People Moves

How does a firm convince its dealmakers to input their daily activities into a front office tracking system? By tying this task to deal attribution – the key ingredient in compensation and investment career-building.

Managing IT at offices around the world requires centralizing systems into a few technology hubs and sourcing the right local expertise.

As their technology needs evolve, private equity firms need to know how to bring together the right mix of in-house professionals and third-party vendors.

Carolyn Campbell 2008-04-01 Staff Writer <bold>CAREER PATH:</bold> Carolyn Campbell joined the Africa-focused Emerging Capital Partners upon its founding in 2000, from the law firm White & Case where she focused on corporate finance, capital markets, private equity, and M&A transactions i

Ropes & Gray has opened their Chicago office with a trio of vets from Mayer Brown.

Born of a major secondary deal with Lucent, New Venture Partners' deal team now spend their days combing through the R&D labs of British Telecom and Royal Philips Electronics, among others, looking for hidden – and potentially profitable – gems.

FRONTLINE 2008-04-01 Staff Writer Glocap expands in AsiaNew York-based executive search firm Glocap Search has announced an expansion of its Asia search activities and the appointment of Rick Johannessen as a senior vice president who will lead the effort on the continent. Joha

When working away from the office, GPs frequently rely on Citrix, which recreates your office computer desktop.

Until now the American Stock Exchange had a de facto monopoly on the recent deluge of ‘blank check’ IPOs. Now NASDAQ is getting in on the game, as the corporate structure gains credibility.

A California legislator has introduced a controversial bill that would ban pension ties to sovereign wealth fund-backed private equity firms.