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Management consultancy Bain & Co has appointed Tom De Waele to lead its business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, according to a report by Bloomberg. De Waele has experience advising Middle Eastern companies on growth, M&A, and private equity.
Two former executives at telecom software group Mobileum have been charged with fraud in connection with the company’s $915m sale to HIG Capital in 2022, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Services-focused investor Maple Park Capital Partners has appointed Steve Wiborg, co-founder and executive chairman of Ampler Holdings and director at Maple Park portfolio company Rita’s Italian Ice, as an operating advisor. Wiborg’s appointment follows Maple Park’s appointment of Jason Kidd as an operating advisor to the firm last month.
Peng Yu is rejoining International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as a partner in its Global Private Equity Group, based in the Hong Kong office. Peng rejoins Weil from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in Hong Kong.
Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area based investment firm, has appointed Niklas Kuhlmann as director of investor relations and capital formation, EMEA. Kuhlmann will lead Renovus’ investor relations and capital formation efforts across Europe and Asia, supporting the firm’s relationships with institutional investors in international markets.
Independent professional services group Praxis has appointed Tarek El Moghrabi as Regional Head of Growth and Business Development for the GCC, strengthening its presence in a region emerging as a key hub for private and institutional capital.
Global private equity & credit infrastructure investment firm Denham Capital has appointed Rick Drescher as an operating partner. Drescher joins the Sustainable Infrastructure business, supporting their global investment strategy of deploying on-site, reliable power solutions to help data centre developers and hyperscalers energise their facilities ahead of full grid connectivity.
Gemspring Capital, a middle-market private equity firm with $5.1bn of capital under management, has appointed Aron Grossman and Zubin Malkani as co-heads of investments. In this role, they will continue to source, execute, and oversee investments while also assuming broader leadership responsibilities across the firm’s investing platform.
Warburg Pincus has announced that Ralph Haupter will serve as an external senior advisor to its European Technology team. Haupter is the executive vice president and chief revenue officer for Small Medium Enterprises and Channel at Microsoft.
Standard Chartered PLC Chief Financial Officer Diego De Giorgi has resigned after around two years in the role, to join Apollo Global Management where he will be partner and head of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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