CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 1, 2011 Brooks Madonald Funds The fund management arm of Brooks Macdonald Group has appointed Mark Watson as new business development manager. Watson, based in Brooks Macdonald’s London office in Mayfair, will develop relationships with IFAs, discretionary fund managers and other business professionals to promote BMF’s fund proposition. He joins from Zurich Assurance Company, where he worked [...]
LAWYER OF THE YEAR | June 26, 2011 FROM up-and-coming dealmakers to City stalwarts, our shortlisted lawyers represent the vast pool of legal talent that London has to offer both domestic companies and those from further afield. Our diverse list may appear difficult to compare at first glance, but with their combined talents they represent a group of people who’ve made the most [...]
SERCO’S ADVISERS ON THE INTELENET DEAL May 31, 2011 THOUGH most of the work on Serco’s deal to buy Intelenet was done in India, magic circle law firm Linklaters advised the outsourcer on the UK aspects of the purchase. Leading the team was William Buckley (pictured above), who joined Linklaters as a trainee solicitor in 1990 before working his way up to partner in [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 23, 2011 Sciens Management Holdings The provider of fund of funds and managed account services has hired two senior executives to its London team. Stavros Siokos (pictured) has joined as president and Michael Hart joins as senior marketing director. Siokos was formerly head of investment management at Piraeus Bank in Greece and an MD in the equities [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 16, 2011 Octopus The investment business has appointed George Whitehead as venture partner manager to develop the Octopus Venture Partner Group. George joins from Nesta Investments, where he was business development director and supported programmes targeted at growth businesses. These ranged from investments in company accelerators like Springboard, Seedcamp and Design London to supporting networks such as [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 16, 2011 Octopus The investment business has appointed George Whitehead as venture partner manager to develop the Octopus Venture Partner Group. George joins from Nesta Investments, where he was business development director and supported programmes targeted at growth businesses. These ranged from investments in company accelerators like Springboard, Seedcamp and Design London to supporting networks such as [...]
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist day six June 26, 2011 THOUGH pipeline deals that spurred record law firm profits last decade are yet to return, an influx of regulation and demand for innovative ways to raise capital means law firms are more in demand than ever. Whether running multi-billion pound IPOs or reforming how their businesses are run, our shortlisted firms are at the top [...]
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR | The Shortlist day six June 26, 2011 THOUGH pipeline deals that spurred record law firm profits last decade are yet to return, an influx of regulation and demand for innovative ways to raise capital means law firms are more in demand than ever. Whether running multi-billion pound IPOs or reforming how their businesses are run, our shortlisted firms are at the top [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 2, 2011 CBRE CB Richard Ellis has appointed Adam Wilton as a senior director in its UK debt advisory division, based in London. Wilton joins from Barclays Corporate, where he was a director of the bank’s real estate structured finance business. Wilton has 12 years’ experience covering real estate finance, securitisation and principal finance. His experience includes [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS August 2, 2011 CBRE CB Richard Ellis has appointed Adam Wilton as a senior director in its UK debt advisory division, based in London. Wilton joins from Barclays Corporate, where he was a director of the bank’s real estate structured finance business. Wilton has 12 years’ experience covering real estate finance, securitisation and principal finance. His experience includes [...]