Altis Partners has appointed John King as managing director of its London branch. King joins Altis from BNP Paribas Fortis where he was an executive director, deputy head of Fortis commodity derivatives. Founded in 2000, Altis specialises in managed
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has opened a new office in Los Angeles to cater for demand for its AbacusFLEX private cloud solution. The company achieved a record year in
Fixed income specialist Coherence Capital Partners has appointed John Lovisolo as Member, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Prior to Coherence Capital, Lovisolo spent 10 years at Barclays, most recently as Managing Director and Co-head of Prime
PwC has appointed Lachlan Roos as its new UK hedge fund leader, taking over from Rob Mellor who is stepping down after leading the hedge fund practice for five years. Roos is a partner in the firm’s financial services tax
Morgan Creek Capital Management has appointed Michael Forstl as a Managing Director and Head of Intermediary Distribution. In his new role, Forstl will lead the firm's wealth management distribution efforts as well as designing new products that leverage Morgan
Kelley Drye & Warren has appointed Michael A Adelstein as a partner in the firm's Corporate Practice in the New York office. Adelstein is one of the foremost lawyers in the field of alternative investments, representing hedge funds, placement agents,
Franklin Square has hired Berta Aldrich to serve as the firm's Chief Marketing Office (CMO). Aldrich joins the firm after spending the last 10 years with Vanguard, where she held executive positions in marketing strategy and planning, loyalty operations and
DW Investment Management (DWIM), a USD6bn global multi-strategy credit management firm, has appointed Joel Biran and John Buck, former managing directors at Versa Capital, to the firm's distressed corporate team. Biran and Buck represent senior additions to DWIM's existing team
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has opened a new office in Luxembourg, headed by Partner Stéphane Ober, who joined the firm in November 2014. The Luxembourg team includes four additional new partners and a team of eight associates.
Keith Dingwall, a veteran of the fund industry, has joined KNEIP as Head of New Business, leading a team of sales managers to acquire new business and identify growth opportunities within existing portfolios. Dingwall will report directly to Renaud Oury,
