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500 Startups hires India investment professional
500 Startups, the US-based incubator founded by serial entrepreneur Dave McClure, has hired Pankaj Jain to head up its India operations. He was previously consulting for TLabs in New Delhi, focusing on deal sourcing and running the start-up accelerator...
3i's Nikhil Gahrotra joins BanyanTree
Banyan Tree Finance has poached Nikhil Gahrotra from 3i Group, where he was working as associate director. He joins the mid-market PE firm as a director.
Lazard's Costa joins Developing Markets Capital Partners - report
Developing Markets Capital Partners (DMC), a private equity firm launched by three ex-Goldman Sachs executives, has hired Ken Costa, former chairman of Lazard’s international arm as a partner.
Profile: Leopard Capital's Douglas Clayton
Leopard Capital CEO Douglas Clayton refused to let gun-wielding Cambodians distract him from setting up the country’s first private equity fund. He prides himself on being first on the ground in frontier markets
MoFo hires ex-A&O PE specialist Jeremy Hunt
Morrison & Foerster has recruited Jeremy Hunt as a partner in its Hong Kong-based corporate practice. Hunt joins after 24 years at Allen & Overy, where he worked on numerous private equity transactions involving the likes of The Carlyle Group, Temasek...
Founder of Australia's Seek plans PE platform
Paul Bassat, co-founder of Australian job search site Seek, is looking to set up a private equity platform with Tony Holt, who recently left his position as a senior managing director with Macquarie Group in Hong Kong.
TPG hires Credit Suisse's Francis Woo for Southeast Asia – report
TPG Capital has reportedly hired Francis Woo as a principal for its Southeast Asia team. He was previously director and co-head of corporate finance for Southeast Asia at Credit Suisse.
VenturEast hires ex-DFJ partner to run India seed fund
India-focused VC firm VenturEast has hired Sateesh Andra, formerly a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvestan, to head up its seed-stage technology fund. His remit is to create a Silicon Valley-like incubation ecosystem and help companies tap into global venture...
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...
Greenpark promotes Daniel Green to CIO
Greenpark Capital has promoted Daniel Green to CIO. He joined the firm in 2001 and was previously an investment director, serving on the secondary specialist’s executive team and investment committee.
Moogwi Kim leaves Asia Alternatives
Moogwi Kim, an investment associate at fund-of-funds Asia Alternatives, has left the company. He plans to spend a year studying in France and Singapore before returning to the market in 2014.
SJ Berwin appoints Hong Kong head
SJ Berwin has appointed George Pinkham as head of its Hong Kong office. Effective October 1, Pinkham will lead the law firm’s expansion plans across Asia Pacific, building on its existing practices in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Asia Alternatives' Alexa Zhang joins Wilshire
Investment consultancy Wilshire Private Markets has appointed Alexa Zhang as managing director, with responsibility for the firm’s Hong Kong office. Zhang joins from fund-of-funds Asia Alternatives where she served as a director, focusing on Greater China...
Baker & McKenzie's global PE head to join King & Wood Mallesons - report
Baker & McKenzie’s global head of private equity, Mark McNamara, is reportedly leaving the firm to join King & Wood Mallesons in a similar role.
Headland names Raffini, Thompson as chairman and CEO
Headland Capital Partners has appointed George Raffini as chairman and Marcus Thompson as CEO. They were previously joint managing partners of the private equity firm, having led a spin out from HSBC in 2010.
CVC's Australia head resigns
CVC Capital Partners’ Adrian MacKenzie, the managing partner responsible for investments in Australia, has resigned. The move comes as the private equity firm prepares to write off almost the entire A$1.9 billion ($1.97 billion) in equity that was pumped...
Carlyle names Robert Mancini co-head of infrastructure fund
The Carlyle Group has appointed Robert Mancini from Goldman Sachs as managing director and co-head of its global infrastructure fund. He will work alongside founding co-head Robert Dove and is expected to start the new role by year-end.
VC specialist Wilson Sonsini expands Hong Kong presence
Wilson Sonsini, a Silicon Valley-based law firm with strong ties to the venture capital industry, has added a Hong Kong law capability to its China offering and hired a new partner to build out its operations in the territory. Khoon Jin Tan will work...
Blue Sky makes new executive appointment
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has hired Lachlan McMurdo from Bain & Company as investment manager of the private equity division. He will be responsible for the company’s existing portfolio, as well as covering rapidly growing SMEs across sectors such...
Quay poaches Reed from Pantheon for US
Australian private equity fund-of-funds and advisory firm Quay Partners has hired Jeffrey Reed from Pantheon Ventures, the UK fund-of-funds, to help manage its US operations in San Francisco.
Capstone Partners opens office in Asia
Placement agent Capstone Partners has opened its maiden Asia office in Singapore. Two senior executives - Alexandre Schmitz and Teena Jilka – were hired to lead the firm’s operations.
Actis appoints two new directors in Asia
Actis has appointed two new directors, Danny Koh and Max Lin, who will be based in Singapore and Beijing, respectively. Koh will be head of deal origination for Southeast Asia while Lin will focus on China investments.
Blackstone appoints ex-Archer partner as Australia senior advisor
The Blackstone Group has appointed James Carnegie as a senior advisor based in Sydney, where he will focus primarily on developing the firm’s private equity activity in Australia. He previously spent seven years at Archer Capital, leaving the local GP...
Jia Yuan Law Offices opens in Hong Kong
Chinese law firm Jia Yuan Law Offices has established an office in Hong Kong, where it has installed four lawyers, including partners Xu Ying and Sun Tao.