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Options, a provider of the Options PIPE Private Financial Cloud services platform for the exchange, banking, trading and investment communities, has named former NYSE Euronext executive Danny Moore as chief operating officer.
Moore (pictured) will be responsible for leading the firm’s day-to-day global operations, in addition to overseeing the expansion of the Options PIPE Private Financial Cloud within both established and emerging financial markets, and across the broker dealer and investment banking communities.
Options’ private cloud services include Velocity, an ultra-low latency market data, execution connectivity and application management service; Momentum, an on-demand application management service for the front-, middle-
Global knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) firm The Smart Cube and London-based venture capital firm Smedvig Capital have appointed Gary Bullard as a non-executive director of The Smart Cube.
The Smart Cube is a pioneer in the KPO space, specialising in delivering customised, high value research and analysis to their clients, whilst reducing total costs.
The business was ranked the number one KPO firm globally in The Black Book of Outsourcing’s prestigious 2010 survey and has delivered over 6,000 studies to a customer base of more than 200 blue chip clients. These include leading corporations and professional service firms spanning every
Altius Associates has appointed Joachim Suter as a partner in its EMEA investor relations team.
Suter will be based in the London office, joining the global IR team headed by Dr Eric Warner.
Suter joins Altius having been senior vice president private placement for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). He focussed on Switzerland, Italy and Luxembourg, responsible for all unlisted solutions (primary, secondary funds and direct investments) in the region. Prior to this he had a business development focus on German institutional clients.
Previously he held positions at Pimco Europe, UBS Asset Management and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Intervale Capital, an energy-focused private equity firm, has promoted David Nemeskal to principal.
Nemeskal (pictured) will be involved in deal sourcing and execution and portfolio company oversight.
Managing partner Charles Cherington says: "Dave’s promotion reflects the tremendous value he brings to Intervale in multiple areas, including deal origination, deal execution and portfolio company management."
Nemeskal joined Intervale in June 2011 as a vice president. In that position, he was involved in several transactions, and played a key role in Intervale’s recent investment in Aegis Chemical Solutions. Nemeskal currently serves on the board of directors of Aegis.
Nemeskal has more than
Brett Meili has joined US Bancorp Fund Services as legal counsel to provide support for the organisations’ growing alternative investment products and services.
Following the recent acquisition of AIS, a fund administrator based in New Jersey, US Bancorp Fund Services continues to expand consultative support and resources to serve the firm’s alternative investment clients and larger community.
“US Bancorp Fund Services knows that innovative services must be built and supported by industry-leading experts to ensure our clients’ success on every level,” says Christine Waldron, senior vice president of alternative investments for US Bancorp Fund Services. “We are excited to once
Rothstein Kass has hired Lisa Donn Sergi as a principal and leader of the firm’s international tax practice on the West Coast.
Sergi brings nearly two decades of tax and legal experience on domestic and international tax matters. She will work out of the firm’s Beverly Hills office.
In overseeing the firm’s West Coast international tax practice, Sergi will advise US-based individuals, closely held businesses, entertainment companies and entertainers, private equity firms and venture capital funds on domestic and international tax matters across a broad range of transactions.
Prior to joining Rothstein Kass, Sergi served as a tax director
Myles Flint is to join law firm MW Cornish & Co as a partner with effect from 28 January 2013.
Flint has vast experience in advising hedge, private equity and other alternative investment managers and funds and EU Ucits and other retail investment managers and funds.
Prior to his appointment at MW Cornish, Flint was acting head of legal at Cardano Risk Management BV (London office), a fund manager managing circa EUR20bn for institutional investors. He was also counsel at Appleby where he undertook a mixture of corporate and funds work.
Private equity and infrastructure investor Pantheon has appointed Andrea Echberg as partner and head of European infrastructure investments.
Echberg, who is based in London, will be focusing on infrastructure secondary and co-investments as well as managing the primary infrastructure fund investments in Europe.
Kathryn Leaf Wilmes, global head of infrastructure, says: “We are delighted to welcome Andrea Echberg to our infrastructure team at a time of attractive opportunities across Europe. We expect strong deal flow in secondaries and co-investments as banks and insurance companies continue to sell down infrastructure assets due to regulatory pressure and as general partners look for
Employee-owned financial services firm Baird has promoted Steve Booth to the role of chief operating officer.
Booth (pictured) takes on the new role in addition to his current responsibilities as director of investment banking and co-head of Baird’s equity capital markets (ECM) business.
The plan calls for Booth to eventually succeed Baird chairman, president and chief executive Paul Purcell.
Like Purcell, Booth joined Baird in 1994. He has led its investment banking efforts and served as co-head of ECM since 2006. Booth is also a member of Baird’s board of directors and executive committee and chairs the firm’s finance committee.
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European growth private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has elected Jean Bonnavion and Ricardo Caupers to the partnership.
Bonnavion (pictured), a French national, joined Palamon in 2005 and has been involved in a broad number of investments across Europe since joining. Last year he played a key role in the debt refinancing and equity fund raising of portfolio company Towry, a UK wealth advisory company to prepare the company for its next growth phase.
Prior to joining Palamon he spent eight years at Bain & Company working in Paris and London and prior to that he worked for the French
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