ADIA hires new head of principal investments
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has appointed Colm Lanigan as head of principal investments in its private equities department. Working alongside senior management, Lanigan is responsible for the identification, execution and management of direct investments into private companies.
He will report to Hareb Al Darmaki, executive director of ADIA's private equities department. Lanigan joins from Tara Capital, a boutique advisory firm he set up in 2005. Prior to this he was a partner...
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