Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, has appointed a new Portfolio Manager, Michael Coupland, to its private equity team. Coupland will play a key role in monitoring Connection Capital’s private equity portfolio and will partner with portfolio companies throughout the lifetime of the investment, to strengthen the investor/investee
Fund administrator Apex Group (Apex) has appointed Robert Aaron as the first member of the firm’s new Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council is to form a select group of industry leaders, with significant track records in guiding market developments, to help drive Apex forward as a leading innovator
Dutch investor Nimbus is to open offices in the United Kingdom as the company launches its fourth fund. Nimbus has appointed veteran investor Chris Clegg, a former Partner at Endless, to Chair their UK operations. Nimbus is a hands on investor focusing on non-core carve outs and companies requiring operational
Akin Gump has added a four-partner financial restructuring and global debt finance team, with Thomas F O’Connor, Renée M.Dailey, Christopher E Lawrence and Chester L “Chip” Fisher all joining from Morgan Lewis. O’Connor will be based in Akin Gump’s London office, while Dailey, Fisher and Lawrence will launch the firm’s
Global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners has added two UK-based partners, Nick Kingsbury and Volker Hirsch, to its team of early stage venture capital investors. Kingsbury’s investment focus will be on cyber security, AI and B2B software businesses while Volker’s expertise is in artificial intelligence & machine learning, human-machine interfaces, enterprise SaaS, autonomous
Top 20 accountancy firm Saffery Champness has appointed Ian Johnson as Director. He is based in the London office with a national role. Johnson specialises in advising law firms on areas including financial reporting, statutory accounts and audit issues. He regularly advises law firms on SRA Accounting Rules, financial and
Artivest, a provider of alternative funds and technology solutions, has appointed Kamal Jafarnia as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Jafarnia (pictured), brings more than 25 years of experience as an attorney and compliance professional to this role, having advised public and private companies – including alternative investment program sponsors
NorthEdge Capital has appointed experienced dealmaker Kevin O’Loughlin as an Investment Manager, based in Birmingham. O’Loughlin joins NorthEdge from Deloitte, where he was Assistant Director for three years working on a range of transactions involving privately-owned and publicly-listed companies in the Midlands. These include the sale of Atcore to Inflexion
Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has added to its special situations and private equity investment teams with the appointments of Beth Pollack and Thomas Bennet, who have joined the firm as Vice Presidents, and Bart Stout, who has been promoted to Vice President. Pollack and Stout are part of
Eaton Partners, a private capital advisory and fund placement firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), has made several key hires, across geographies, to better serve clients in the private capital markets. Professionals are being added in the firm’s New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, and
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