Leadership

Clifford Chance: María Guinot Named As Partner In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that María Guinot has been appointed as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, boosting its commercial litigation and regulatory investigations offering, with a focus on the financial services sector. And she will join the firm in the coming weeks.

White & Case: Sonia Tubiana Named As Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Sonia Tubiana as a partner in Paris.

Weil: Tom Ara Named Joins As Partner In U.S. Private Equity Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2025

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that prominent entertainment, sports, and media (ESM) dealmaker Tom Ara has joined the firm as a partner in the U.S. Private Equity Group, leading the firm’s ESM practice based in the Los Angeles office.

Manhattan West: Kevin Cohen Joins As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2025

Manhattan West, a modern investment firm providing a fully integrated platform of wealth management services and proprietary alternative investments, announced the appointment of Kevin Cohen as Managing Director of the firm's Late-Stage Venture Capital group. As a seasoned veteran in the secondary venture market, Cohen brings nearly two decades of experience in sourcing and executing strategic investments in high-growth private companies.

CAPTRUST: Michael Wunderli Named As Head of M&A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced the appointment of Mike Wunderli as head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). And Wunderli will lead the firm’s strategic inorganic growth initiatives, utilizing his broad view of the marketplace to identify firms that align with the CAPTRUST vision.

Simpson Thacher: Joanne Mak Joins As Partner In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Joanne (Jo) Mak will join the firm as a partner in the London office, where she will focus on secondaries transactions. Jo represents clients on various transactions in the private funds secondaries market, including single-asset continuation funds, multi-asset continuation funds, portfolio sales, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondary offerings, preferred equity, and other fund recapitalizations. And her practice also incorporates advising private funds in connection with a range of transactional matters, including direct co-investments. Jo joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner.

Morrison Foerster: Naoya Shiota Named As Partner In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Leading global law firm Morrison Foerster announced the addition of Naoya Shiota as a partner in the global Private Equity Group in the firm’s Tokyo office. Shiota’s arrival further enhances Morrison Foerster’s international private equity capabilities in Japan, complementing its 50-strong team of corporate and M&A attorneys in Tokyo.

PAG: Nikhil Srivastava Named As Co-Head of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

PAG, a leading Asia-Pacific focused alternative investment firm, announced that Nikhil Srivastava, Partner and Head of India Private Equity, has been appointed as Co-Head of PAG’s Private Equity business, effective immediately. Srivastava will also join the firm’s Management Committee and will work alongside David Wong, Partner and Co-head of PAG Private Equity, to lead PAG’s private equity operations.