Group.  Ruff’s practice focuses on advising clients in the rapidly growing FinTech sector, including emerging and established FinTech organisations encompassing both non-bank and traditional banking institutions, with respect to complex regulatory and transactional matters. Ruff will lead the FinTech Practice Group, along with Obrea Poindexter and Eric McCrath. Ruff is rejoining the firm from Square, a leading FinTech payments company, where he served as Director, Lead Payments and Regulatory Counsel. He has particular experience with funds transmission and related compliance matters, Bank Secrecy

Guernsey-based Advocates Elaine Gray, Natasha Kapp and Tony Lane have been promoted to partners at offshore law firm Carey Olsen, bringing the firm’s total partner number to 45 across the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey. Gray joined the firm's litigation and dispute resolution practice as counsel in 2012. She advises local and international clients on commercial litigation, employment and intellectual property matters and is recognised as a leading voice in employment, IP and complex trust disputes. Kapp joined the fiduciary practice as a senior associate in 2009. She deals with all aspects of fiduciary law and regulation