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Sarona Asset Management, the manager of a number of private equity, impact investing funds, has officially established a presence in Europe and appointed Vivina Berla as a Senior Partner and European Managing Director.
Sarona Asset Management is based in Waterloo-ON, Canada, and is a co-founder and/or manager of a number of impact investment funds, including the Sarona and MicroVest groups of funds. Together, they represent over USD180 million in assets under management in emerging and developing country markets around the world.
With over 15 years’ experience in institutional and alternative asset management acquired at Merrill Lynch and Gartmore Investment Management in
Ogier has appointed new managing partners in each of its Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands offices and a new chief executive officer in its fiduciary business in the Cayman Islands.
In the Cayman Islands, Nick Rogers, currently a partner leading Ogier Cayman’s corporate and commercial practice, has been named managing partner of Ogier Cayman’s legal business. Rogers first joined Ogier in the Cayman Islands in 2001 and, after some time with Walkers in Hong Kong and Cayman, rejoined as a partner in 2010.
Peter Cockhill (pictured), currently managing partner of Ogier Cayman legal business, will reassume his responsibilities
MMC Ventures (MMC), the growth company investor, has appointed Simon Menashy to its investment team. MMC’s investment professionals manage funds of GBP80 million and a portfolio of thirteen companies. The current portfolio includes AlexandAlexa, E-Trader, Interactive Investor and iiPay.


Menashy joins from Deloitte, where he was a senior consultant in the TMT Strategy practice. Simon advised major telecoms and media clients across Europe including the BBC, BT, Thomson Reuters and several cable operators.


Menashy graduated in Physics and Space Research from the University of Birmingham, where he continued as a postgraduate at the Business School. He was also a student
Michael Christopher Münnix has joined Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners as an Associate, effective 1 October. Münnix, who holds a PhD in physics, will mainly be responsible for handling deal flow at Target Partners. He will also support the team in managing the firm’s portfolio companies.
“From the very start, I was enthused by the entrepreneurial spirit that I experienced at Target Partners,” says Münnix. “I am very excited at the prospect of working on projects on a daily basis that involve the most innovative, cutting edge areas of software and technology. It is also clear from the successful
Charles Parkinson has been appointed as a director of the Legis Group. A non-executive chairman or director of a number of LSE or AIM-listed companies Parkinson’s specialism is commercial property and alternative investments. He is a board member of Bailiwick Investments Limited which has an interest in the Legis Group following the company’s management buyout completed in March this year.
Group managing director, Stuart Platt-Ransom, says: “Charles is highly regarded, with a wealth of experience and his appointment to the board further strengthens the Legis Group’s position as a best of breed independent.
“His track record in professional services and
Denis Fabre has joined The Blackstone Group as a Senior Managing Director. Based in London, he is responsible for the European healthcare franchise for Blackstone Advisory Partners.
John Studzinski, of Blackstone Advisory Partners, says: “Healthcare is a core sector for the Blackstone Group with a number of high profile investments such as Biomet, DJO Global and Catalent. Denis is a great addition to our global advisory business and we are delighted to have him on board.”
Fabre says: “Blackstone’s Advisory business has a first-rate reputation providing senior level independent advice to businesses and governments facing particularly difficult issues. The firm
Indus Capital Partners, LLC has announced the creation of two new positions to support the Europe Fund. There are now eight dedicated team members and AUM of approximately USD557 million.
Jianbo “Bob” Li, PhD has joined the Europe team as an Analyst responsible for Trading, Risk and Performance Analytics for the Europe Fund. Previously he was a Doctoral Student, Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr Li holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanics and Engineering Science from Peking University and was awarded a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University.
Intervale Capital, an energy-focused middle-market private equity firm, has promoted Erich Horsley (pictured) to Partner.
In his new role, Erich will be actively involved in deal sourcing and execution, portfolio company oversight and interaction with the firm’s limited partners. He will also join Intervale’s Investment Committee alongside Managing Partners Charles Cherington and Curtis Huff.
Commenting on the promotion, Charles Cherington, says: "We are very pleased to promote Erich. He has made a significant contribution to the success of our firm and will play an instrumental role in Intervale’s next fund. Erich’s promotion reflects our commitment to developing our organisation and
Former Treasury and Economic Development Minister Allan Bell has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, effective Tuesday 11 October, 2011).
The Ramsey MHK was elected to the position by Tynwald, the Island’s parliament, of which he has been a member for 27 years. He takes over as leader of the Manx Government from Tony Brown, who has retired from politics after a long and distinguished career.
Bell (64), a longstanding leader of efforts to reform and update IoM financial sector legislation, including fund regulation and to promote the industry internationally, was first elected to
David Evans and Samantha Lake Coghlan will join Goodwin Procter as partners in the firm’s London office.
Evans will become the London office Chair and will spearhead expansion of the firm’s presence in Europe, leveraging Goodwin’s presence in the real estate, fund formation and private equity sectors in the US. Evans and Lake Coghlan will focus on real estate private equity transactions, complementing Goodwin’s established London-based Hospitality and Leisure real estate practice, as well as its preeminent North American real estate private equity, REIT and real estate transactional practices.
“We’re delighted that David and Sam have chosen to join us. Their
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