Private Equity
Matthew Ryall is joining the German insurer to head up its multi-fund strategy. The appointment comes one week after Allianz unveiled Olivier Piani as its head of real estate.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Olivier Piani, GE Real Estate’s chief executive in Europe, is leaving his post to head up Allianz’s new business. Piani, who is credited with building GE's real estate investments in Europe after a decade with the firm, will take up his new post with Allianz in October.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Marc Dreier, the founder of New York law firm Dreier, has admitted to key aspects of a plan to sell $113m in fake promissory notes, according to the SEC. He was last week arrested for impersonating an Ontario Teachers' official in a reported attempt to defraud Fortress.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The venture capital firm has promoted Munich-based Christoph Schröder and Munich and Singapore-based Hui Hsing Ma to general partner.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The specialised venture firm has brought on three venture partners in healthcare and biotechnology. Gary Velasquez is returning to his post after four years helming a portfolio company, and Kevin Barrett is a joint hire with Bain Capital Ventures. Sarah Bodary joins the firm from Genentech, where she worked as a biologist.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
After joining the firm as vice president in early 2007, Jie Gong is relocating from the US to Hong Kong to cover Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners' private equity fund of funds activity in Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity fund of funds has hired former Unigestion secondaries executive Francesco di Valmarana amid increasing activity in the global secondaries market. The appointment brings the number of Pantheon's European secondaries team members to 25.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The information, business services and healthcare specialist has named Daniel Pelak, Jeffrey Gallant and Scott Bontempo to its executive-laden Resources Group. Bontempo most recently worked as lead human resource executive at Cerberus Capital Management.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Middle Eastern market is being affected by the credit crunch as it looks to cut back on ‘overcapacity’. The investment bank operates various private equity and real estate funds, including a $533m Saudi hospitality fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The troubled German real estate lender today clarified its situation, suggesting comments by the German finance ministry had been misinterpreted.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
