A round-up of the latest private markets people moves globally
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has appointed Lauren Koontz as president and CEO, effective December 1. She joins from the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, where she is president and CEO, and brings three decades of experience in enterprise leadership, philanthropy and fundraising.
Australia-based REI Super has named Michelle Boucher as Chief Executive Officer. She was previously the fund’s Chief Member Officer.
PRI Pensionsgaranti, based in Sweden, has appointed Michael Timm as Chief Investment Officer and Head of Credit and Asset Management.
US-based Barings has appointed Sloan Sutta as Global Head of Asset-Based Finance in New York. He will lead the firm’s global asset-based finance platform across public and private markets.
New York-based One Rock Capital Partners has added Paolo Ferrari and Damon Anderson as Operating Partners. Ferrari will focus on post-acquisition value creation at industrial portfolio companies undergoing operational transformation, while Anderson will support portfolio companies through supply-chain and procurement initiatives.
New York-based New Mountain Capital has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, led by managing director Shehreyar Hameed. The office will focus on business development and institutional investor relationships across the Gulf.
Tim Grant will depart as CEO of London-based Deus X Capital as the firm winds down. He has been appointed CEO of TensorX.
Seattle-based Freestone Capital Management has hired Carolyn Barnette as a Managing Director on its investment team, based in San Franciso. She joins after 13 years at BlackRock, where she most recently led Market and Portfolio Insights for US Wealth.
London-based Janus Henderson Investors has appointed Helen Jewell as Head of EMEA & Asia Pacific Equities effective December 1. She will join from BlackRock, where she was International Chief Investment Officer for Fundamental Equities.
London-based Omni Partners has appointed Elliot Tahmasebi as Partner to lead new lower-mid-market platform investments across financial, professional and business services in the UK and Europe.
New York-based Wafra has appointed Amanda Heravi as Capital Formation Operating Adviser and Jacky Wu as Operations and Finance Operating Adviser. They are the first external operating advisers in Wafra’s Capital Constellation network and will advise emerging managers on operations and capital formation.
US-based MVP Ventures has named Lizette Chapman as Partner, Founder Narratives, following her career covering technology and startups.
US-based Lightspeed has named Adil Haque as Partner and Head of Capital Partnerships. He joins from EQT and will focus on deepening institutional investor relationships and developing fund, co-investment and bespoke venture solutions.
New York-based Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management has appointed Eric Johnston as Head of Equities, O’Connor and Chief Market Strategist, Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management. He will lead O’Connor’s equity long/short strategy and equity capital markets build-out and serve on its Capital Allocation Committee.
Chicago-based Adams Street Partners has named Rina Kozlowski as Partner and Head of Human Resources. She will lead the firm’s global HR function and serve on its Operating Committee.
Paris-based Wendel Investment Managers has appointed Bénédicte Rabier as Chief Product Officer of its private assets management platform.
New York-based Octagon Credit Investors has named John Zilko as Head of Investor Solutions and Head of Business Development to lead business development and investor engagement across the credit manager.
Akin has hired Filippo Durazzo as a Corporate Partner in London, strengthening its private equity platform. He advises sponsors and portfolio companies on cross-border M&A, carve-outs, co-investments, divestitures, recapitalizations, and other capital solutions.
Clifford Chance has hired Jill Kelley as a Partner in New York, strengthening its entertainment and sports capabilities within its global private capital offering.
Dechert has hired Jason Gott as a Partner in its financial restructuring practice in Chicago, expanding its borrower-side restructuring capabilities.
Ashurst Perkins Coie has hired Tom Jaggers as a Corporate Partner in London, expanding its private capital offering. He joins from Oaktree, where he was a Managing Director in the European Principal (Private Equity) Group.
Bilzin Sumberg has hired Mauricio D. Rivero as a Partner in its Tax and Private Wealth practice in Miami. His work includes fund structuring, cross-border M&A, and partnership taxation.
Davis Polk has hired Glen Mastroberte as an M&A Partner in Los Angeles. His practice includes M&A, financings, and strategic transactions for investors, investment funds, and private equity firms.
Jones Day has hired Zena Ho as a Partner in its Financial Markets Practice in Los Angeles. She focuses on real estate finance for lenders, REITs, private equity funds, and real estate companies.
WilmerHale has hired Hugh Murtagh as a Partner and chair of its Transactional Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice in New York.
Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Andrew Fordham as Partner, Banking and Finance, in Leeds. He joins from Addleshaw Goddard and advises private equity sponsors and lenders on acquisition, real estate, and asset-based finance.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has named Fiona Cumming as a Finance Partner in London, specializing in fund finance and capital solutions for financial institutions and credit funds.
Ireland-based Waystone has appointed James Bowers as CEO of its UK ACD business and Allan Seldon as Managing Director, Client Solutions.
Switzerland-based ZEDRA has named Koh Pi Hann as Head of Fund Services, Asia, based in Singapore, strengthening its regional fund administration services.
Jersey-based Aztec Group has appointed Ruby Paramanathan as Head of Strategic Client Change, a newly created role focused on major client change programs across its private-markets services business.
San Francisco-based Juniper Square has appointed Bo Kim as its first Chief Information Officer, with responsibility for enterprise technology strategy, business systems, data infrastructure, security, and AI governance.
US-based Baird has hired Brian Castiglioni as a Managing Director in its Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group in New York, adding senior coverage to its Healthcare Services practice.
New York-based Lazard has hired Alexander Friedman as a Managing Director in its Media, Entertainment & Sports Group. He advises corporate and financial sponsor clients on M&A, leveraged buyouts, financings, and other strategic mandates.
Wedbush Securities has hired Jim McDermott as Managing Director, Investments, in Chicago. He joins from Osaic Wealth and brings more than 30 years of wealth management experience.
Chicago-based Northern Trust Wealth Management has hired Robert Ludricks III as Managing Director, Northeast Region, within its Family Office Solutions team in New York. He joins from Brown Brothers Harriman. The firm has appointed Beth Emswiler and Andrew Borner as Senior Managing Directors in its Northeast Region.
Canada-based CIBC Private Wealth Management has appointed Brad Finch as Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Wealth Management. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of CIBC Global Asset Management.
US-based JPMorgan Chase has named Edward Bell as Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Investment Banking. He has held senior investment banking roles at the firm in Africa.
US-based Milliman has appointed Callum Mayor and David Laird as Managing Directors to launch its UK business advisory practice supporting investment, insurance, and retirement organizations.
Evercore has appointed Philip von Malsen-Plessen as a Senior Managing Director in its Investment Banking business in Frankfurt.
Los Angeles-based Houlihan Lokey has hired Jane Ma as a Managing Director in its Financial Services Group in New York, focused primarily on alternative asset managers.
New York-based Cohen & Company Capital Markets has named Daniel Sheriff as Managing Director and Head of Private Credit to lead its newly launched private credit advisory practice.
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