Grain Management (Grain), a private investment firm focused on the global communications sector, has appointed Craig Phillips as Managing Director and Chief Operating and Growth Officer. In this role, Phillips will work with Grain’s executive leadership team to manage many of the firm’s day-to-day operations, develop the systems and infrastructure

Earth Capital, a sustainable investing private equity specialist, has appointed Avent Bezuidenhoudt as Head of Investment as the firm continues the deployment of its flagship Nobel Sustainability Fund amid record interest in sustainable investment. Bezuidenhoudt, who will also be joining the board as a director of Earth Capital and the

Audax Private Debt, the debt financing unit of Audax Group, an alternative investment manager specialising in investments in North American middle market companies, has appointed Bradley Patton as a Managing Director to oversee its Capital Markets for the Private Debt Origination platform. Based in New York, Patton will be responsible

Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group, has appointed Jennifer Ockwell as Head of Institutional. Ockwell will be responsible for co-ordinating Octopus’ global institutional strategy as it continues to expand its offering to institutional investors.   Based in London, Ockwell will lead Octopus’ institutional funds distribution team, strengthening its engagement with

Brackendale Consulting Ltd, a global private equity marketing, communications and design agency, has promoted Laura Shelley, previously PR & Marketing Director, to company COO and appointed Param Barodia as PR & Marketing Associate. In her role as COO, Shelley will support Brackendale’s CEO Fay Margo in the day-to-day running of

Private equity firm Trilantic North America has appointed Jennifer Fox Bensimon as Managing Director. As a member of the firm’s investment team, Bensimon will focus on investments in the consumer sector. Bensimon brings more than 10 years of private equity and consumer business experience to Trilantic North America. She joins

Ethos Capital has appointed Chris Ritchie as a Partner. Ritchie joins from ABRY Partners (ABRY) where Ethos Co-CEOs Erik Brooks and Fadi Chehadé were Partners before co-founding Ethos. Ritchie collaborated on multiple transactions with  Brooks during their tenure together at ABRY.   During his time at ABRY, Ritchie was actively

HCI Equity Partners (HCI), a lower middle market private equity firm focused on partnering with founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and B2B service companies, has promoted Scott Gibaratz to Partner; Brendon Biddle and Tim Frend to Managing Director; and Matt Clark to Vice President. Gibaratz, Partner, joined HCI in 2004 and plays

Apex Group Ltd has appointed John Davis as Managing Director, Singapore. Reporting to Valerie Mantot-Groene, Regional Managing Director, APAC, Davis will be responsible for leading a team of over 100 locally-based experts, and driving the firm’s continued growth and performance in the APAC region. Davis brings over 13 years of

Northern Gritstone, a new university spin-out investment business based in the north of England and chaired by Lord Jim O’Neill, has appointed Marion Bernard as Chief Investment Officer. Throughout her career Bernard has focused on funding fast-growing businesses in the UK. She joins Northern Gritstone from SME investor The Firmament