Independent venture capital firm Truffle Capital has appointed former VEXIM CEO Vincent Gardès as a senior partner in the firm’s BioMedTech team. Under the leadership of Philippe Pouletty, MD, the team also includes Alain Chevallier and Antoine Pau. Gardès will have responsibility for generating new investments in the field
Chicago-based RedRidge Diligence Services – a provider of due diligence services to investors and lenders – is opening its first international office in London. Matthew Reid, Associate Director, has relocated from the US in order to lead the London operation. “In the US, RedRidge has an excellent reputation for
Investx has appointed Richard Chambers to its board as Chief Operating Officer. Chambers brings a wealth of experience from HSBC Leveraged Finance and Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate Transactions, and over 14 years has secured over GBP500 million in bank funding for private equity-backed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of portfolio director Martyn Vitty. With more than 12 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, Vitty joins LDC from high-growth manufacturer ELEY Group, where he held the positions of interim CEO and finance director. Vitty joined
HarbourVest Partners has appointed Karen Simeone as a Managing Director in the firm’s private credit business based in Boston. Simeone joins Managing Directors Jamie Athanasoulas and Peter Lipson and will specifically expand HarbourVest’s senior credit investing capabilities. “Institutional investors are allocating to private credit strategies at a robust pace,
Joseph N Sacca, a long-time commercial and securities litigator with a top tier roster of clients and trial experience, has joined BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Sacca comes to BakerHostetler from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Sacca represents clients around
Crown Agents Bank has appointed Susanne Chishti to its board as a non-executive director. Chishti brings more than 20 years of financial expertise, board-level experience focused on organisational governance, and a strong understanding of the small and medium size enterprise market. Her experience draws on 14 years in banking, with
Natixis has appointed Nasir Khan as Head of Infrastructure, Americas. Khan will be responsible for the growth and development of the bank’s infrastructure sector for the region and as the company advances its sectorial based approach to best serve its clients, he will assume responsibility for Infrastructure Finance as well
Ares Management has appointed Jason Duko and Kapil Singh as Partners and Portfolio Managers in the Ares Credit Group, focussing on liquid credit strategies. These new appointments reflect Ares’ continued commitment to enhance its market leadership in below investment grade credit. “We are pleased to welcome Jason and Kapil
HIG Capital (HIG) has appointed Matthew Kretzman as a Managing Director based in New York, with responsibility for capital markets and execution across the North American private equity portfolio. Kretzman has more than ten years of capital markets experience. Prior to joining HIG, he spent over six years at KKR
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