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Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. today announced that Kelly E Zelezen and Euchung Ung have been named members of Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen firm, effective 1 January, 2012.
“Kelly and Euchung are tremendous assets to our firm and our clients,” says Andy Chonoles, Kleinberg Kaplan’s managing partner. “Their dedication to the practice of law and to delivering exceptional results reflects the firm’s commitment to cultivating our attorneys’ talents to provide the highest-quality service to our clients.”
Kelly Zelezen joined the firm in 2006 and concentrates her practice on the asset management industry, where she advises managers of hedge
Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Dr Hans-Joachim Körber to its Board of Advisors.
Dr Körber has had a long and highly distinguished business career including serving as the former President and CEO of METRO AG, one of the largest retailers in the world. He is currently on a number of international boards, including the Boards of Air Berlin PLC and Esprit Holdings Limited on which he is Chairman. In his early career Dr Körber held several senior management positions within the R.A. Oetker Group focusing on IT, logistics, communications and retail. He joined Metro SB Großmärkte in
Brian McMahon, Managing Director, Business Development Executive, has been appointed as BNY Mellon’s senior alternative industry facing executive in Luxembourg.
McMahon has particular expertise in private equity and real estate and is also being asked to develop business and relationships for EMEA in PE/RE. He previously held roles at Citi and State Street in investment services.
In addition, the company has promoted Valeria Anderson to Senior Salesperson, Vice President, in the company’s London Alternative Investment Services (AIS) business development team. She has 14 years of experience in financial services, six years of which with BNY Mellon, first in the
Laurent Vanderweyen (pictured)has joined Alter Domus – an independent provider of professional administration services for multinational corporations and alternative investment funds – as CEO of its Luxembourg office and Global Head of Fund Services.
“I am confident that Laurent is the right person to lead and drive the development of Alter Domus’ Luxembourg office, our firm’s headquarters, and foster our current international Fund Services offering” says Dominique Robyns, President and Chairman of Alter Domus, who is now devoting greater attention to the firm’s international expansion efforts. Since 2007 Alter Domus has established 14 new offices and desks worldwide and has
Avenue Capital Group has appointed Stephen Trevor as a Senior Managing Director focusing on distressed-for-control investments. He will split his time between the firm’s New York and London offices.
Trevor, 48, previously was co-head of the private equity business within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), as well as co-head of Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking and Asset Management. He also served on the Management and Risk committees at Morgan Stanley, which he joined in 2007. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Trevor was a Managing Director in the Principal Investment area of Goldman Sachs, and a partner at the firm. Trevor joined Goldman Sachs in 1992, and
Castle Hall Alternatives, a specialist provider of operational due diligence to global investors, has expanded its activities to Europe, opening a new office in London. Michael Bolger, ACA CFA FRM, recently joined Castle Hall as Director to lead the firm’s European due diligence practice.
“We are delighted to expand our business in Europe and welcome Michael to Castle Hall,” says Chris Addy, CEO. “Our new location will enhance our ability to conduct due diligence on European asset managers and will allow Castle Hall to strengthen its relationship with our European clients.”
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Castle Hall’s London office continues
"These individuals have proven to be exceptional contributors and we are delighted to announce their advancement," says Richard D Tadler, a Managing Director of TA Associates. "They are very adept at advancing the interests of our limited partners and portfolio companies, and truly representative of TA’s talented team of professionals across all practice areas and geographies."
M Roy Burns has been promoted to Director from Principal. He serves in TA’s Boston office, focusing on investments in financial services, business services and other growth services industries. Burns led TA’s 2011 investment in Stadion Money Management and previously led the firm’s investment
HazelTree, a provider of Treasury management services for alternative investment managers, has announced the appointment of Paul Calderone to the position of Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately.
Calderone brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his years in institutional sales and development at Credit Suisse. In his new position, he will manage all aspects of HazelTree’s rapidly expanding operations, which are focused on delivering high-performance Treasury functionality to multi-primed hedge funds.
"HazelTree’s client base has tripled over the past six months, so Paul is joining us at a particularly exciting and opportune time," says company CEO Stephen Casner
Actis, the pan-emerging market private equity investor has announced the promotion of three Directors to Partner – David Grylls and Nick Luckock in London, and Natalie Kolbe in Johannesburg’
Grylls is a member of the Energy team, responsible for Actis’s current and future African energy investments including Umeme.
Luckock is a member of the Financial Services team, advising a number of portfolio companies including India’s IDFC and Brazil’s XP Investimentos, in addition to leading new investments.
Kolbe covers the South African market, most recently leading Actis’s acquisition of South Africa’s largest vehicle tracking company, Tracker, in October
Carey Olsen has announced the appointment of two new partners in its Jersey office. Daniel O’Connor and Peter German (pictured) join the busy corporate, finance and investment funds group.
O’Connor joined Carey Olsen in 2008 and specialises in investment funds, private equity and financial services regulation. He has extensive transactional experience of a wide range of investment structures working for both global financial institutions and specialist fund managers. Dan is an active member of several industry consultation and steering groups which develop funds policy and regulation, including his technical work for the Jersey Funds Association.
German has been working at
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