Continuing to build on the firm’s growing North American investor base and in anticipation of upcoming fundraisings initiatives, DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”) is excited to announce the expansion of its investor relations & business development team with a senior hire in North America.

Toms Lokmanis is joining as a Senior Director, based in Toronto, and will be responsible for covering the North American institutional market, including DIF’s existing investors and investment consulting firms. Toms brings over 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining DIF, Toms worked at CBRE Caledon, now CBRE Investment Management (“CBRE”), out of the Toronto office, where he focused on growing the firm’s managed infrastructure and real estate strategies. Before CBRE he worked at Manulife Investment Management and Industrial Alliance in senior institutional sales roles. Toms is a CFA Charterholder and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and holds a B.A. Honours in Economics from McMaster University.

Allard Ruijs, Partner and Head of Investor Relations & Business Development: “I am very happy to welcome Toms to DIF Capital Partners. We believe he is a great first local hire for the IRBD team contributing his strong personal North American reputation, a relevant investor network as well as significant capital raising experience. Toms will lead in further developing DIF’s investor network and strengthening of the DIF brand positioning in North America.”

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent fund manager, with more than €9.0 billion in assets under management across nine closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF Capital Partners invests in greenfield and operational infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

• Traditional DIF funds, of which DIF Infrastructure Fund VI is the latest vintage, target equity investments with long-term contracted or regulated income streams including public-private partnerships, concessions, utilities, and (renewable) energy projects.
• DIF CIF funds, of which DIF CIF II is the latest vintage, target equity investments in small to mid-sized economic infrastructure assets in the telecom, energy, and transportation sectors.

DIF supports the goal of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in-line with global efforts as a result of the Paris Agreement to have net zero emissions by 2050, or sooner.

DIF Capital Partners has a team of over 170 professionals, based in ten offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sydney, and Toronto. For more information please visit www.dif.eu.

Contact:
Allard Ruijs, IR & BD
Email: a.ruijs@dif.eu

We are pleased to announce that Martin Welna will join Adelis as a new Partner from October 1^st 2021.

Martin brings more than 15 years of professional experience from senior positions in private equity, investment banking, as well as an operational background.

The recruitment of Martin Welna is part of a carefully planned succession process where former Adelis Partner Steffen Thomsen has chosen to move into a Senior Advisor role.

“We are very pleased that Martin is joining the Adelis team. He has a strong investment track record in private equity coupled with a successful operational career. Denmark is a very important market for Adelis and our team has made several successful investments there over the past eight years. We are excited about adding Martin’s capabilities to help us continue to build the leading lower mid-market private equity firm in Denmark and the Nordics”, says Jan Åkesson, Co-Managing Partner at Adelis.

“Having spent more than 20 great years in private equity, including the better part of a decade with Adelis, I am looking forward to having more time for my other interests, while at the same time supporting Adelis in Denmark in my new role as a Senior Adviser”, says Steffen Thomsen.

Martin will be based in Adelis’ new office location in Copenhagen.

For enquiries please contact:

Martin Welna, + 45 21 99 67 57

Steffen Thomsen, + 45 40 28 34 09

Jan Åkesson, + 46 70 353 11 11

New York, New York – October 13, 2021 – Blackstone today announced the appointment of Emily Yoder as Senior Managing Director, Strategic Relationship Management. She will serve as a primary interface with Blackstone’s banking and other financial services partners. In this newly created role, Ms. Yoder will be responsible for delivering a firm-wide approach to relationship management.

Commenting on the announcement, Vik Sawhney, Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions said: “We’ve known Emily for many years, and I’m very excited to welcome her to the Blackstone team. Her skills will help us deepen our relationships with key financial partners as we continue to rapidly expand into new verticals.”

Emily Yoder commented: “I’ve grown to know Blackstone during my tenure in the financial services industry and am thrilled to be joining the firm during a time of rapid growth. I look forward to partnering with the leadership team to deepen our banking relationships and provide capital solutions as the business expands.”

Before joining Blackstone in 2021, Ms. Yoder worked at JPMorgan as a Managing Director in their Senior Relationship Management team, focusing on hedge funds and alternative asset managers. Ms. Yoder started her career in trading for JPMorgan, and was a founding member of the Emerging Markets Eurobond Trading team at JPMorgan in London. Ms. Yoder was the primary risk taker focusing on FX, Cross-Currency Swaps, and Local Market government bonds in CEEMEA & Latin America. Ms. Yoder graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas with a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Latin America Studies.

About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $684 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone.

Contact
Kate Holderness
Kate.Holderness@blackstone.com
646-482-8774

Cambridge, MA – October 13, 2021 – Blackstone Life Sciences (“BXLS”), Blackstone’s life sciences business, announced today that Dr. Monika Vnuk and Matt Lane have joined BXLS as Managing Directors in the firm’s Cambridge office. Dr. Vnuk joins from Pfizer, where she served as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development, having recently led Pfizer’s partnership with BioNTech for their COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Lane joins with more than 20 years of experience in advising life sciences companies, including more than 15 years at Cowen Group, a leading life sciences focused investment bank.

Dr. Nicholas Galakatos, Global Head of Blackstone Life Sciences said: “We are excited to welcome Monika and Matt to the team. Their collective expertise in complex deal structuring, and their networks in the biopharmaceutical sector will help us expand our investment activities as we seek to advance important medicines to patients.”

Before joining Blackstone Life Sciences, Dr. Vnuk spent nearly 15 years in leadership roles at Pfizer, including most recently as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development. In that role she led the negotiation of the successful partnership with BioNTech directed at the global co-development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Before joining Pfizer, Dr. Vnuk worked in investment banking at Bank of America and at Oxford Bioscience Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm. Dr. Vnuk holds an MD degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and a B.A. from Boston University.

Prior to joining Blackstone Life Sciences, Mr. Lane was a Managing Director at Gilmartin Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm. Before joining Gilmartin, Mr. Lane spent more than 15 years with Cowen Group as a Managing Director where he focused on supporting life sciences companies at all stages of their development. Before working in finance, Mr. Lane served as Press Secretary to US Senator Judd Gregg. He received a B.A. from Amherst College.

In July 2020, BXLS raised the largest private life sciences fund to date and currently has more than $7 billion in assets under management.

About Blackstone Life Sciences
Blackstone Life Sciences is an industry-leading private investment platform with capabilities to invest across the life cycle of companies and products within the key life science sectors. By combining scale investments and hands-on operational leadership, Blackstone Life Sciences helps bring to market promising new medicines and medical technologies that improve patients’ lives. More information is provided at https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/life-sciences/.

Contact
Paula Chirhart
+1-347-463-5453
paula.chirhart@blackstone.com

October 1, 2021

Annabel will lead KKR’s strategic communications activities in EMEA across KKR’s investment platforms, managing all external communications, brand-building and content development as well as KKR’s EMEA agency network. She will also provide communications support and advice on external engagement to KKR’s portfolio companies.

Annabel was previously Head of Asia-Pacific Corporate Communications at The Carlyle Group, leading the firm’s communications strategy across the region. Annabel built and drove a renewed approach to communications for Carlyle in Asia-Pacific, working in partnership with the firm’s global and local leadership on a proactive programme that supported the firm’s business objectives and activities. Prior to joining Carlyle, she spent ten years working at different European and global communications agencies in London and Hong Kong. She holds an MA from The University of Edinburgh.

Ludo Bammens, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Corporate Affairs, and Kristi Huller, Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Marketing and Communications at KKR, said: “We welcome Annabel to KKR at an exciting time for our EMEA platform which is seeing significant growth across our core investment platforms in this region; Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Credit. Effective communication with stakeholders is a critical part of doing business today. Annabel’s expertise and international experience will be invaluable in driving external engagement and supporting our portfolio companies as we continue to scale in EMEA.”

Annabel Arthur, Head of EMEA Corporate Communications at KKR, said: “I’m delighted to join KKR and excited by the opportunity of working with one of the world’s leading investors to communicate the strengths of the KKR platform and the benefits it can provide for companies and clients.”

Annabel can be reached at annabel.arthur@kkr.com.

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About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of The Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

Media Contacts

Alastair Elwen / Sophia Johnston

Finsbury Glover Hering

Telephone: +44 20 7251 3801

Email: kkr@fgh.com

Ports Group is the obvious partner for all companies that want to avoid business risks caused by lack of brand protection. In a world of accelerating globalization and digitalization, branding is becoming increasingly important. Ports Group has created a strong position in this market and is now taking the next step in the company’s journey to expansion together with Magdalena.

“Ports Group is a very exciting SaaS company with great growth potential, and I am so happy for this opportunity to join as CEO and co-owner,” says Magdalena Bonde.

Magdalena will take over the position as CEO of Ports Group, October 11, 2021.

Magdalena Bonde has more than 20 years of experience as a leader and visionary in the business world with a special emphasis on technology, digitalization, and growth strategies. Magdalena most recently came from Eniro AB (publ), where she held several senior positions, of which in recent years as CEO.

“We are proud and happy to present Magdalena Bonde as our new CEO. Magdalena’s solid background as a leader in general, and long experience of brands and digital transformation in particular, make her the right person to lead and develop Ports Group in the future,” says Jakob Svärdström, Chairman of the Board of Port Group.

Ports Group is a market leader in brand security. Ports Group handles several of Sweden’s strongest brands, such as Spotify, Qlik and Folksam, where they are responsible for the management, monitoring and protection of brands and digital assets through a SaaS-based business model and automated platform. Ports Group has offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. Ports Group’s main owner is Priveq Investment fund IV.

For more information contact:

Jakob Svärdström, Chairman of the Board, Ports Group AB
Tel: +46 70 422 51 66
jakob.svardstrom@portsgroup.com

Magdalena Bonde, CEO, Ports Group AB
Tel: +46 76 112 00 48