The Blackstone Group has appointed Byron Wien as vice chairman of Blackstone Advisory Services.
Probitas Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has added James Coleman and Vincent le Hodey to its London office.
GLG Partners, an FSA-authorised and regulated investment manager, has appointed Nick Judge as an asset manager in the UK team.
Global Fund Exchange, an alternative investment management business focused on alternative energy, traditional energy, water, critical resources and carbon emissions, has hired A.
Mark Proctor has joined Vinson & Elkins’ (V&E) Private Investment Funds practice as a partner in New York. His practice will focus on structuring, forming, and operating private investment funds, as well as advising private funds in connection with their
Newedge has made three senior appointments in the Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) division of its Prime Clearing Services (PCS) team. James Shekerdemian has been named Head of Origination and Structuring for the AIS division in the Europe, Middle East and
Stephanie Miller has joined JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services as Global Head of the Alternative Investment Services business, reporting to Nick Rudenstine, Global Head of Investor Services for WSS. In this new role, Miller will oversee strategy and direction for
DLA Piper has appointed Richard Reilly as a partner in the firm’s global investment funds practice. He will be based in the firm’s New York office and he will also be working in conjunction with the firm’s London office. Reilly
MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, has appointed James J Sullivan to its Board of Directors. Sullivan is Senior Managing Director
Mitch Ackles (pictured), a public relations executive specialising in the hedge fund industry, has been elected president of the Hedge Fund Association. Ron S Geffner, a law partner at Sadis & Goldberg LLP and an expert in regulations affecting hedge
