Appointments
KKR hires Akhil Puri for India Capstone team
KKR has hired Akhil Puri from TPG Capital as a director for its Capstone unit. He will lead the private equity firm’s engagement with its portfolio companies in India. Capstone’s current assignments in the country include Dalmia Cement and supporting...
Bedell Cristin to offer BVI legal services from Singapore
International law firm Bedell Cristin has opened an office in Singapore from which it will provide British Virgin Islands (BVI) legal services to clients throughout Asia. Stephen Adams, who joined Bedell from BVI law firm Barker Adams at the beginning...
James Fong joins Mayer Brown JSM as partner
Global law firm Mayer Brown JSM has appointed James Fong as partner in its corporate and securities practice. He joins from Hogan Lovells, where he became a partner in 2010.
Abraaj appoints Tom Speechley as Aureos CEO
Tom Speechley, a senior partner at Abraaj Capital, has been named CEO of Aureos Capital. The appointment coincides with the completion of Abraaj’s acquisition of Aureos and its emerging markets small- and mid-cap investment platform.
Atlantic-Pacific Capital appoints new CEO
Mark Bourgeois has been appointed CEO and president of Atlantic-Pacific Capital, the global placement agent and advisory firm. He was previously CEO of Credit Suisse’s asset management group in the Americas, with responsibility for funds in which the...
Yinglan Tan joins Sequoia Capital India
Yinglan Tan, formerly head of projects at Singapore’s National Research Foundation, has joined Sequoia Capital India as a venture partner.
Blackstone names Baratta head of global private equity
The Blackstone Group has promoted Joe Baratta to head of global private equity. He currently leads the firm's European private equity operations.
J.P. Morgan's Australia natural resources head to join PE firm
The head of J.P. Morgan’s Australia natural resources and infrastructure division, Alan Young, is leaving to join private equity firm Prostar Capital, a start-up private equity firm. He will remain with the investment bank until the end of the year.
AlpInvest creates secondaries team in Hong Kong
AlpInvest Partners, the Netherlands-based fund-of-funds, has expanded its Hong Kong office with the addition of a secondary investments team. Neal Costello, who recently relocated from New York, will lead the firm's secondary activities in Asia.
Loeb & Loeb expands Beijing office
Roger C. Peng has joined Loeb & Loeb’s as a partner in the firm's Beijing office. He joins from Paul Hastings, having previously worked for Hogan Hartson (now Hogan Lovells).
TPG partner brought in to help turn around Li Ning
TPG Capital's Jin-goon Kim has been named executive vice-chairman of Li Ning as the private equity firm tries to stabilize the struggling Chinese sports retailer. The appointment comes as Li Ning searches for a replacement for CEO Zhiyong Zhang, who has...
Capital Dynamics names Ammann as CEO
Capital Dynamics has announced Stefan Ammann to be the company's CEO, with immediate effect. He replaces Thomas Kubr, founding CEO, who will serve on a full-time basis as executive chairman of the board of directors.
Troutman Sanders opens Beijing office
Troutman Sanders has opened an office in Beijing, making it the law firm's third base in China since it entered the country in 1997. The office will led by Allen Shyu, formerly of Orrick.
Robin Bell-Jones to lead Permira's TMT coverage in Asia
Permira has redeployed Robin Bell-Jones from London to Hong Kong as part of efforts to expand the firm’s investment activities across Asia.
Nomura appoints head of Asia investment banking
Nomura has promoted Mark Williams to head of investment banking for Asia ex-Japan, to replace Patrick Schmitz-Morkramer. The news follows other recent departures at senior management level in the Japanese investment firm.
Carlyle hires Neeraj Bharadwaj as India MD
The Carlyle Group has appointed Neeraj Bharadwaj as a managing director for its Asia operations in Mumbai. It emerged last week that he was the private equity firm’s preferred candidate for the role.
O'Melveny to open office in South Korea
O'Melveny & Myers is going to open an office in Seoul, South Korea, in a move to deepen their services for Korea-based clients. It will be the seventh Asia office of the legal firm, alongside locations in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo,...
Deloitte expands SE Asia debt advisory, restructuring practice
Deloitte has hired three executives from Rothschild for its Southeast Asia debt advisory and restructuring practice. Robert Schmitz, Richmond Ang and NK Naginlal Modi all performed similar functions at Rothschild.
Goldman names Hui head of Asia Pacific ex-Japan merchant banking
Stephanie Hui has been named head of Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking operations for Asia Pacific ex-Japan as part of a management reshuffle following the departure of three senior partners from the firm. She will report to Andrew Wolff, who is moving...
Serasi's Veronica John joins Mekong Capital
Veronica John, founder of Serasi Capital and formerly CEO of IDFC Capital, has joined Mekong Capital as a senior advisor. She is responsible for various aspects of the Vietnam-focused GP’s operations, including investments, fundraising and private equity...
Boris Bong leaves Squadron Capital for J.P. Morgan
Boris Bong, a managing director at Hong Kong-based fund-of-funds Squadron Capital, has left the company. He is joining J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s private equity group, also as a managing director.
Schwartz rejoins Goldman Sachs to head Asia Pacific
Mark Schwartz, co-founder of Asia-focused New Silk Route and chairman of investment firm MissionPoint Capital Partners, has been appointed head of Goldman Sachs' Asia Pacific. He is returning to the bank after a hiatus of 11 years.
Landman to head up BlackRock's Australia alternatives unit
Andrew Landman, CEO of Ascalon Capital, will join BlackRock as head of alternatives in Australia.
Paul Weiss hires Spencer Park for Asia PE, M&A practice
Paul Weiss has appointed Spencer Park as counsel to its private equity and M&A practice in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he will work on private equity, credit and real estate transactions across the region.