Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has promoted three experienced investment professionals, and made three new hires. The promotions are as follows: Gordon Watson, Partner. Watson helps oversee direct private
Aquila Capital has appointed of industry expert Manfred Schraepler as Managing Director and Business Unit Head, Financial Assets and Liquid Private Markets. In the newly created role, Schraepler will be responsible for the strategic direction and further growth of Aquila
Agile Fund Solutions has appointed industry veteran David Proskin as Chief Financial Officer in the firm’s New York office. "This is another huge win for us in the New York market," says Vincent Calcagno, CEO. "David brings a tremendous wealth of
Crestline Investors has hire an experienced European Opportunistic Credit team and opened its first European office in London. This move represents an expansion of the firm's well-established US Opportunistic Credit Platform. Michael Guy, Crestline's Chief Investment Officer of Europe, will lead
Beechbrook Capital has launched the fundraising for its third private debt fund, Private Debt III, with a target of EUR200m-plus. First close is targeted for the second quarter of 2016, with a final close planned for later in the year.
EFG Asset Management (EFGAM) – an international provider of actively-managed investment solutions – has brought the management of its top-performing, award-winning New Capital US Growth Fund in-house. The strategy underpinning the New Capital US Growth Fund was launched for EFGAM
Stradley Ronon has opened an office in Chicago with the hiring of former K&L Gates Partners David P Glatz and Alan P Goldberg, both of whom join the firm as partners in the investment management group. In addition to the
CME Group is expanding its base metals offering with the introduction of a new Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contract to begin trading on 21 March, 2016. Pending relevant regulatory review periods, the new contract will be available
Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, the fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, has appointed Vincent Reinhart (pictured) as Chief Economist. Reinhart, who will report to David Leduc, Standish's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, will serve as
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) has announced that Big Brothers Big Sisters Cayman (BBBS) has been designated as its 2016 Cayman Beneficiary. 100WHF Cayman aligns its yearly objectives to a global theme that rotates on an annual basis to
