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Moves & Appointments

Ira Weidhorn joins HIG Realty Partners as co-head and managing director

Private equity investment firm HIG Capital’s real estate investment affiliate HIG Realty Partners has appointed Ira Weidhorn as co-head and Managing Director. HIG Realty Partners will make opportunistic investments in real estate across all property types, with a specific focus on special situations. Weidhorn has fifteen years of experience in

Former FC Barcelona vice-chairman joins Mangrove

Marc Ingla (pictured), a seasoned Internet business angel and the former Vice Chairman of FC Barcelona, has joined Mangrove Capital Partners as a partner to bolster the investment firm’s growth strategy. At Barça, Ingla was notably managing all sponsorship, media and football affairs and played a key role in making

Scott Somerville, CEO, MaplesFS

Maples Fund Services expands European business

Maples Fund Services, an independent global fund services provider and a division of MaplesFS, has expanded its European operations with the hire of Steve Lewis, Director of European Business Development. Based in London, Lewis is responsible for expanding the fund administration and middle-office businesses across the firm’s European offices. Lewis

DLA Piper expands finance practice

John Altorelli, Alexander Fraser, Patrick Costello and Gerald Francese have joined DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance practice as partners in New York. The group, which joins DLA Piper from Dewey & LeBoeuf, focuses its practice on corporate transactions, including finance, private equity and mergers and acquisitions, representing public and private

Ted Neild, President and Chief Investment Officer, Gresham Partners

Gresham Partners hires Tim Joeng

Tim Joeng has joined independent wealth management firm Gresham Partners adding deep experience in the area of alternative and private equity investments. As a Principal and senior member of the investment team, Joeng is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, performing manager due diligence and building portfolios for Gresham’s clients. Joeng

Rufus H Rivers promoted to managing partner of RLJ Equity Partners

Rufus H Rivers (pictured)has been promoted to Managing Partner of RLJ Equity Partners, LLC. Founded by Robert L Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies together with The Carlyle Group, RLJ Equity Partners invests in middle-market leveraged buy-outs, recapitalisations, and growth equity. "Rufus has been instrumental in developing and

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GCP makes third senior appointment in six months

GCP, a provider of blended equity and debt to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses, has announced the appointment of Richard Shaw as investment manager. Richard, who joins from Clearwater Corporate Finance, provides additional transactional resource as GCP begins to deploy its recently raised GBP160m Fund III. This is

Epi-V appoints Cook as chairman

Epi-V LLP, the specialist upstream oil and gas services investment fund, has appointed Grahame Cook (pictured) as chairman.   Cook is a chartered accountant by training and has over 20 years’ experience in global investment banking, including senior management roles at Barclays de Zoete Wedd and UBS. During this time

ECI appoints Joe Garrood as an investment manager

ECI Partners LLP, the UK growth focused mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Joe Garrood (pictured) as an Investment Manager in its London office. Garrood will join ECI’s commercial team which is dedicated to accelerating growth, unlocking value and delivering upside projects for portfolio companies. Involved both pre and post

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