BlueCrest Capital Management has appointed Steve Smith as portfolio manager for the USD2.3bn AllBlue Fund.  The fund invests exclusively across a portfolio of funds managed by BlueCrest, including BlueCrest Capital International and BlueTrend.  Smith will also assume overall responsibility for global sales and client service teams and will join the

Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administration company, has expanded its US business development team with the addition of Christine Egan. Egan joins Bill Neville, Jim Gabriele, John Peterson and Bill Henderson under the leadership of T. Andrew Smith, global business development head.  Since joining in April 2009, Smith has quickly

Impax Asset Management, an Aim listed investment manager focused on the environmental sector, has appointed John McDonald as head of sales and marketing. McDonald was previously head of alternative sales and marketing at New Star Asset Management, which he joined in 2004. He has 25 years of experience in financial

Silverfleet Capital, the European mid-market private equity house, has increased the size of its investment team in Paris with the appointment of Frédéric Chiche as an executive. Chiche joins the team from Providence Equity Partners where he worked as a senior associate, based in their London office. Prior to Providence

London West End-based agency broker Hoare Capital is expanding its credit, ABS and inflation teams as it gears up into quarter three. Among those joining is Richard Gathercole, who will head the corporate credit sales team concentrating on high yield and distressed debt. Gathercole has 27 years of experience and

Voyager Capital, a West Coast venture capital firm, has appointed Bruce Chizen, former chief executive of Adobe Systems, as a venture partner. Previously serving on Voyager’s advisory board, Chizen (pictured) is expanding his role to bring his strategic insight and leadership experience to technology entrepreneurs offering innovative solutions in digital

Norwest Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle market company investments, it has expanded its group of operating partners with the addition of Jim Lindner.

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Icap, an interdealer broker, has expanded its alternative investments business with the hires of Laura Prager and Linda Prager, who will act as co-heads and managing directors of the al