On April 21, 2015, Gabelli Securities, Inc. announced that David L. Fitzgerald has joined as general counsel and chief compliance officer of the firm’s alternative investment fund business, Gabelli & Partners, LLC.  Fitzgerald will also be responsible for compliance and legal oversight for GAMCO International SICAV, the firm’s Luxembourg-based UCITS fund business.  See “Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Survey Considers Factors in Institutional Investors’ Investment and Redemption Decisions, Appetite for Alternative UCITS and Anticipated 2015 Hedge Fund Investments by Strategy and Region,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 8, No. 12 (Mar. 27, 2015).  For more regarding general counsel and chief compliance officers, see “What Is the Value of Legal and Compliance Staff?  An Interview with David Claypoole on the Market for In-House Compensation at Hedge Fund Managers (Part One of Two),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 8, No. 10 (Mar. 12, 2015); and Part Two of Two, Vol. 8, No. 11 (Mar 19, 2015); and “Benefits, Challenges and Recommendations for Persons Simultaneously Serving as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a Hedge Fund Manager,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 19 (May 10, 2012).