Leadership

Baker McKenzie Expands Africa-Based Transactional Practice With New Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2024

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that leading Banking & Finance lawyers Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas have joined the firm as Banking & Finance partners in Johannesburg, augmenting Baker McKenzie's transactional capabilities. They were previously partners (directors) in the Finance & Banking Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in South Africa. And they are joined by their team Director Designate Sabelo Goma, Senior Associate Koketso Maake and Associate Nyameka Nkasana.

Star Mountain Capital Names Charles Millard As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2024

Star Mountain Capital, a specialized investment manager with over $4 billion in assets under management focused on generating defensive and premium yield and total returns from the less efficient and resources-intensive market of U.S. private small and medium-sized businesses, announced that Charles Millard has joined as Senior Advisor.

Dentons: Kate Stevens Named As Partner In Calgary

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed Kate Stevens as a partner in the Corporate group in Calgary. Stevens has over a decade of experience in providing legal services to public issuers and private companies in various transactions, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. Her experience also extends to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure, and other corporate matters.

Cox Enterprises: Cody Partin Named As President Of Family Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 5, 2024

Cox Enterprises announced it has appointed Cody Partin as President of the Cox Family Office. Partin most recently worked as SVP of Enterprise Security and Corporate Services for Cox Enterprises.

Astorg: Pan-European Private Equity Firm Brings In Two Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2024

Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, continues strengthening its investment team with two senior hires: Chris Benson will join the firm in early July as a Partner for the Mid-Cap Fund, leading the Business Services sector across Europe and responsible for coverage in the UK, and Daniel Pang will join the Healthcare team as a Managing Director for the Flagship Fund.

Akin: Capital Markets Partner Bryan Flannery Joins Houston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2024

Akin has announced that capital markets partner Bryan Flannery has joined the firm’s Houston office. And he joined the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.

Ameriprise Brings In $100+ Million Financial Advisor Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2024

Financial advisor Michael Cruz has recently joined the branch channel of Ameriprise Financial from Wells Fargo Clearing Services with $100 million in assets in Temecula, California.

Stifel: Jeff Markham Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2024

Stifel Financial announced that veteran wealth management executive Jeff Markham has joined the firm’s Stifel, Nicolaus & Company broker-dealer subsidiary as Managing Director.

Raymond James Absorbs $250 Million Central Florida-Based Veteran Advisor Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2024

Raymond James announced it welcomed financial advisor Anthony Losh, CFP, CRPCTM, CRPSTM, to the firm's employee advisor channel Raymond James & Associates (RJA) in Stuart, Florida. This was revealed by Tom Walrond, Eastern division director for RJA.

LPL Brings In $160 Million Virginia-Based Advisory Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisor W. Scott Hengerer, CMFC, CRPC, has joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms to launch a new independent practice called James River Private Wealth. And he reported serving approximately $160 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and joins LPL from Ameriprise.

Summit Partners: Morgan Buehler Zanotti Joins As Executive-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2024

Summit Partners announced it has welcomed Morgan Buehler Zanotti to the firm’s Executive-in-Residence (EIR) program. In this role, Zanotti will work closely with Summit’s Growth Products & Services team to identify new investment opportunities and advise growth-stage companies in the functional foods and health/wellness sectors.

Sidley Austin Names Shane Goudey As Partner To Lead VC Fund Formation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 28, 2024

Sidley announced that Shane Goudey has joined the Palo Alto office as a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds practice to lead the firm’s venture capital fund formation practice. Before joining Sidley, he was a Venture Funds partner at Cooley LLP.

S&P Global: Martina Cheung Named As President And CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

S&P Global announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Martina Cheung, S&P Global's current President of S&P Global Ratings, to succeed Douglas Peterson as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2024. Cheung has also been appointed a member of the Board, effective July 1, 2024. Peterson will remain on the Board until May 2025 and be a special advisor to the company until December 31, 2025. 

Morgan Lewis Names Leonora Shalet As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

Law firm Morgan Lewis is adding Leonora Shalet as a partner resident in New York to support its global private investment funds practice. And she joins from Schulte Roth & Zabel and will continue her focus on advising investment funds and investment advisers in connection with fund structuring, formation, and ongoing operational and compliance needs.

Holland & Knight Names Ryan Phelps As Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

Holland & Knight announced it has welcomed Ryan Phelps as a partner in the Tax, Executive Compensation, and Benefits Practice Group in Houston. Most recently, Phelps was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

PwC: Jamie Peel Named As Director Of Lead Advisory Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 24, 2024

PwC announced it has invested further in its Deals practice by appointing Jamie Peel as Director in its Lead Advisory team. Peel will lead the special situations and restructuring M&A offerings across the North of England, working as an integrated part of PwC’s national team in this area.

17Capital Reveals Leadership Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 23, 2024

17Capital, a private credit manager specializing in NAV finance for the private equity industry, announced the promotions of Investment team members Dane Graham and Greg Hardiman to Partner and Michael Timms to Managing Director.

Permira Reveals Leadership Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 22, 2024

Global private equity firm Permira announced that Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel will become co-managing Partners and co-CEOs, and Kurt Björklund will become Executive Chairman, effective September 1, 2024. And Ruder joined Permira in 2008 and now serves on Permira’s Executive Committee, chairs the Permira Growth Opportunities Investment Committee, and co-chairs the buyout funds’ Investment Committee.

White & Case: Mark Davies Named As A Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

Law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Mark Davies as a partner in Washington, DC. And Davies' practice focuses on appellate litigation matters for the most innovative technology companies. As an appellate lawyer, Davies has argued and briefed 50+ cases, both in private practice and for the government. And he has handled appeals for leading American technology companies as well as Asia-Pacific and European companies.

Baker McKenzie: Colin Bowes-Carlson Rejoins As Partner in Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

Baker McKenzie announced that Colin Bowes-Carlson, former General Counsel at the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), has rejoined the firm in Chicago. As a renowned transactional attorney who focuses on cross-border transactions and reorganizations, Colin is the newest partner to join Baker McKenzie's global transactional team, which has seen the addition of 20 partners since the start of the year.

Viridi: Wayne Garrett Named As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

Viridi Parente, a leader in developing the first fail-safe battery energy storage system that provides on-demand and affordable power for use in industrial, medical, commercial, municipal, and residential building applications, today announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the addition of Wayne Garrett as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Freshfields: Jackie Marino Named As Capital Markets Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2024

Freshfields announced that Jacqueline (Jackie) Marino has joined the Capital Markets practice as a partner based in New York. Marino’s practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters on a variety of capital markets transactions, including IPOs and other equity offerings, investment-grade, high-yield, and convertible debt financings, private placements, and liability management transactions.

LPL: $300 Million Advisor Duo Team Launches 1818 Wealth Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Stephen Shevlin and Jonathan Joelner, MBA, have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms to launch a new independent practice 1818 Wealth Management. And the team reported having served about $300 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Stifel, Nicolaus and Co.

Dentons Names Mark Ricketts As Partner In Calgary Banking And Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed Mark Ricketts as a partner in the Calgary Banking and Finance group. Ricketts brings over a decade of experience in secured financing transactions, with a focus on real estate secured lending, including construction financing, term financing, and CMHC financing for fee simple, leasehold, and sub-leasehold estates. As part of Ricketts' banking and financial services practice, he regularly advises banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers, on a broad range of matters.

Wealthspire Advisors: Michael Santo Named As Managing Director And Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Wealthspire Advisors (an NFP company and independent investment adviser) announced the addition of industry veteran and portfolio manager Michael J. Santo to the team. Santo, who oversaw portfolios for public company executives, business owners, philanthropic organizations, and multigenerational households in prior roles, joins the firm in both its New York and South Florida markets and brings decades of experience serving high net worth clients.

Sequoia Financial Group: Chris Thom Named As Chief Strategy And Partnerships Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

Akron, Ohio-based Sequoia Financial Group, a leading SEC-registered wealth manager with over $18 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, has hired Chris Thom, CFP, as chief strategy and partnerships officer. And Thom is a member of the executive committee while reporting to Tom Haught, CEO and founder of Sequoia Financial Group.

Nuveen: William Huffman Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

Nuveen (the investment manager of TIAA) - with $1.2 trillion in assets under management - announced the appointment of William Huffman as Chief Executive Officer. MrHuffman will chair the Nuveen Executive Leadership Team and serve as a member of TIAA's Executive Committee. Huffman succeeds Jose Minaya.

Wealth Enhancement Group Adds $658 Million Gavin Financial Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

Wealth Enhancement Group, a national independent wealth management firm with $82.1+ billion in client assets, announced that it joined forces with Gavin Financial Group in Midland, Michigan. This team of five manages over $658 million in client assets and is led by Owner and Financial Advisor, Michael Gavin, CFP.

Raymond James Adds $500+ Million Alaska-Based Advisor Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

Michael O'Meara, Midwest regional director for the firm's employee advisor channel Raymond James & Associates (RJA) welcomed financial advisors Keith Green, CFP, CIMA, and Jon Coon, CPFATM, MBA, in Anchorage, Alaska.

LPL Financial Brings In $265 Million Generational Asset Planning And Cousino Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2024

LPL Financial announced it added a couple of teams that both reported serving $265 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets each.