Specialist lender Investec’s Growth & Acquisition Finance (GAF) team has made a senior hire to support its ambitions in the UK mid-market.  James Goût joins from Barclays to continue the expansion of the GAF business, which provides funding for entrepreneurs, management teams and private equity houses in the UK mid-market.   Known

Private equity firm Angeles Equity Partners (AEP) has added three to its team. Maxwell Schechter joins the firm as Vice President of Business Development, focusing on deal origination and marketing. James Lee and Shan Siddiqui join AEP as Associates concentrating on the evaluation, due diligence and execution of new investment

TowerBrook Capital Partners-backed Gravity Media Group (GMG), which acquires businesses serving the live broadcast sector, has appointed Paul Greensmith as its new Chief Financial Officer to oversee the company’s growth strategy. Following recent acquisitions and investment, GMG’s current companies include Gearhouse Broadcast, Hyperactive Broadcast and Input Media – companies that

Global law firm Jones Day has appointed Charles Chau as a partner in the firm’s M&A Practice in Hong Kong. An adviser for nearly 20 years to clients in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Asia-Pacific region, Chau has extensive experience in public and private company acquisitions, joint ventures, financings,

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Craig Hopwood as an Investment Director, based in the Manchester office. Hopwood joins from HSBC where he was responsible for looking after a portfolio of larger private equity-backed businesses across the region including Fircroft, Tangerine and Innovia. Prior to this, he worked in the

Los Angeles-based private equity firm LightBay Capital has appointed David Leeney as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development. He will be responsible for coordinating LightBay’s deal sourcing and relationship management efforts. Leeney brings more than 14 years of business development, origination, and investor relations experience to LightBay. Prior

International corporate finance firm Clearwater International has appointed Dan Salt as a Director in its Birmingham office. Salt (pictured), joins Clearwater International with over 10 years’ experience in finance, having previously worked for RBS and CYBG. He has worked with public and private companies as well as private equity across

Law firm Goodwin has added Ian O’Donnell – venture capital fund formation specialist – as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice San Francisco. Concentrating on the formation and representation of venture capital, growth equity and private equity funds, O’Donnell’s practice also includes the representation of issuers and

Palatine Private Equity has invested in its Midlands team with the appointment of Tom Hustler as Investment Manager. Hustler joins from The Royal Bank of Scotland where he worked as an Associate Director in the Structured Finance team. During his time there, Tom worked on a range of large corporate

Twin Brook Capital Partners (Twin Brook), the middle-market direct lending subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co, has appointed Timothy Schifer, former Director of Portfolio Management at Madison Capital Funding, as a Managing Director focused on underwriting and portfolio management.  Twin Brook also announced that Vishal Sheth, former Director on Angelo,