Quoin Partners has appointed Nathan Dean as senior partner. Dean has deep experience in the alternative asset and investment management industries as well as being an experienced entrepreneur. He joins Quoin from The Druker Company, where he was a project director in charge of commercial real estate investment, managing large networks of providers in the firm’s acquisition and development initiatives. Prior to Druker, Dean worked for Davidson Kempner Capital Management and JPMorgan Investment Management where he sourced new opportunities, provided detailed financial and strategic analysis, and managed the entire investment process for both funds. Dean started his career at Banc

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association has appointed Sev Vettivetpillai, chief executive of Aureos Advisers, to its board of directors. Aureos is a private equity fund management company specialising in investing in small to mid-cap businesses in Asia, Africa and Latin America.   EMPEA is a global member-based association established to promote a greater understanding of and a more favourable climate for investing in emerging markets. It was founded with the belief that private equity can be a critical driver of economic growth in emerging markets while simultaneously generating strong returns for investors.   Vettivetpillai (pictured) will become the first

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has appointed Hal Strong, former vice chairman of Russell Investments, as an operating executive. Strong brings to Genstar an extensive financial sector expertise that spans nearly 30 years. Since 1990, he served with Russell Investments, a global investment management firm with over USD150bn in assets under management that provides investment solutions to individual, institutional and adviser clients in more than 40 countries. He will help Genstar’s efforts to make investments in asset managers and financial services businesses. Jean-Pierre L. Conte (pictured), chairman and managing director of Genstar, says: "We are very pleased that Hal will

WW Advisors, a UK-based real estate boutique providing investment and financing advisory services throughout Europe, has appointed Jonathan Edmunds as director to originate, analyse and execute deals. Edmunds brings nine years of experience in real estate and a wealth of experience in the fields of consultancy, debt markets, corporate finance and direct investments.   Prior to WW Advisors, Edmunds worked in the corporate finance division of Lazard, advising listed real estate companies, private equity funds and hedge funds on mergers, acquisitions and asset disposals. He was previously at Deutsche Bank, working in the European commercial real estate group, underwriting real

Winston & Strawn has expanded its private equity practice and middle-market capabilities with the addition of Dominick P. DeChiara, Bradley C. Vaiana, Bryan C. Goldstein and Jennifer C. Kurtis, who have joined the firm’s New York office as partners. The attorneys came to Winston from Nixon Peabody, where DeChiara chaired the private equity practice. They are joined by four associates. DeChiara will co-chair the firm’s private equity practice. The team represents private equity clients and their portfolio companies in a range of middle market corporate transactions as well as the ongoing management of fund portfolio companies. The team also represents

Imperial Capital, a full-service investment banking firm, has expanded its institutional research effort with the hiring in its capital structure analysis group of Daniel J. Ward and Kevin Cohen. Ward has joined as a managing director covering the airlines/transportation and automotive/automotive suppliers/automotive finance sectors. Cohen has joined as a vice president covering paper/packaging, metals/mining and homebuilding. Both are based out of Imperial Capital’s New York office. Imperial Capital’s institutional research group delivers company and industry/sector-level fixed income and equity analysis. In addition, the group publishes macroeconomic industry reports and provides real-time desk analysis. "We are pleased to welcome these experienced

CounselWorks, an advisory firm to alternative investment firms, banks and broker/dealers, has hired Brad Caswell, former general counsel and chief compliance officer of DKR Oasis, as a managing director. Caswell will work closely with clients on strategic business, legal, regulatory and compliance matters, particularly hedge funds and investment firms with international businesses. Prior to DKR Oasis, Caswell served as associate general counsel and a board member of the DKR group of funds. Prior to joining DKR Capital, he was vice president and assistant general counsel at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman from the law firm of Clifford Chance Rogers &

Miller Buckfire, an independent full service investment bank, has appointed veteran investment banker Jason R. Anderson as a managing director. Anderson will focus on companies active in the general industrial and automotive sectors and help lead Miller Buckfire’s growing strategic advisory practice. Anderson is the fourth senior level addition to Miller Buckfire’s advisory practice in 2009. He joins from Banc of America Securities, where he was a managing director with senior client coverage responsibilities for diversified industrial clients and head of automotive investment banking. Prior to this, Anderson spent 12 years as a banker covering industrial clients with Goldman Sachs.