Qatar sovereign fund poaches from White & Case
Qatar Investment Authority has boosted its legal team by hiring a partner from the US law firm’s Japan office to help allocate its fast-growing pool of capital.
Tom LaMacchia left his role as a partner at US law firm White & Case in Japan earlier this month to join Qatar’s $115 billion sovereign wealth fund, which plans to invest $30 billion this year.
He has already started in his new post in Doha at Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which did not respond to AsianInvestor requests for comment on the hire.
A source says LaMacchia’s role will involve advising on fund investments and M&A work. The latter is likely to take up most…
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