People
RBC Dexia Investor Services has appointed Sébastien Danloy as Managing Director for Luxembourg. This appointment will be effective on 2 May, 2011 and is subject to regulatory approval.
As a leading fund distribution centre, Luxembourg is central to RBC Dexia’s success in Europe. In his role as Managing Director, Luxembourg, Danloy will be responsible for building the business by focusing on market strategy, strategic client management and effective engagement with local industry, government and regulatory bodies. Danloy will report functionally to Tony Johnson, Global Head, Sales & Distribution.
“Our Luxembourg operations are central to the promotion of our
International law firm Mourant Ozannes has expanded its award-winning Cayman Islands investment funds team with the appointment of Associate Adam Bathgate (pictured), who joins the firm from Clifford Chance’s Munich office.
A solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Bathgate graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, with a first class degree in Law and German Law in 2002, and completed the LPC at Nottingham Law School in 2003. He was admitted as an Attorney of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in 2010.
"This is a very exciting time to be joining Mourant Ozannes," says Bathgate. "The firm has
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has appointed Richard Sarnoff (pictured) as a Senior Advisor to the Firm. Sarnoff joins KKR from Bertelsmann AG, where he was Co-Chairman of Bertelsmann Inc, the US holding company, and President of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI).
Sarnoff will work closely with the KKR team to identify and pursue new investments, particularly in the media sector, while also supporting existing portfolio companies. He will become a member of the board of directors of BMG Rights Management, a joint venture between KKR and Bertelsmann AG, and become a Senior Advisor and serve on the board
Private equity fund services provider Ipes has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of funds industry heavy-weights Andrew Whittaker (pictured) and Nigel Strachan.
Andrew Whittaker joins Ipes’ UK operation, which opened in 2005 and comprises over 20 staff, as Managing Director. He will be responsible for growing the business, with a particular focus on building the outsourcing practice. Andrew has extensive experience of onshore / offshore vehicles, open and closed and traditional and alternative funds. Prior to joining Ipes he was Managing Director for Capita Financial Group’s Specialist Fund Services division. Andrew also serves on the AIC Technical Committee
Private equity firm TA Associates has announced global promotions of six staff members, effective January 1, 2011.
“These professionals have played significant roles over the past year in helping TA source and close new deals, successfully exit prior investments and further build value in our existing portfolio companies,” says C Kevin Landry, Chairman and a Managing Director of TA Associates. “We are very pleased to announce their promotions, and look forward to these individuals building on their ccomplishments to advance the interests of TA, our portfolio companies and our Limited Partners.”
Christopher Parkin was promoted to Director from Principal. He
Robert Klap has joined Platinum Equity as a principal based in London, where he will assist the firm’s investor relations, capital raising and deal origination programs.
Most recently, Klap was an executive at UBS in London, responsible for managing private equity fund investments in the bank’s wealth management group. Previously, he was a private equity portfolio manager at Shell Asset Management Company and a fund manager at Mn Services, each of which are institutional investors in Platinum’s private equity funds.
"I am delighted that Robert is joining Platinum Equity," says Tom Gores (pictured), chairman and CEO of the firm. "We
Mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has appointed Jim Graham as Operating Partner, and Edward Lunken as Origination Analyst.
Graham joins Phoenix from Candover, where he spent three years as Operating Partner. Previously, he was the commercial/marketing manager at the GBP1bn pre-pay business unit at Orange. He has an MBA and worked as a consultant with Accenture.
Lunken joins Phoenix from LEK Consulting, where he worked for three years as a strategy consultant. Prior to this, he held a research position within the European Commission, and was an intern at Ogilvy and Mather.
"Phoenix is delighted to welcome both Jim
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm providing buyout and growth capital to companies in the financial services industry, has promoted John D Cochran to Managing Director, effective January 1, 2011.
As Managing Director, Cochran, 39, joins the Investment Committee of Lovell Minnick Partners, which has offices in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia areas and is responsible for managing the firm’s private equity partnerships totalling
USD800 million. The Lovell Minnick Partners Investment Committee includes Jeffrey D Lovell, Chairman; James E. Minnick, President; Jennings (Jay) Newcom, General Counsel and Managing Director; and Managing Directors Robert M. Belke, Spencer P. Hoffman and
Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm with more than USD2.5 billion of capital under management, has partnered with management to acquire Aavid Thermalloy (Aavid), a leader in designing and manufacturing high-performance thermal management products used in a wide range of electronics systems.
Aavid is headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, and has global manufacturing facilities across China, North America, Europe, and India. Its products are used to dissipate heat and maintain optimal temperatures of high-performance electronic components used in servers, telecommunications equipment (base station controllers and devices that amplify signals at cell sites), alternative energy equipment (solar and wind power
Northern Trust has added functionality to its Trade Order Entry platform to further automate private market investments and global funds, while increasing safeguards for trade instructions in all asset classes.
Trade Order Entry provides a secure method of delivering trade instructions to Northern Trust. The enhancements offer this level of secure transaction processing for alternative assets, including private equity limited partnerships and hedge funds of funds, and global unitised funds and commingled funds. Trade Order Entry also now offers private equity investors access to enriched real-time cash forecast information, an important feature as transaction volumes increase for alternative assets. In
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
