Specialist investment advisory firm Gravis Capital Management has hired ex-Fidelity director Charles Payne as an investment consultant. Payne left Fidelity in 2015 after 14 successful years to become an independent investment consultant. He regularly lectures at London Business School, the Imperial College Business School and elsewhere on equity research, stock

Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal) has appointed Patricia Grad as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations.  Grad has over 15 years’ experience in developing, launching, and executing strategic fundraising and investor relations programs for private equity firms.   Bill Farrell, Arsenal’s Head of Investor Relations

Palatine Private Equity has made a new addition to its Manchester team with the appointment of Tom Ross-Jones as Portfolio Director. Ross-Jones, who is a qualified chartered accountant, joins Palatine from EY, where he spent 11 years with the business advisory firm. Tom has advised businesses on a range of

FirstPoint Equity, a global private funds placement group and advisory firm, has appointed veteran LP Craig Lewis as Managing Director. Lewis will be responsible for client advisory and business development within Real Assets including Agriculture, Energy and Power, Natural Resources and Real Estate.   As Director of Private Markets and

Ipes, a leading provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has appointed Gary Ayres as a Senior Manager in the firm’s Jersey Office. Ayres joined Ipes in August 2017 and is responsible for the management and development of the Jersey client delivery teams and the associated client portfolios

China Renaissance Group has appointed Ke Wei as Partner of the New Economy Fund and member of the Investment Committee. Wei will report to Fan Bao, Chairman and CEO of China Renaissance Group. Wei previously served as Managing Director at global private equity firm General Atlantic (GA), where he focused

PNC Business Credit has appointed Karl Brier as senior vice president and business development officer to its senior secured financing team in the western region. PNC Business Credit is the senior secured lending division of PNC Bank, NA, and its subsidiaries and a part of The PNC Financial Services Group,

Maranon Capital has made three additions to its investment and operations teams. Shawn Meador joins as an Investment Analyst after previously working at Maranon as an Intern. Meador is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he earned a BBA in Finance.   Matt De Frank joins as

Seabury Capital has appointed David M Turnbull as a senior adviser. He will serve to facilitate Seabury Capital’s expansion of its global product and advisory service offerings in specialty finance, investment banking, technology and software applications. Seabury Capital Chairman, President & CEO John Luth says: “The addition of an experienced