BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing companies, has appointed Spencer Woods as an Investor in its Manchester office. Spencer joins most recently from Wheatsheaf Group – part of the Grosvenor Estate – where he held the role of Senior Investment and Portfolio Manager, taking a lead
PEF Services, a fund administrator for alternative investment managers, has promoted Emily Chen and Delphine Jones, CPA to Managing Directors within the firm’s Client Services group, reporting to PEF Chief Operating Officer Beth Manzi. Chen and Jones each lead PEF Client Services teams responsible for the relationships and services provided to PEF
Gulf Capital, an active alternative asset management firms in the Middle East, is expanding and strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Sharaf F Sharaf as a Managing Director in Gulf Credit Partners, the Firm’s private debt business. Based in Dubai, Sharaf Sharaf will join as a Managing Director
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a partnership-focussed investor, has appointed Liam Bennett as Investment Executive. Bennett joins GCP from KPMG, where he spent several years based in both their UK and Australian offices. While at KPMG Liam provided transaction services to a range of private equity and corporate clients, including both
Global law firm Goodwin is to open a new office in Santa Monica, California, which will focus on the technology and private equity industry verticals. It will be the firm’s second in Southern California, the fourth in the state, and the eleventh globally. The new office will be located in
Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, has appointed a new Head of Funds, Lorna Robertson. Lorna Robertson (pictured), joins from Invesco where she was responsible for managing relationships with investment and private banks and developing strategic partnerships. Her role covered a range of fund strategies including fixed income,
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Bruno Bagnouls as Managing Director and Head of Private Equity and Real Assets of Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services & Banking Luxembourg. Bagnouls will oversee Private Equity and Real Assets for Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services &
Investment bank GCA Altium has expanded its senior deal team in Frankfurt with Raiko Stelten and Thorsten Weber, employees of the bank for many years, promoted to Managing Directors as of 1 March 2019. They will further develop the technology, M&A and financing areas of the firm. Stelten joined Altium
Growth equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Loek van den Boog, former Chairman of Mendix and Myriad, as a Special Advisor and Chairman of General Atlantic Netherlands. Van den Boog returns to the firm having previously supported the firm as Special Advisor between 1996 and 2004. During his prior tenure
Duff & Phelps has appointed Tyrone Courtman as a Managing Director in the firm’s Restructuring Advisory practice. Based in Birmingham, Courtman will focus on restructuring advisory for corporate clients based in the East Midlands. Courtman is a Chartered Accountant, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
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