Leadership

White & Case Adds Sophia Habbe As A Partner In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

Global law firm White & Case LLP expanded its White Collar Practice by adding Sophia Habbe as a partner based in Frankfurt. Sophia advises German and international companies on complex regulatory, criminal, and internal investigations and on-process and crisis management post-investigation.

TIFIN: Rob Pettman Named As Chief Revenue Officer And President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

TIFIN, a leading AI and innovation platform for wealth, announced the appointment of Rob Pettman as its Chief Revenue Officer and President. In this new role, Pettman will report directly to TIFIN's Founder and CEO, Dr. Vinay Nair.

Arsenal Capital Partners Names Raymond H. Hill As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

Hill was most recently chairman and CEO of CorEvitas. Hill built CorEvitas into an industry leader that provides real-world evidence to assess the safety and clinical effectiveness of therapies in autoimmune and inflammatory-mediated diseases.

Janney Brings In $600 Million Shore To Shore Private Wealth Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

Janney Montgomery Scott, a leading full-service wealth management, capital markets, and asset management firm, announced the addition of Shore to Shore Private Wealth in Lewes, Delaware. The Shore to Shore team is headed by Financial Advisor Michael Koppenhaver, Executive Vice President/Wealth Management. And he is joined by Account Executive Susan Damask, Senior Registered Client Relationship Associate Amy Gibson, and Private Client Associate April E. Smith. The team previously worked with Merrill Lynch.

LPL Brings In $170 Million Financial Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisor Philip Nation, CFP, ChFC, CLU, has joined its broker-dealer, RIA, and custodial platforms, aligned with existing firm Founders Financial Alliance. He reported serving about $170 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Ameriprise Financial.

Collaborative Robotics: $100 Million Raised To Transform Industrial Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2024

Collaborative Robotics (or Cobot), a leader in developing practical collaborative robots (cobots), announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst and joined by Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Lux Capital. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures, and Calibrate Ventures also joined in this round as well, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in under two years. Cobot also announced that Teresa Carlson has joined the company as an Advisor.

Modern Wealth Management Names Jason Del Col As Head of Advisory Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2024

Modern Wealth Management, a registered investment adviser (RIA) focused on meeting the evolving needs of wealth management firms, advisors, and their clients that recently surpassed over $3 billion in AUM, announced the appointment of Jason Del Col as Head of Advisory Services. Del Col will become part of the Modern Wealth executive team to lead the firm’s advisory services platform and manage its strategic evolution. Modern Wealth’s service model was built to provide clients with financial, tax, and retirement planning services and access to personalized wealth management solutions.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Solutions: Chris Meredith Named As CIO Of Tax Smart Strategies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2024

J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced that Chris Meredith is joining as Chief Investment Officer (CIO)—Tax-Smart Strategies. Meredith joins the team from O'Shaughnessy Asset Management. In this new role, Meredith will be responsible for managing and developing tax-smart investment capabilities across index and active strategies.

MG Partners Private Wealth Launched With Support From LPL

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Christopher “Noah” Geoghegan, CTFA, and Tomohiko “Tom” Minami, CFP, CFA, launched a new independent practice called MG Partners Private Wealth through affiliation with LPL Financial’s supported independence model, LPL Strategic Wealth Services. They reported having served about $435 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets and joined LPL from Truist.

UBS Private Wealth Management: William Wright And Matthew Hoffman Joining Firm In NYC Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2024

UBS Private Wealth Management announced that Private Wealth Advisors William Wright and Matthew Hoffman will join the firm in its New York City office, along with Senior Wealth Strategy Associate Audrey Kaus.

Unisys Names Brett Barton As VP And Global AI Practice Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2024

Unisys announced Brett Barton as its vice president and global AI practice leader. He will report to Unisys Senior Vice President and CTO Dwayne Allen.

Missouri LAGERS Names Scott Day As Chief Investment Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2024

The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) announced they have selected Scott Day as the pension fund’s next chief investment officer. Day will be assuming the role effective May 1, 2024.

Sidley Austin Adds Partner John Godfrey To M&A and Private Equity Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2024

Sidley announced that John C. Godfrey has joined Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice as a partner in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices. And this follows the addition of a team of 11 lawyers from Paul, Weiss in the last ten months.

Carlyle: Masahiko Fukasawa Named As Head Of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2024

Carlyle announced that Masahiko Fukasawa had joined the firm as Head of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan, effective immediately. For this newly created role, Fukasawa will strengthen Carlyle’s existing portfolio operational value creation efforts in Japan, utilizing the full range of global resources and capabilities to benefit portfolio companies in the region.

Homrich Berg Names Michael Woocher As New Chief Advisory Officer And Principal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 5, 2024

Homrich Berg, a leading Atlanta-based RIA serving families and investors across the country, announced the appointment of Michael A. Woocher as Principal and Chief Advisory Officer. Under this newly created executive role, Woocher will lead the $16 billion firm’s accomplished group of financial advisors, position the firm for continued growth by developing its next generation of advisors, and attract and integrate new advisors for future strategic hires and acquisitions.

Kirkland & Ellis: Former SEC Assistant Director Sarah Mallett Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Sarah Mallett has joined the firm as a Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group partner.

Raymond James: $1.1 Billion Arizona-Based Advisor Group Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Raymond James & Associates (RJA) West Coast regional director Rick Sanchez announced that the firm has welcomed the team of three financial advisors and seven branch professionals at Pahnke Wealth Management Group of Raymond James to Raymond James & Associates (RJA) – which is the firm's employee advisor channel.

HKW Hires Laurence Lederer And Devraj Roy As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Middle-market private equity firm HKW has hired Laurence Lederer and Devraj Roy as Partners. Based in HKW’s New York City office, Lederer and Roy will seek to advance HKW’s strategy of prioritizing investments in basic industrial manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies, including IoT/telematic and tech-enabled businesses.

Carlyle: Lindsay LoBue Named As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 29, 2024

Carlyle announced that Lindsay LoBue will become Carlyle’s Chief Operating Officer, effective July 1, 2024. And as COO, LoBue will oversee the firm's operational strategy, ensuring the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness across the business and prioritizing strategic growth and client service. Chris Finn, Carlyle’s current Chief Operating Officer, will stay in his role through June 30, 2024, and become a Senior Advisor to the firm.

Ocorian Names Frank Hattann As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 29, 2024

Ocorian, a specialist global provider of fund administration, capital markets, corporate, and fiduciary services, announced it has appointed Frank Hattann as Chief Commercial Officer. The company is expanding and looking to unlock new value for its clients.

Blue Wolf Capital: Samantha Dwinell Named As Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 29, 2024

Blue Wolf Capital Partners - a middle market private equity firm specializing in the industrial and healthcare sectors - announced that Samantha Dwinell has joined the firm as an operating partner focusing on human capital.

Baker McKenzie Relocating Funds Partner James Burdett To Abu Dhabi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2024

Leading law firm Baker McKenzie announced the relocation of leading funds partner James Burdett from London to Abu Dhabi. This strategic move highlights the firm's commitment in further expanding and strengthening the transactional practice group within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Align Capital Partners Launches Specialty Tax Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2024

Align Capital Partners (ACP) announced the formation of a specialty tax consulting platform by acquiring Cost Segregation Services (CSSI) and TaxIncennovations. The company’s core services include cost segregation, research & development tax credits, and energy efficiency tax credit consulting services.

Raymond James: $750 Million Financial Advisor Lynette Ancona Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2024

Raymond James’ Florida regional director for RJA, Tim Killgoar, has welcomed financial advisor Lynette Ancona, MBA, CFP, CWS, to Raymond James & Associates (RJA), the firm's employee advisor channel, in Winter Park, Florida. As senior vice president of wealth management, Ancona heads up Raymond James' Ancona Wealth Management and is joined by client service associate Stephanie Gisler, MBA.

Inflexion Names Martin Preuss As Partner And DACH Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2024

Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, announced the appointment of Martin Preuss as Partner and Head of DACH, which covers Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Preuss will lead Inflexion’s investments in the region and build a team in Frankfurt, further strengthening Inflexion’s international presence.

Blank Rome: 3 Attorneys Join Chicago Office In Corporate Litigation Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2024

Empower: Roger Hobby Named As EVP Of Personal Wealth Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2024

B. Riley Names Virginia Schnippel As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2024

B. Riley Financial has announced the addition of Virginia Schnippel as a Managing Director within the Corporate Advisory & Valuation Services practice at B. Riley Advisory Services.

Edison Partners Appoints Patrick O’Keefe As An Operating Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2024

Growth equity investment firm Edison Partners announced the appointment of veteran healthcare executive Patrick O’Keefe as an Operating Partner. This will strengthen the firm’s Edison Edge value creation platform.

Pantheon: Kathryn Leaf Becoming CEO In 2025

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 25, 2024

Pantheon (a leading specialist global private markets investor) announced that Kathryn Leaf will become CEO. This move reflects the ongoing evolution of the firm’s leadership structure and the increasing scale of its global business. Leaf will succeed Paul Ward, who will become Executive Chairman following a successful decade-plus tenure heading Pantheon through substantial growth and expansion. The transition will be effective from January 1, 2025, subject to regulatory approval.