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DC Advisory Partners has appointed Jack Dessay as an Executive Director in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team. Bringing with him twelve years of sector experience, Dessay will join a dedicated European TMT team of twenty bankers.
Dessay’s broad advisory experience includes M&A, debt & equity raising, structured finance and restructuring advice. He joins from Deutsche Bank where he has worked for the last six years covering the TMT sector in EMEA. He spent the previous six years with Citigroup working in the TMT teams of both their London and New York offices.
Richard Madden, UK Chief Executive of
Scott A Schoen (pictured) has stepped down as Vice Chairman of private equity firm Thomas H Lee Partners. He will remain a Senior Advisor to the firm.
Schoen joined THL in 1986, served as Co-President of the firm from 2003 through 2009, and as Vice Chairman since then. He will continue to serve as a board member of Acosta, Inc. and Nielsen Holdings NV, both current portfolio companies of THL.
Schoen says: “It has been a privilege to work with my colleagues at THL, our portfolio companies and our limited partners over the last 26 years. I am proud of
Safeguard Scientifics, a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, has appointed Dr Keith B Jarrett to its board of directors.
Jarrett has more than 25 years of experience in venture capital, private equity and finance technology, driving value for customers, shareholders, investors and employees. His appointment increases Safeguard’s board of directors to nine members.
"We are pleased to welcome Keith to our board of directors," says Peter J Boni, President and Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard. "Safeguard, our partner companies and our shareholders will benefit from Keith’s proven expertise in financial technology, venture capital
The Taipei office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has appointed Paul J Cassingham as a senior legal consultant in its corporate practice. He joins K&L Gates from Yangming Partners.
Cassingham advises clients in the electronics, chemicals, industrial equipment, and other sectors on an array of corporate matters, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure projects, cross-border investment, and taxation. He regularly counsels and speaks on topics related to foreign investment in Taiwan and U.S./Taiwan political and economic relations.
“We are happy to have Paul join us and his practice adds on to the platform of services that
Duane Morris is adding 16 Dewey & LeBoeuf lawyers to the firm, with extensive experience in areas such as corporate, insurance regulatory, energy, trial, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, tax and employee benefits.
The lawyers will join Duane Morris in the New York, Boston, and Washington, DC offices. The combination builds on Duane Morris’ broad national insurance, energy and technology practices, offering clients an expanded array of services.
The new lawyers were led to Duane Morris by Elizabeth W. Powers, who served on her former firm’s Executive Committee, and Alice T Kane, former general counsel at New York Life and
Thomas A Beaudoin has joined Goodwin Procter’s Business Law Department in its Boston office as a member of Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds Practice.
Beaudoin will focus on venture capital funds, private equity funds and institutional investors across the US, Europe and Israel.
"Tom’s outstanding reputation and deep client and industry relationships will help us continue to extend our client services in this important practice area," says Regina M Pisa, Chairman of Goodwin Procter. "Goodwin’s strong venture capital and private equity practices, combined with our internationally recognized fund formation practice, make Tom a natural fit for Goodwin."
"We’re delighted that Tom
NVM Private Equity (NVM) has appointed David Rolfe as Investment Partner for the South of England. He will be responsible for generating investment opportunities and managing NVM’s existing portfolio across the region.
Rolfe joins NVM from his role as PwC Director in Corporate Finance responsible for leading deal activity in the South East. David has 15 years experience with PwC, exclusively in the South, spending the last 12 years in a lead advisory role in Corporate Finance; advising both local private businesses and private equity houses on mid-market M & A transactions. Recent deals include the sale of Wallingford Software,
Bertram Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in San Mateo, California, has promoted Ingrid Swenson to Partner and Managing Director. Swenson, the Chief Financial Officer at Bertram, has been with the firm since its inception in 2006 and oversees all of Bertram Capital’s Finance, Administrative and internal Information Technology activities.
Swenson has led the Finance team’s efforts in support of each of the twenty-two investments made by Bertram Capital since the firm’s first investment in January of 2007. In addition to her finance and administration responsibilities, Swenson serves as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer, ensuring Bertram is at the forefront in
Schulte Roth & Zabel has expanded its New York office with the addition of a group of leading private equity and real estate attorneys joining the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP effective 16 May, 2012.
Joseph A Smith and Marshall S Brozost join as partners, Sanford W Morhouse joins as of counsel, and Russel G Perkins, Shawn R McCune and David C Miller join as special counsel. In addition, Jason L Behrens, Geoffrey L Butler, Lauren E Cook, Lauren King and Jennifer M Lew are joining the firm as associates.
“This is the largest group ever to join
Fiona Le Poidevin, the current Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, will take over as Chief Executive from Peter Niven with effect from 30 June.
Niven has been with Guernsey Finance since 2006 and will continue to act in a part time consultancy role with the company until the end of 2012.
Making the announcement, Jim Gilligan, the Chairman of Guernsey Finance, reflected on Niven’s time as head of the Island’s promotional body for the finance industry.
“In the six years that Peter has been at the helm, the work of Guernsey Finance has led the way in the marketing
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