Blackpeak appoints ex-Control Risks executive in Shanghai
Risk advisory firm Blackpeak Group has opened an office in Shanghai and appointed Max Hirsch to head up its operations in the city. Formerly a member of Control Risks’ corporate investigation practice, Hirsch will work with Nick Blank and Jack Clode, China director and co-founder, respectively, on expanding Blackpeak’s presence across Greater China.
The company was launched last year by Chris Leahy, Kroll's former head of Asia, and Nicholas Bryan-Brown, former head of investment banking for Asia Pacific at HSBC. It offers deal sourcing, risk mitigation and transaction execution services to corporate, private equity and hedge fund clients.
Blackpeak initially set up offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. In October 2011, it hired Martin del Rosario, Marsh's former private equity and M&A head for Greater China, as a director based in Hong Kong. Blank, who was head of the Guangzhou, Shanghai and Seoul offices at Kroll, joined earlier this year and is also based in Hong Kong.
"The seamless integration of our Greater China offering is critical to building on our existing practice, and is precisely what our clients want," said Clode. "Having already successfully completed a significant number of assignments across Greater China from our base in Hong Kong, we are confident that our service offering and competitive edge will be sharpened with our first office in mainland China."
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