Private Equity
With the ‘surprising’ hiring of former UBS secondaries executives Nigel Dawn and Nicolas Lanel, Evercore has almost overnight become a major player in the secondaries world.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Vietnam-based firm has hired Chad Ovel, who brings in operational expertise as the firm raises a new country fund.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The appointment of Paul Rablen in Investec’s acquisition finance team comes as the UK-listed bank is seeing increased deal flow as senior bank debt availability for UK lower mid-market companies remains scarce.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
More than two years after seizing control of music group EMI, Citi has sold the company’s pension fund to Pension Insurance Corporation, marking the UK’s largest ever pension insurance buyout.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association welcomed Serge Desjardins as a senior advisor earlier this year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Andrew Lebus will succeed Ian Armitage, who retired from HgCapital last year, as the chair of the listed private equity trade body.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The development finance specialist has hired a former IFC executive to fill the newly created role, as it seeks to accelerate its move towards direct debt and equity investing in Africa.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
After months of speculation as to who will head the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, CIC is said to have selected Xuedong Ding to fill the role.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The steady flow of talent out of the secondary firm continues with the departure of Joshua Glaser as Paul Capital struggles to raise its tenth fund.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The appointment of former managing director Donald Pascal to president comes following three new hires to Commonfund Capital earlier this year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
