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Private equity investor Auda International has appointed Eunseok So as a Senior Vice President, based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
“We are delighted to have Eunseok join our team in Asia,” says Jacob Chiu, Auda MD and head of Asian investments. “I have worked with Eunseok in the past and he brings excellent skills and experience that will complement our existing practice.”
So says: “It is great to be joining Auda at this time. I am very impressed by Auda’s commitment to Asian private market investments and excited to join the firm’s growing team in the region.”
Chuck Hansen, managing partner of Hansen Investment Holdings, has joined the investment board of Moneta Ventures.
Headquartered in Folsom, California, Moneta Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage companies with a focus on software and cloud services, IT services, internet and consumer services sectors.
Moneta Ventures invests between USD50,000 and USD2 million per investment with companies typically having annual revenues between USD1 million and USD5 million. While not restricted geographically, many of its funded companies are located in underserved markets on the US West Coast.
“I’m delighted to join such an esteemed group of
Lowenstein Sandler is expanding its executive compensation team for its private equity, hedge fund, venture capital and other clients with the addition of James E Gregory as a partner in the firm.
Gregory has joined Lowenstein Sandler’s employee benefit and executive compensation practice in its New York office. He was previously a partner at Proskauer Rose.
Gary M Wingens, Lowenstein Sandler’s chairman and managing partner, says: “Lowenstein Sandler is well known for providing comprehensive legal services to many of the leading private equity, hedge and venture capital funds, as well as to dozens of early-stage tech and biotech companies
Neuberger Berman Group has appointed investment management expert Celine Dufetel as its new head of client service, effective immediately.
Dufetel joins Neuberger Berman from management consultant McKinsey & Company, where she was a partner and served as leader of the North American asset management practice. She has deep expertise across the asset management arena, including the institutional, wealth management and retirement channels, and has led teams across a broad range of strategy, distribution, organisation and operations engagements.
Dufetel is currently a member of the board of directors for CityHarvest, a non-profit organisation committed to ending hunger in communities throughout
Guy Zitter, former managing director of Daily Mail & General Trust's Mail Newspapers, has joined newly launched easyProperty as a non-executive director.
Zitter, who had been managing director of one of the UK's largest newspaper brands for 20 years, will take on an advisory role to CEO Rob Ellice and the wider team and will join other non-executive directors Eachan Fletcher, Stuart Silberg and David Thorpe.
easyProperty is the new online estate agency from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice.
Zitter began his media career at the Sunday Express before joining The Mail on
Private equity placement agent BerchWood Partners has made two new hires and three promotions.
Russell A Breuer has joined the firm as a vice president. He brings 12 years of experience in institutional fundraising, private placements, and strategy consulting.
Brian E Infante is joining as an analyst and has two years of experience in financial analysis and reporting. Both will be based at the firm’s New York office.
“We welcome the addition of Russell and Brian to our team,” says Dave Berchenbriter, managing partner of BerchWood Partners. “Their expertise and experience will help us further enhance our platform
Private equity investor Auda International has appointed Lucian Wu as a managing director, based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
“Lucian Wu is an exceptionally experienced private equity investor,” says Ernest Boles, Auda’s chief executive officer. “We are fortunate to have been able to bring him onto our team to help us grow Auda’s private equity investment practice in Asia.”
“I am delighted to join Auda, which has demonstrated outstanding investment acumen across a quarter century,” says Wu. “I am impressed by Auda’s commitment to grow its private market investment activities in Asia and excited to join the firm’s
SS&C Technologies has made key executive promotions to further extend its focus and capabilities in both its private equity software and fund administration services businesses.
Renee Mooney, senior vice president and nine year SS&C veteran, has been named to lead SS&C GlobeOp’s private equity fund administration business supported by Christine Egbert, Aparna Parmeswaran, Phil Ratner and Chris Madpak.
Darren Berkowicz, managing director, will expand his responsibilities to include SS&C’s New York-based fund services operations reporting to Mooney, and will manage the TNR Solution software business supported by Seth Blech. Berkowicz will continue to manage SS&C’s industry leading alternative accounting
Law firm Eversheds has appointed funds and real estate tax lawyer Cathryn Vanderspar as the head of its London tax team.
Vanderspar joins the firm from Berwin Leighton Paisner where she has been a tax partner for over 16 years.
Vanderspar’s experience covers unauthorized and authorized funds and listed vehicles (including REITs), across the various asset classes, including real estate, debt and private equity. Her real estate work includes both direct and indirect structuring across the sector, from development to joint ventures and inward investment, working for a wide variety of clients. Specific sector experience includes healthcare, residential and
Private equity, infrastructure and real estate fund and corporate services provider Alter Domus has appointed Davinia Smith as country executive UK.
As Alter Domus enters its 11th year, the expansion of its London office and appointment of Smith is in line with the firm’s strategy to develop the UK as one of its key strategic locations in growing its business and developing its international client base.
Smith, who has 20 years of experience in financial services, will be responsible for driving the performance and growth of the UK business together with expanding new and existing client relationships in the
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