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Active investor MMC Ventures has expanded its team with the hire of Camilla Dolan, as Investment Manager, and Anna Slemmings, in Marketing.
Before joining MMC, Dolan was a Case Team Leader at Bain & Co where she specialised in fin-tech. She has an MA in Law from Merton College, Oxford University. Prior to University she founded an equine business. As an Investment Manager, Dolan will source new deals and execute both new deals and follow on funding.
Previously at Raconteur, publisher of independent special interest reports exclusively for The Times and The Sunday Times, Slemmings joins the MMC marketing team
Global law firm White & Case LLP is strengthening its EMEA private equity practice with the addition of partners Ian Bagshaw and Richard Youle in the London office.
Bagshaw and Youle are recogniszed leaders in private equity, with extensive experience in all forms of leveraged M&A and portfolio assistance, including restructuring advice. They will join from Linklaters, where they co-headed the private equity group.
“As the European economy continues its recovery, private equity in Europe will see increasing opportunities,” says John Reiss, head of the White & Case Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “The addition of these talented individuals
Rothstein Kass has announced the promotions of five high-profile team members, including new principals Miri Forster, Sabrina Ho, Peter Kehrli and Jay Shepulski, and senior director Kevin Sasz.
The promotions demonstrate Rothstein Kass’ ongoing commitment to attracting and retaining top talent as the firm continues to expand its expertise and global footprint.
“Our ability to attract and retain top talent is key to expanding our leadership position as we build our expertise and global footprint,” says Steve Kass, Co-CEO and Co-Managing Principal at Rothstein Kass. “We have continually been recognised among the ‘best places to work’ both inside and
Z Capital Partners, a private equity firm that makes controlling investments in companies in need of revitalisation or restructuring, has named William J Monagle, Jr as Chief Operating Officer.
Monagle has served as Managing Director at Z Capital and been a member of the Investment/Operational Team since November 2012.
"Bill brings to this role more than two decades of leadership and investment experience in analyzing private markets as well as proven expertise in tax and accounting related issues," says James J Zenni, President and Chief Executive Officer of Z Capital. "Bill is a seasoned operations professional and I have the
Nick Land has been appointed Chairman of The Guidelines Monitoring Group, the body established to review the private equity industry’s conformity with the Walker Guidelines.
In addition, Glyn Parry has been appointed as an independent member of the Group.
Land is a non-executive director on the boards of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Vodafone Group, Alliance Boots, BBA Aviation and the Ashmore Group. Nick is a chartered accountant and retired as Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP in 2006. He is the Chair of the FRC’s Audit and Assurance Council and a member of its Codes and Standards Committee. Land
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has appointed Sachin Korantak as Head of Industrials and Andreas von Paleske has joined as Director of Consumer.
Both Korantak and von Paleske take up their posts with immediate effect and will be based in Actis’s London office. These new appointments consolidate the strength of Actis’s sector teams.
Actis’s investment strategy is to respond to the demands of its fast growing consumer class and back the build out of domestic infrastructure in the emerging markets, especially energy.
Specialising by sector the firm identifies opportunities faster and brings global expertise to every one
Subtraction Capital has appointed Paul Willard as Partner. Willard brings more than 20 years of technology experience in product, design and marketing to the venture capital firm.
"I am thrilled to have Paul join me at Subtraction Capital," says Jason Portnoy, Founding Partner at Subtraction Capital. "When I started the fund, it was important that we provide not just financial support to the companies but also mentorship and guidance. Paul has a proven track record of identifying markets that are ready for disruption and growing businesses within them, and I know that he will be an amazing resource for our
Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has recruited Dan Stern to its in-house team. With more than 10 years of experience in the consumer sector, Stern joins Piper as Investment Director.
Stern previously spent four years in the consumer team at 3i, where he worked on the acquisition of GO Outdoors and the sale of the restaurant chain Giraffe.
An economics and management graduate from Oxford, Stern began his career in audit and consulting at Deloitte before moving into corporate finance at Dresdner Kleinwort. As well as being part of Piper’s investment team, Stern will also join the
Actis, the pan emerging markets private equity firm, has appointed Neil A Brown as Partner and Head of Investor Relations.
Brown spent a number of years at Citigroup in New York and London as a business head within Citi’s Alternative Investments business, which at its peak managed more than USD100 billion in assets. Brown was a member of the business leadership group, leading a team working on product development, sales, client service and AI research. Neil was subsequently with Allco Finance Group in Sydney as Head of Funds Management and Head of Debt and Equity Capital Markets.
Most recently Neil
Wynnchurch Capital, a middle-market private equity investment firm, has appointed Jim Goodwin, former chairman and chief executive of UAL and United Airlines, and Joe Anderson, former chairman, CEO and majority owner of TAG, to the firm’s executive advisory board.
Established earlier this year, the executive advisory board connects influential business leaders with portfolio company leadership to pass on expertise and acumen in targeted industries, geographic markets and business disciplines.
Goodwin (pictured) is currently the non-executive chairman of the board of Federal Signal Corporation and serves on the boards of directors of AAR, JB Technologies and the board of
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