MidOcean Partners, a premier New York-based alternative asset manager that specialises in private equity and alternative credit investments, has appointed Adrienne Dale as a portfolio manager for MidOcean Credit Partners collateralised loan obligation (CLO) strategies. Dale will report to Jim Wiant, who oversees MidOcean’s existing CLO business, as the company looks to expand and scale the business further. With over USD4 billion in assets and nine existing CLO transactions, MidOcean’s CLO strategies are an integral aspect of the firm’s USD8-plus billion credit platform.   “Adrienne’s deep expertise and long tenure in the CLO business will be a valuable asset to

Asset management firm TOBAM has appointed Philippe Bigeard as Head of Business Development for France. Bigeard will spearhead a new business drive in TOBAM’s native France, as the manager looks to expand the breadth of its client base. TOBAM has built its AUM to date from global institutional investors across Europe, US and Asia, and has firmly established its international footprint.   Bigeard will be responsible for growing the firm’s base of insurance companies, wealth managers and banks in France. French investors currently account for 5 per cent of TOBAM’s total AUM.   The appointment is the latest in a

Ocorian, a provider of trust, administration and fiduciary services to corporate, institutional and private investors, has made three senior additions to its management team in Luxembourg – Susana Carvalho – Associate Director, Head of Funds Operations, Emmanuelle Poret – Head of Client Onboarding, and Rachel Aguirre – Head of Luxembourg Operations. Managing Director and Head of Luxembourg and The Netherlands, Jean-Marie Bettinger, says: ‘We are delighted that Susana, Emmanuelle and Rachel have joined us at such an exciting time for the Luxembourg office. Their impressive experience and expertise will help us to continue to offer a high-level of client service and will also help

Vistra, a global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, has appointed Jervis Smith as Country Managing Director of Vistra Luxembourg, effective 17 September 2019. Smith will be responsible for leading Vistra’s Luxembourg office and growing the business, together with the Vistra office in The Netherlands, in order to maximise joint opportunities between the two offices, which share a mutual base of clients and culture. Based in Luxembourg, he will report to Vincent Bremmer, Regional Managing Director, Europe, Vistra.   Commenting on the appointment, Bremmer says: “Emerging as a jurisdiction of choice for corporations, institutional investors and private individuals amid

Alternative investment fund management company REDSIDE has appointed Petr Dudycha as a Marketing & Public Relations Manager. Prior to joining REDSIDE, Dudycha was employed at the Prague office of a global law firm White & Case where he served as a Business Development and Marketing Coordinator. In this role, he was responsible to support lawyers and partners from Bank and Finance and Financial Restructuring and Insolvency practice groups in their business development and marketing activities as well as in event management.   Dan Ledvinka, Group Head of Business Development and Marketing in ASB Group, says: “I am pleased to welcome

Fenergo, a provider of digital Client Lifecycle Management solutions (CLM) for financial institutions, has appointed Louise O’Connell to the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer. The new role is aligned with Fenergo’s strategic goal to become even more client centric and was created to establish a cohesive support function for its growing client base. Recent growth is attributed to expansion into new financial segments including retail, business, commercial and private banking as well as wealth and asset management.   With over 25 years’ experience in the financial services and technology sectors, Louise is responsible for creating a cohesive experience

PremiaLab, a Fintech platform for risk premia strategies, has appointed Dr Georgios Sittas as Managing Director, Head of Risk Solutions to lead its key products expansion linked to risk solutions. Sittas as previously served at Lehman Brothers and HSBC as Head of Investment Solutions Trading in London and then Head of Index & Structured Products Trading, Head of Equity Derivatives Trading and Head of Funds and Structured Solutions at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong.   Sittas has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking and trading. He will be responsible to further deploy PremiaLab’s ambitious growth strategy addressing new

TigerRisk Partners, a risk, capital and strategic advisor to the global insurance and reinsurance industries, thas appointed James Few to become CEO of its London office. He will report to Rob Bredahl, President and COO. “James Few is a proven leader within the reinsurance industry,” says Bredahl. “He played a key role in the development of Aspen Re, created a range of innovative ILS structures, was chairman of the RAA… the list goes on. In short, he is at the cutting edge of modern risk transfer and is ideally qualified to help grow TigerRisk into the industry’s leading broker/advisor.”  

CloudMargin, creator of a collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, has appointed Karl Wyborn to the new role of Global Head of Business Development, effective immediately. Wyborn (pictured), a Managing Director and 24-year veteran of financial services with numerous senior roles in collateral management, has served as CloudMargin’s Global Head of Sales for nearly four years. He will continue to report to Stuart Connolly, CloudMargin CEO, based in the London headquarters.   In the new role, Wyborn assumes responsibility for driving the firm’s new business development strategies to support revenue growth opportunities, and for engaging with partners,