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Jorge Fergie is joining KKR as managing director to head its São Paulo, Brazil office and business development in Brazil, effective 1 March 2013.
Fergie (pictured) will work with KKR’s global investment teams and KKR Capstone, operational improvement experts who work exclusively with KKR’s portfolio companies, to lead KKR’s investment activity in Brazil.
Henry Kravis and George Roberts, co-founders and co-chief executive officers of KKR, say: “As one of the world’s largest economies, Brazil is an important area of growth for KKR. Jorge Fergie is a great leader for our business and we’re confident he will further enable us to
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an asset management firm specialising in direct credit and control equity investing in middle market and distressed companies, has named Jordan Allen as principal and chief operating officer.
Allen will oversee business operations at VPC.
“As our business continues to experience growth, so do the needs of our infrastructure and the scope and responsibilities of our management team,” says Richard Levy, managing partner. “Jordan will add an additional layer of depth by building upon the already strong foundation we have in place for our daily operations and identifying further efficiencies to support our growth.”
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Pan-European real estate investment manager AEW Europe has expanded its private equity platform with the appointment of Simon Blaxland as executive director.
AEW Europe is increasingly seeing opportunities arising from the current weakness in both the financial and real estate markets across Europe and has recently expanded its investment team to 40 dedicated professionals.
Blaxland’s appointment follows on from a number of senior hires within the firm’s private equity real estate business. Over the last 12 months, Carsten Czarnetzki, Simon Barrett, and Carolina Clemente have also joined the firm as directors within the portfolio management team.
Blaxland formerly held positions
Addleshaw Goddard is increasing its City-based private equity capability with the appointment from Linklaters of Ben Rodham.
The hire is the latest in a string of targeted London-based investments by the firm as it builds additional capability and specialist expertise across key disciplines and chosen markets.
Rodham’s principal area of focus is advising private equity firms and other financial sponsors across all forms of leveraged M&A, disposals, restructurings and portfolio company issues. He has worked with a number of well known investors including Bridgepoint, Carlyle, Global Infrastructure Partners, Hg Capital, Montagu, PAI and Terra Firma.
Rodham has extensive experience
LNK Partners, a private equity firm focused on the consumer/retail sector, has appointed Patrick J Boroian as a partner focused on business development.
Boroian (pictured) has more than 20 years of private equity investment experience. Prior to joining LNK, he spent more than 10 years as a partner at Brockway Moran & Partners, where he led the firm’s business development activities.
Before joining Brockway Moran, he served as a general partner at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette’s venture capital affiliate, the Sprout Group, and as a managing director at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners.
Boroian started his private equity career at Odyssey
Highland Consumer Fund, the venture capital fund led by Staples founder Tom Stemberg, has appointed Peter Cornetta as partner.
He will focus on investing in growth-oriented companies with proven business models and working with existing portfolio companies to best position them for successful exits.
Cornetta (pictured) has spent the last ten years in mergers and acquisitions leading investments in consumer sectors, media, healthcare services and manufacturing. As a managing director at HIG since 2003, he has been involved in all aspects of the investment process from investment origination, transaction negotiation, and execution of post-closing development. Prior to joining HIG Capital, he
Julie O’Hara is the latest independent fund director to join Carne Group’s Cayman Islands office.
O’Hara is the fourth Carne director now resident in the Cayman Islands and available for fund boards. Her appointment brings the total number of the firm’s fund directors to 20.
John Donohoe, chief executive of Carne, says: “Carne’s expansion to 20 full time fund directors globally is the result of the increasing demand for our formula of low numbers of directorships per individual, coupled with a high degree of attention to our clients and their funds. This is what investors and regulators are asking for,
Gleacher Shacklock, an independent corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Richard Slimmon as a partner.
Slimmon was previously a managing director at Deutsche Bank.
At Gleacher Shacklock, Slimmon will have responsibility for financial institutions. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial institutions sector including M&A, debt and equity advisory and issuance. Slimmon joined Deutsche Bank from Merrill Lynch in 2009.
Gleacher Shacklock’s chief executive Tim Shacklock says: "Richard has a very strong reputation and track record in financial institutions. His expertise and first class relationships will be a strong complement to our existing sector strengths."
US law firm Sullivan & Worcester has launched a London office with the recruitment of trade finance partner Geoffrey Wynne. Sullivan & Worcester, a specialist in corporate finance, banking, trade finance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and tax, intends to build up a London practice linked closely to its US offices.
The office will also benefit from the firm’s formal alliance in Israel and significant client activity across Europe and Asia.
“Geoff’s extraordinary reputation in trade and commodities finance transactions strengthens our current trade finance practice,” says Sullivan & Worcester co-managing partner Joel R Carpenter. “A significant presence in London is
Middle market buyout and growth equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners has promoted Kelly Brennan to vice president.
The promotion is effective immediately.
“We’re excited to announce the promotion of Kelly to vice president,” says Donny Harrison, partner at Ridgemont. “Kelly has been a valuable member of our team in building Ridgemont’s brand and expanding the group’s origination platform as an independent firm. We look forward to her continued contribution to our success in the coming years.”
Brennan (pictured) will remain focused on the team’s business development and origination initiatives.
Prior to joining Ridgemont in 2010, she spent over two years
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