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King & Spalding has appointed Erik Andersen, Elizabeth Gable and Jared Zaben as partners in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group.
The team has joined the firm’s New York office and advises financial institutions, alternative capital and debt funds, private equity funds, family offices and other money sources in real estate related transactions.
“Expanding King & Spalding’s transactional capabilities in New York and growing traditionally strong practices has been a deliberate strategic priority,” says Robert D Hays, Jr, chairman of King & Spalding. “The addition of Erik, Elizabeth, Jared and their team will give us additional depth and
Algomi, a network company providing information-matching solutions for the optimisation of fixed income liquidity, has appointed former MarketAxess EMEA COO, Scott Eaton, as CEO, effective immediately.
Eaton will focus on the further commercialisation of Algomi’s suite of fixed income solutions including its data aggregation and market surveillance tool Algomi ALFA.
Before his role at MarketAxess, Eaton was Global Head of Emerging Markets Trading with UniCredit and held a variety of leadership roles in credit trading and structuring at ABN AMRO, RBS, Deutsche Bank and UBS. Eaton is a dual US and UK citizen with a juris doctor from Georgetown
Regulatory compliance firm Optima Partners has appointed former Bain Capital chief compliance office Alan K Halfenger as a Partner at the firm.
In his role at Optima, Halfenger (pictured) will focus on the regulatory and compliance needs of private equity managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers and global financial services firms.
Optima CEO Jonathan Saxton says: “Our reputation as a trusted adviser and go-to resource for CCOs and CFOs is essential to our approach and growth. Alan’s deep knowledge and broad regulatory expertise will be significant contributors to our mission and to our clients. He joins a team of highly talented regulatory
Ogier has strengthened its funds practices in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg with three partner promotions.
Funds specialists Justin Savage and Anne-Gaëlle Delabye have both been promoted to partner in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg respectively, while fund finance lawyer Mark Santangeli has been promoted to partner in the Cayman Islands.
Savage, who joined Ogier in 2013, advises some of the firm’s largest investment fund clients on the full life-cycle of open-ended and closed-ended investment funds and private equity structures.
He has also played a leading role in the firm’s cross-jurisdiction innovation strategy which last week saw Ogier
Castle Ridge Asset Management (Castle Ridge) has appointed Edwin Li, (pictured), former Managing Director with JP Morgan’s New York based Equity Trading business, as a Managing Partner to lead the international expansion of the firm’s artificial intelligence powered hedge fund.
Castle Ridge’s artificial intelligence system, named W.A.L.L.A.C.E., is self-evolving and highly effective detecting complex patterns in global market data. For instance, W.A.L.L.A.C.E. successfully anticipated over 40 public company acquisitions over a 48-month period and avoided major market declines.
Adrian de Valois-Franklin, Castle Ridge CEO, says: “We are pleased to welcome Edwin, who brings extensive investment expertise across numerous asset classes
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has elected two new members to its Board of Directors – Claudine Gallagher, Americas Regional Head for the Securities Services business of BNP Paribas, and Joseph Molluso, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Virtu Financial.
At BNP, Gallagher is responsible for the strategic development of the region, spearheading its client and product development. She serves on senior committees throughout the Bank, including the Executive Committees of the BNP Paribas Americas Territory and of BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Molluso helped lead the process that enabled Virtu to become a public company
Christoffer Folkebo has now assumed the role as CEO of Carneo Asset Managers (Carneo), formerly known as Caram.
Folkebo joins Carneo from Max Matthiessen where he has served as Group CEO for the past 12 years. During those years, Max Matthiessen developed from a local insurance broker into a well-managed, growing and profitable financial services firm and became a part of the global company Willis Towers Watson. Folkebo has extensive experience from the finance sector and is an acknowledged leader.
“We welcome Christoffer to Carneo and look forward to supporting his efforts to grow Carneo Asset Managers in
Antipodes Partners, a leading global equity boutique, has made a series of investment team and management appointments as the group’s growth continues to accelerate.
Antipodes Partners continues to witness strong investor demand – both institutional and retail – for its long/short and long-only global equity strategies, taking its AUM to approximately GBP4bn more than three years on from its inception.
Coinciding with the growth in investor demand, Antipodes Partners has also made a number of hires across its Sydney office and recently-established London office.
Andrew Findlay has been appointed managing director of Antipodes Partners, overseeing the group’s business
Vistra Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited has added to its team with the two new management appointments.
Gail Clark (pictured), joins Vistra as manager of the recently established corporate fiduciary team. Having worked in offshore finance for 28 years, she brings with her a wealth of experience.
Clark has knowledge and expertise in a diverse range of areas including fund administration, corporate fiduciary, private equity and client relationship management.
Vistra provides tailored trust, fiduciary, fund and corporate services to people all over the world. The business employs over 3,300 people, with over 50 of them based in Guernsey. The
Hawksford has appointed a money laundering reporting officer (MLRO) with over 30 years’ experience in law enforcement and financial crime investigation as a member of the police force.
David Burmingham (pictured), will be responsible for ensuring Hawksford has a comprehensive and effective system to monitor and report on matters relating to anti money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), including sanctions compliance, internal risk, regulation, legislation and controls.
Working in the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team as an Associate Director, he will receive and investigate internal reports of any suspicious activity and take the lead
