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Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Michael J. Dickman as a partner in its corporate advisory group.
Based in New York, Dickman will be reunited with London-based partner Robert Maguire and a growing team of advisory professionals covering global energy sector clients.
The addition of Dickman expands the firm’s coverage of the energy industry.
Dickman has over 20 years of energy-related investment banking experience at Morgan Stanley where he was most recently a managing director and co-head of the global energy group.
Joseph Perella, chairman and chief executive officer of Perella Weinberg Partners, says: “Mike’s deep industry knowledge greatly augments our
European private equity investor Silverfleet Capital has appointed Falko Westphalen as an investment executive in its Munich office.
Silverfleet recently expanded its team in France with the appointment of Frederic Chiche, also as an investment executive, and is currently recruiting for its London team as well.
Westphalen joins the team from Jefferies International where he worked as an analyst.
Neil MacDougall, managing partner, says: “Silverfleet’s EUR212.5m acquisition of Wiesbaden based Kalle, a global manufacturer of artificial sausage casings, was one of the largest buyout transactions completed in 2009. Germany has been one of the most active regions for European buyouts
Frédéric Bilas has joined European Fund Administration as the forthcoming NAV operations director.
After a transition period of six months, he will replace Jean Paul Thomas on 1 July 2010, when the latter retires.
Bilas will then also become a member of the executive committee.
Bilas began his career at J.P. Morgan in Brussels and London, and then moved to Accenture Luxembourg as senior manager financial services.
Afterwards, he was assistant manager of the organisation department of the Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat in Luxembourg before joining Dexia BIL where he was head of securities until the end of
Partners Capital, a London and Boston based private investment office, has appointed Ethan Hall as director of research and Sean Farrell as an investment principal.
Hall was previously head of investment research at Centaur Financial Services, a USD100m fund management company he founded in 1995, which manages individually tailored portfolios for high net worth individuals and institutions.
Prior to founding Centaur Financial Services, Hall was a management consultant for Bain.
Farrell joins the team from 3i Quoted Private Equity, a 3i Group business which invests in public companies through negotiated transactions.
Prior to joining 3i, Farrell was a director
Butterfield Fulcrum, an administrator for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Mark Boyes as director of business development.
He is based in London and reports to Joost Lobler, Butterfield Fulcrum’s head of business development for EMEA and APAC.
Boyes will be responsible for identifying and developing strategic partnerships to help strengthen and expand Butterfield Fulcrum’s client base throughout Europe and its surrounding emerging markets.
Akshaya Bhargava (pictured), chief executive of Butterfield Fulcrum, says: “Mark is well-suited to help further leverage our tremendous growth in the EMEA region. He brings more than 15 years experience in the offshore financial services
Dominion Corporate Group, a provider of offshore management and administration based in Jersey, has added Graeme McArthur as head of funds.
McArthur (pictured) has over 20 years’ experience of the finance sector in Jersey, initially with KPMG and then moving into fund administration with Deutsche Bank and subsequently State Street.
Most recently McArthur was chief executive at Northern Trust Jersey.
Since 2004 McArthur has also been a member of the executive committee of the Jersey Funds Association.
Dominion Corporate Group’s managing director Sue Fossey says: “We are very glad to welcome an individual of such substance and calibre
Securities and investment banking firm Jefferies has hired Magnus Christensson as a managing director and European head of the firm’s fund placement group based in London.
He joins Jefferies from Atlantic-Pacific Capital and has more than 12 years of private equity fundraising experience.
Steve Gray, global head of the fund placement group in Jefferies’ investment banking division, says: “We are delighted that Magnus is joining our global team. His experience, strong relationships and expertise in private equity, infrastructure and real estate will add immediate value to our clients globally.”
Christensson was previously a partner at Atlantic-Pacific Capital where he originated
Growth equity firm General Atlantic has named Mike McTighe, chairman of Pace, Volex Group and WYG Group, as a special adviser to the firm.
In this role, McTighe will provide strategic counsel to GA and its portfolio companies with a focus on the European region, supporting the firm’s active value-added approach to partnering with growth companies.
John Bernstein, managing director and head of General Atlantic in Europe, says: “We are excited that Mike has joined GA’s European team in this important role. Having served in management roles for numerous successful companies, his extensive experience will be valuable to GA’s
Angelo Gordon has added Richard Leonard to its private equity group as a managing director and Michael Koike as a vice president.
Both are based in New York.
Prior to joining Angelo Gordon in October 2009, Leonard was a managing director at Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill where he focused on leveraged buyout investments in the restaurant, retail, food and manufacturing industries. He began his private equity career at J.W. Childs Associates and was also previously with Audax Group.
Koike joined Angelo Gordon in February 2010 from Ripplewood Holdings, where he was a vice president focused on the consumer products, manufacturing and
Advanced Fund Administration, a private equity and hedge fund administration company, has appointed Mark Lancaster as vice president of business development, based in the Summit, New Jersey office.
His primary focus is leading AFA’s sales and marketing activities.
Lancaster is a 20 year veteran in the financial services industry. Before joining AFA, he was with Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation where he was vice president of wealth management services, responsible for developing the Alternative Investment Products service and accelerating industry use of AIP to automate alternative fund subscription, redemption and post-trade processing.
"With the experience and industry pedigree of the
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