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Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s acquisition finance division has appointed Eric Jenkins as a director.
The experienced hire supports the bank’s offering to private equity firms and corporates targeting buyouts and refinancings in the large deals segment (EUR500m plus of debt), including those transactions funded via the high yield bond market.
Jenkins, who has more than 15 years’ high yield and leveraged loan product experience, joins from Morgan Stanley where he spent seven years in leveraged and acquisition finance. Working across the business’ London and New York offices, he led the origination and execution of a number of high
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has appointed Susan E Arnold, former Procter & Gamble president of global business units, as an operating executive in its global consumer and retail group.
She takes up her post in September.
As an operating executive, Arnold (pictured) will provide strategic guidance to Carlyle professionals throughout the investment process, from sourcing to acquisition to exit and advise portfolio company executives on management, operational, branding and growth strategies. She joins a group of 24 senior business executives – with an average of 40 years of experience – who help Carlyle create value across
Revelry Brands, an investment firm focused on providing growth-stage private equity in the natural foods and consumer products categories, has named Gil Fronzaglia as chief operating officer and Seth Beers as chief financial officer.
"The addition of both Mr Beers and Mr Fronzaglia adds significant depth to our executive team," says Brendan Synnott, co-founder of Revelry Brands. "Their unique understanding of the natural products consumer coupled with proven track records of accelerating growth at early-stage companies makes both gentlemen a very welcome addition to Revelry."
Fronzaglia joins Revelry with a significant background in helping private equity backed, high-growth
Ares Management has appointed William Hickey, the former chairman and chief executive of Sealed Air Corp, as an operating advisor to the firm’s private equity group, where he will assist in the sourcing and evaluation of new investment opportunities.
"We are extremely pleased that Bill has chosen to partner with Ares in the next stage of his illustrious career,” say Bennett Rosenthal and David Kaplan, global co-heads of the Ares private equity group. “Bill was instrumental in the development of Sealed Air Corp. into one of the largest packaging companies in the world. His relationships and experiences will be invaluable
Consonance Capital Partners has appointed Nancy-Ann DeParle, an expert in healthcare policy and finance, as a partner.
Consonance Capital Partners focuses exclusively on private equity investing in the US lower middle market healthcare industry.
A top official in both the Obama and Clinton Administrations, DeParle (pictured) will re-join her former partners Mitchell Blutt, Benjamin Edmands and Stephen McKenna, who worked together for over a decade at JPMorgan Partners and its successor and predecessor entities.
From 2009 to January 2013, DeParle served in the Obama White House, first as counsellor to the President and director of the White
Allegis Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, has appointed four security executives as partners.
The new partners expand Allegis Capital’s expertise and depth in cyber security, an active area of early-stage investing and primary focus of the firm for more than 10 years.
The executives include: Nawaf Bitar, senior vice president and general manager of the security business unit of Juniper Networks; Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, founder and CEO of CyberFlow Analytics, cyber security analytics company; Tom Gillis, the co-founder and CEO of a new secure software platform company in stealth mode and formerly vice president and general manager
Morrison & Foerster has appointed Mark Wojciechowski as a partner in the firm’s financial transactions group in New York.
Wojciechowski has spent most of his career handling sophisticated finance matters in the New York markets. He brings to Morrison & Foerster close ties with leading institutional lenders and investment funds.
Jill Feldman, chair of Morrison & Foerster’s financial transactions group, says: “Mark is an exceptionally versatile finance lawyer who works across a spectrum of areas that will benefit our clients. He has a strong track record working with sophisticated domestic and international banks, non-bank lenders and companies on
Oppenheimer & Co has appointed Jason "Hutch" Hutchinson as managing director to lead the firm’s technology mergers and acquisitions group.
Hutchinson joins Oppenheimer as part of a team of bankers that includes Michael Lippert, executive director, and will continue to deliver a wide range of M&A advisory services to the firm’s clients across all sectors of technology, media and telecom.
The team will be based in Oppenheimer’s San Francisco office.
"With their network of relationships and long track record of successfully advising clients across the technology landscape, Hutch and his team substantially expand both our Technology and
Jersey’s proactive and flexible approach to the adoption of new international regulation will ensure its funds industry can look forward to a positive future, according to Ben Robins, the new chairman of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA).
Elected into the position of chairman at the recent AGM (19 July) of the trade association that represents Jersey’s funds industry, Robins (pictured) is joined by Tim Morgan, who becomes vice chairman.
A partner and head of the funds practice area at Mourant Ozannes, Robins has extensive experience in investment funds, offshore capital markets and structured finance. Having qualified as an
North Bridge, an active partner for early-stage entrepreneurs, has promoted Matt Blodgett to partner.
In addition, North Bridge is has promoted Holly Maloney to principal and Kaitie Donovan has returned as principal to the growth equity team.
Since joining the firm in 2007, Blodgett has developed investment partnerships with Aeropost, BrightTALK, Leapfrog Online and Spil Games and also played an instrumental role in the firm’s investment in Proto Labs. In March, Blodgett was elected to Proto Labs’ board of directors.
“Matt has been an indispensable member of our team since day one,” says Doug Kingsley, managing director
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