Suni Goonetillake appointed as partner
Global private equity firm Advent International has added a second person to its operating partner programme focusing on the oil and gas services and equipment sector. With over 30 years of experience, Tom Ehret will lead the European deals team in the offshore and subsea sectors. Prior to Advent, he was CEO of Acergy, an […]
Private equity recruitment specialist, Directorbank, has appointed Dorothea Kronenberghs as European account director in Germany. Based in the firm’s Frankfurt office, Kronenberghs will provide recruitment services to Directorbank’s private equity client base. She will also be responsible for developing the company’s candidate network in the region. Prior to Directorbank, she headed up the business leaders […]
Wilson joins from Candover where he was director of the London office. Prior to Candover, he was a consultant at Bain & Company for six years. Wilson is Palamon’s fourth hire this year and the third vice-president recruit. So far this year, Ricardo Caupers and Pascal Jean-Noël Noth were hired as vice-presidents and Dr Richard […]
US growth equity specialist General Atlantic has promoted Adrianna Ma to managing director and Jing Hong to principal. Based in New York, Ma is responsible for GA’s global energy and resources sector. Hong is a based in the firm’s Beijing office and focuses on investments in China. Prior to joining GA, Ma worked as an […]
Mid-market private equity firm Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Angela Galbraith as origination executive. Joining from KPMG, Galbraith will be responsible for sourcing deal opportunities and early leads from potential portfolio companies. She joins Andrew Mainwaring and Georgia Dunkley in the origination team. She began her career at KPMG where she worked as an audit […]
Private equity fund-of-funds investor Pantheon has added Saverio Costa to its client services team in New York. Costa joins as a principal and will be responsible for the firm’s East Coast clients. The move follows the recent appointment of Brian Lim as principal in the Asian investment team at Pantheon’s Hong Kong office. Prior to […]
Employee-owned private equity firm Baird has recruited Said DeSaque to join the firm as director of institutional sales and investment strategy. Based in London, DeSaque will be responsible for investment strategy reports on the US and global economies to Baird’s institutional clients in Europe, the Far East and Middle East. Joining from Chicago-based investment firm […]
London-headquartered venture capital firm DN Capital has appointed Tom Bradley as principal at the firm. As part of his new appointment, Bradley will focus on software and digital media opportunities, primarily targeting growth equity deals in these segments. Bradley has been an active member of the UK venture capital industry for the past nine years. […]
UK private equity and sustainable energy investor Foresight Group has recruited a new investment manager. Based in Foresight’s Sevenoaks office, James Samworth will provide support to the firm’s environmental portfolio. Prior to Foresight, Samworth spent 10 years at Corus where he was responsible for operations management and commercial accounts supplying steel construction and manufactured goods […]