Blue Bear Capital, a venture and growth equity fund focused on digital technologies for the energy industry, has appointed Lord Browne of Madingley to its Advisory Board. Browne has an exceptional record of leadership across the energy and investment industries, having served as Chairman and CEO of BP, co-head of

Julian Masters has become a managing partner of mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital, alongside Kevin Grassby and Charles Ind. At the same time, Luca Mastrodonato has been promoted to the position of business development director while Tom Keen has joined the firm as an investment manager. Masters joined Bowmark from

Echelon Investment Partners (Echelon), a multi-strategy credit platform, has appointed Kevin Mallon to serve as the firm’s Director of Marketing; a newly-created role. Based in the firm’s main office in New Jersey, Mallon will be responsible for implementing and managing the firm’s investor relations and business development efforts.   Mallon

Corporate attorney Michael Weinsier has joined Pryor Cashman’s New York office as co-head of the Private Equity practice. He joins as a partner, having previously been with Troutman Sanders. With more than 30 years of experience, Weinsier specialises in complex corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, domestic and cross-border mergers and

Harris R Eisenberg has joined Honigman as a partner in the Corporate department and Private Equity practice group in the firm’s Chicago office. His arrival follows on the heels of private equity partner Norbert Knapke, who joined the firm’s Chicago office last month from Kirkland & Ellis. Eisenberg’s practice focuses

David Disneur, previously Head of Sales at Verrazzano Capital and Director at BlackRock, has joined Ferox Capital as Sales Director. Working alongside Paul Sansome, he will be responsible for accelerating sales and marketing efforts across Europe.   The boutique investment manager specialised in Convertible Bond strategies currently manages USD1.7 billion,

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Bosco Yiu as a partner in the firm’s private equity practice in Hong Kong. Yiu’s appointment follows the recent relocation to Hong Kong of private investment funds partner Greg Barclay, and last year’s arrival of leading private equity lawyers Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen.

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has appointed Vincent M Buffa as an Operating Partner. Buffa was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Data Device Corporation (DDC) – a former Behrman portfolio company – until its USD1 billion sale in

LPA-CGR avocats has appointed Rym Loucif as a partner to head the Corporate – M&A practice of the firm’s Algiers office. Admitted to the Paris Bar since 2006, Loucif’s practice focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate law. She is particularly active in cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. She

Foresight Group (Foresight) has appointed Ray Harris to its Private Equity Investment team, following Ben Dawson’s appointment earlier this year. Harris joins Foresight as a Principal on the recently awarded GBP35 million equity fund (for the East and South-East Midlands) from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) delivered by the