Glasgow-based private equity firm N4 Partners (N4) has appointed  Benny Higgins as Chairman effective, 1 September. Higgins has previously worked at high-profile organisations throughout financial services beginning his career at Standard Life, where he became a member of the Standard Life Group Executive Committee in 1996, before moving to RBS

Lightyear Capital (Lightyear), a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, has appointed Marc West as a Senior Adviser to Lightyear Fund V, and its parallel investment vehicles. West is an experienced and knowledgeable leader in fintech who has successfully scaled and led businesses by leveraging technology to

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, has appointed Robert (Rob) L Wernli, Jr a as a corporate partner in the firm’s San Diego office.  Wernli’s experience as a public company and capital markets attorney includes both advisory and

Andreas Höfner has joined GARBE Institutional Capital, the investment and asset manager of GARBE, focusing on residential, office, retail and specialist properties, as Head of Strategy.  Höfner has more than twelve years of experience in real estate investment and alternative investment products. The 37-year-old can draw on his extensive experience

Suntera Global has appointed Jon Trigg as a Non-Executive Director to strengthen the firm’s governance capabilities.  Trigg, currently a Director at Altair Partners, a leading provider of independent directors and governance consultancy services, joins the Board of the funds operation in Jersey. He was previously Head of Global Fund Services

Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas), a private equity investor focused on investing in and growing Nordic mid-market companies, has appointed Lena Hofsberger as the new Chairperson of its portfolio company Medtanken, a leading primary care group in Western Sweden. Hofsberger has extensive experience in the healthcare industry and of chairing

Polaris has expanded its team with the appointment of Amanda Platek who has been hired to establish an investor relations function and will be responsible for Polaris’ fundraising activities and investor contact, reporting directly to Managing Partner Jan Johan Kühl.  Platek lives in Copenhagen and has significant investor relations experience

Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Robert Bond and Adam Hodgson as Associates. “We are pleased to welcome Robert and Adam to the Ara family,” says Tuan Tran, a Managing Director at Ara Partners. “They bring significant deal execution and analytical experience to

Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) has appointed Patrick No as a Managing Director, in the firm’s Private Capital Advisory Group, effective immediately.  Based in Singapore, No will cover fundraising and secondary solutions across the Asia Pacific region. “Patrick is an experienced banker with proven success in multiple sectors and deep relationships with