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Mid-market private equity firm Duke Street has appointed Stuart McMinnies as a Partner. McMinnies joins from 3i where he was a senior partner.
McMinnies spent 19 years at 3i, the last 10 as a Partner. He played a leading role in some of the firm’s most successful deals, including ABX, SR Technics and Fonecta, as well as representing 3i on the board of some of its largest investments such as Foster+Partners and Asia Capital Reinsurance.
In addition to his core focus on the UK mid-market, McMinnies led numerous deals in continental Europe and in emerging markets. His principal sector expertise
Administration and corporate services firm Crestbridge has continued to strengthen its senior team in Jersey with the double appointment of Fiona Wilson and Steven Morrice.
Wilson joins Crestbridge as Director, Corporate and Capital Markets Services, and in her new role will take a lead in further expanding the firm’s growing listings and wider corporate services.
She has a background in law in both private practice and in-house that spans 17 years, including previous experience in Jersey and Australia. Specialising in corporate law, funds, capital markets, and trusts, she brings with her a comprehensive understanding of relevant regulatory laws, codes of
Independent fund administrator Apex Fund Services has appointed Dennis Westley as Managing Director, North America with immediate effect.
By leveraging Apex's ability to bring global fund structures to the US, Westley will have responsibility for growing Apex's North American operations and integrating potential acquisitions. Reporting directly to Apex's Global CEO, Bill Salus, Westley will also manage Apex's offices in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Toronto.
Westley has over 30 years experience in the investment and financial services industry. He was previously a managing director in BNY Mellon's Alternative Investment Services group where he was Head of North American Client
Standard Life Investments, the Global Asset Manager, has made two new appointments to its Infrastructure Debt team.
Alex Campbell joins as Investment Director for Infrastructure Debt and will be responsible for the sourcing, negotiation, preparation and review of infrastructure debt funding proposals. Based at St Mary Axe, London, Alex is an experienced originator and underwriter of long-dated capital market debt with expertise across a range of infrastructure assets both social and economic. He is also experienced in related asset classes such as utilities and real estate financings.
In addition, Marianne Froude has joined as Investment Analyst for the Infrastructure team.
Sidley Austin has further expanded its energy and M&A practices with the addition of partners Karen A Dewis, Kenneth W Irvin and Daryl L Rice in Washington, DC.
Irvin’s and Rice’s practices involve a broad cross-section of energy and commodities transactions, including energy trading and marketing, hedging and derivatives transactions, as well as the representation of clients in regulatory and investigation matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Dewis represents public and private clients in connection with complex M&A, joint venture, spin-off and other strategic transactions, with a particular focus on the energy/commodities, financial services and general industrial sectors.
Private equity and infrastructure firm First Reserve has appointed Alex T Krueger as Co-Chief Executive Officer and President. The move is part of the firm's long-term succession plan.
William E Macaulay, Chairman and now Co-CEO of First Reserve, remains fully dedicated to First Reserve's activities as he has since its founding in 1983. The move marks the next milestone in First Reserve's evolution after over three decades of exclusive energy industry investment.
Krueger has been with First Reserve for 16 years, most recently in a leadership role for the private equity portfolio which currently has nearly US$17 billion in
Rainbow Medical has raised USD25 million from investors in China and opened a China office to promote strategic collaborations.
“We opened the office in Shanghai to capitalise on China’s fast-growing market for our products and to foster collaborations with Chinese medical device companies,” says Efi Cohen-Arazi, Co-founder and CEO of Rainbow Medical. “These investments by leading Chinese industrial and financial entities are an expression of the high esteem with which they view our technologies and the products we are developing. There is a strong demand in the fast-growing Chinese healthcare industry for Rainbow Medical’s breakthrough technologies.”
Participants in the current
LBO France has appointed Franck Abadia as Director within the firm’s operating team which is composed of former CEOs and operational managers who offer portfolio companies the benefit of their experience and networks.
They assess the company’s potential for creating operational value on the basis of three criteria – strategic feasibility, management quality, and reliability of operational plans – measured at each key point in the cycle – entry, management and exit.
Franck joins Etienne Colas, a former Senior Director at AlixPartners, Guy Latourrette, former CEO of La Redoute and Devanlay-Lacoste and Gilles Taldu, Partner and Member of LBO
Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors and individuals, has made two promotions within its Alternative Solutions Group.
The firm has named Jeremy Christensen, Director of Private Fund Custody and Matt Nitschke, National Director of the Alternative Solutions Group.
Prior to his new role, Christensen had been acting manager of Private Fund Custody (PFC), Millennium Trust's fastest growing business line. In addition, he managed Registered Investment Advisor relationships and new business development for the Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region with focus on custody solutions for hedge funds, private equity, managed futures and other alternative investments.
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Private investment firm Rcapital has appointed Phil Emmerson as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Emmerson, who joins from BDO, will be primarily responsible for running Rcapital’s portfolio of investments from March 2015.
Emmerson brings 18 years’ experience in the area of operational and financial restructuring, initially at KPMG before leading BDO’s midlands regional company side restructuring team. Most recently, Phil has been working in BDO’s London office.
Jamie Constable, Rcapital CEO, says: “ We are delighted that Phil has chosen to join the team at Rcapital. His skills will be a great benefit to us in the current climate, where we
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