CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has appointed Fred Hassan as Chairman of the international women’s health assets which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on 17 September 2017, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals. CVC has also announced that, following closing of the transaction, the new

FRP Advisory, the business advisory firm, has strengthened its UK operations with the promotion to director of Julie Humphrey. She will be based in the firm’s Essex office.  Humphrey brings to her director role appointment more than 13 years of restructuring and insolvency experience, having worked alongside FRP Advisory’s founding

Stanhope Capital has appointed Nigel Spray as Partner and Head of the firm’s Merchant Banking division. Spray joins Stanhope Capital from Kleinwort Hambros where he held the position of Managing Director – Head of Private Merchant Banking. Prior to Kleinwort Hambros, Spray founded Frontiers Capital, a firm which acted as

JCRA Group has recruited former Cardinal Risk Advisors duo, Gina Sullivan and Peter Turk, who join the firm’s New York office and will be responsible for financial sponsors in private equity as well as the wider corporate client base. The experienced pair will bolster JCRA’s expertise in the provision of

WhiteHorse Capital, the direct lending affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital, has promoted Gina Provenzale, Jeff Wells and John Yeager to the position of Managing Director. Provenzale is based in Stamford and is responsible for structuring and executing financial solutions to mid-market and lower mid-market sponsors with a

Catapult Ventures has appointed Chris Spencer as a Venture Partner with the firm’s GM&C Life Sciences Fund. Spencer, who becomes the Fund’s fourth Venture Partner, will assess investment opportunities and work with the Fund’s smaller investments to help companies successfully grow, with a particular focus on digital health.   Catapult

Pan-African private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) has appointed Takudzwa Mutasa as Principal. As a deal lead, Mutasa will work with the team to source and manage investment opportunities and partnerships across the continent, as well as work with existing portfolio investments.   Mutasa will rejoin DPI from KKR

Redpoint Capital Group, an alternative credit manager focused on providing financing solutions to companies across an array of industries, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Spring Hollis as a Portfolio Manager. Hollis, together with Dan Adashek, will be responsible for managing Redpoint’s investments and structuring future transactions.

UK lower mid-market investor, Tenzing, has appointed John Messer and Mike Reynolds to its investment team. Messer has joined Tenzing from Alchemy Partners. He began his career as a consultant at AT Kearney undertaking due diligence and merger integration projects before studying for an MBA at London Business School, interning