Private equity-backed soft drinks manufacturer Clearly Drinks has appointed Mick Howard as its new CEO, following a strong 2018 in which the company increased headcount by 45 per cent and expanded its product offering. Howard moves into the role following nine months as Clearly Drinks’ Chief Operating Officer, where he
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Simon Adcock as a partner and head of portfolio management. Adcock brings over 20 years’ experience in corporate advisory and management roles and was previously senior portfolio director at Lloyds Development Capital. Prior to that, he was a partner and regional
Optima Partners has appointed compliance industry veteran Portia Amato as a Director in the firm’s New York office. Amato (pictured), brings nearly two decades of experience in providing compliance services for the investment management industry. In her new role, Amato will be responsible for maintaining client relationships and working with
ZEDRA, a specialist in trust, corporate and fund services has opened its third Swiss office, in Zug, to support its other Swiss businesses based in Zurich and Geneva. ZEDRA says the three offices will work closely together, with company registration, accounting and legal services all eventually available from the new
creditshelf AG, a specialist in digital SME financing in Germany, has appointed Dr Gregor Heinrich as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective from 15 January. In his new role, Dr Heinrich will be responsible for IT and data analytics. He will report directly to creditshelf CEO Dr Tim Thabe, but will
Duane Morris has named partners Michael C Hardy of the firm’s Baltimore office and Nanette C Heide of the firm’s New York office as co-chairs of the Private Equity division of the Corporate Practice Group. “Nanette and Mike each have strong experience in private equity transactions and bring to this
Blank Rome has appointed Robert L Kahan as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities group in Los Angeles. Kahan focuses his practice counselling middle-market companies in the lifestyle industries, including restaurants, entertainers, marketers, and merchandisers, across a variety of corporate transactions. Bob joins Blank Rome from a
Gabriel Urwitz, founder and Chairman of Segulah, will step down from the role of Chairman. Having founded the business in 1994 and served as Managing Partner as well as Chairman for 25 years, Urwitz will remain a member of the Investment Committee for the duration of the Segulah V investment
Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focussed private equity firm, has promoted Jay Desai to Partner. Desai was previously a Managing Director of Kainos and has over 15 years of principal investing, investment banking and strategy experience in the food and consumer products sectors. Andrew Rosen, Managing Partner
SANNE, a provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The company has also made the key appointment of Mark Bennett as Country Head of its Japanese business. The opening of this new office expands SANNE’s already strong network of offices across the
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