Growthdeck, a private equity investment firm, has added Hugh Clark, a former Director of the Clarks shoes business, to its new advisory board. Clark joins eight other new board members in being appointed to Growthdeck’s recently formed advisory board. The board has been launched to assist Growthdeck with the appraisal

Prostar Capital, a global private investment firm leading the energy transition to net-zero carbon emissions, has appointed In Ku Kang as an Operating Partner.    Kang, who is based in Seoul, will focus on adding to Prostar’s existing investment footprint in South Korea, where it owns Kyungnam Energy, the largest

Mesirow Investment Banking has appointed Lance Bell as a Managing Director, with a primary focus on serving clients within the healthcare services sector.  Bell joins Mesirow from Berkeley Research Group, the sixth largest healthcare consulting firm in the US, where he was hired as a Managing Director in the Investment

Global law firm Dechert LLP is expanding its global private equity practice group with the forthcoming addition of Sam Whittaker as a partner in its London office.  Whittaker is an experienced corporate lawyer, advising on a full range of complex private equity transactions. His practice focuses on M&A, divestments, co-investments,

Tricia Ward has joined Redington’s manager research team as a director for private markets as the firm continues to broaden its capabilities across the asset class.  She will report to Head of Manager Research, Nick Samuels, and joins a now seven strong team dedicated to covering alternatives and private markets.

Corporate tax specialist Annette Beresford has stepped up to the role of Partner and Head of Tax at Humphreys Law.  Beresford joined Humphreys Law in 2018 where she served as a Senior Consultant advising on UK tax aspects of a broad range of M&A and other types of corporate transactions.

Global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has expanded its European WhiteHorse team with the addition of Sebastian Lorenz as Principal and Head of the DACH region. Lorenz has 11 years of experience in direct lending and corporate finance. He was previously a Director in the Private Finance division of

Waterland Private Equity (Waterland) has opened a London office and hired of Oli Bevan as Managing Director as part of its strategy to deploy more capital and deepen its presence across the UK. The London office is Waterland’s 11th and follows the opening of the firm’s first UK office in

Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools and insights, has appointed Kumsal Bayazit — CEO of world leading science and health information and analytics provider Elsevier — to the company’s Board of Directors.  Bayazit joined Elsevier as CEO in 2019 from its parent company RELX, an R&D-driven FTSE 20

Specialist business advisory firm FRP has strengthened its corporate finance practice in London with the appointment of Greg Cox as a director.  With more than 10 years’ experience, including a year in industry with Inchcape plc, Cox joins from Deloitte, where he worked within the mergers and acquisitions team.