Chicago Equity Partners has added emerging markets equity portfolio manager, Venkat Eleswarapu, PhD to its team. Eleswarapu joins the firm as a Managing Director and brings his emerging markets equity strategy (formerly Valant Emerging Markets Equity) from Trilogy Global Advisors, a fellow AMG Affiliate. He will continue to manage the

StepStone Group (StepStone), a global private markets specialist, has named five new partners and six new managing directors.  StepStone partner and CEO Monte Brem says: “These talented and hardworking people have left an enduring mark on the firm; they have been instrumental to StepStone’s growth and success. We are proud

Mercia Fund Managers has appointed Will Schaffer as Investment Manager. He will be supporting businesses across Yorkshire, with a particular focus on the Sheffield City Region. Will has six years’ experience in finance, most recently as a mergers and acquisitions specialist with KPMG in Leeds and previously with The McLean Group

Europa Capital, a pan-European real estate investment manager, has expanded its Private Capital Markets team with the appointment of Ian Currie as Director as it looks ahead to another year of strong capital-raising to support a range of European strategies. The newly created role will also support the management and

Neptune Financial (NepFin), a technology-enabled lower middle market commercial lender, has expanded its presence in the Midwest by opening a Chicago office, which will be led by Matthew Kirst, Senior Managing Director.  In this role, Kirst brings deep industry knowledge and expertise to the firm and will drive initiatives throughout

Business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy Begbies Traynor Group has appointed restructuring and corporate finance specialist Martin Barron as a partner in its BTG Advisory team. Joining Begbies Traynor Group from Grant Thornton where he was a partner and led the firm’s restructuring team across Yorkshire and the

GCA Altium is opening a new office in Leeds, its 20th around the world. The firm will be based in the One Park Row office development.
 The opening builds upon a very successful 2018 for GCA Altium in the region, advising on nine transactions with a total value of GBP1.35

Idinvest Partners, a leading investor in SMEs across Europe, has appointed Bao Dinh as Investment Director in the firm’s Venture Capital team. In this position, Dinh will be involved in sourcing, analysing and executing investments for the Venture Capital team, both in France and in Europe.   Prior to joining