Pine Island Capital Partners (Pine Island), a private investment firm that combines an experienced investment team with a group of accomplished former senior government, military officials, and business leaders, has appointed former NASA Administrator Major General Charles F Bolden Jr, USMC (Ret) as a partner. Bolden served as the 12th

BTIG has appointed Biju Kurian as Managing Director in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking unit.  Kurian will focus on investment banking opportunities for growth-oriented companies across enterprise software applications. He will be based in BTIG’s New York office, and report to Matt Clark, Chief Operating Officer, BTIG Investment

Khalid Javaid has been appointed as Head of Legal at Blackstar Capital. Javaid has over 20 years of experience as a banking and finance lawyer, with a focus on structured finance and securitisation transactions. In his new role at Blackstar Capital, he will be responsible for providing structuring, legal and

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted senior lawyers Louise Barber and Mae Salem to Partner. Barber has a particular focus on cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions (including public takeovers), equity capital markets transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance. From an M&A perspective, her experience includes advising UK, US and

Volery Capital, a private equity firm focused on growth investments ​​in ​​the financial services industry has added two new Senior Advisors, Michael Arougheti, Co-Founder, Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares Management Corporation, and Renée Beaumont, a leading impact investing adviser and former Partner at Generation Investment Management.  They

Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has appointed Mark Malo, an experienced executive with over 30 years’ experience in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry, as an Operating Partner.  Dana Schmaltz, Partner of Yellow Wood, says: “Our functional based

North Sky Capital (“North Sky”), a specialist in impact private equity and sustainable infrastructure investing, has appointed Angela Wood as Chief Financial Officer, while North Sky’s long-time CFO, Denise Galvin, will be transitioning to a part-time role as Senior Advisor, where she will continue to provide advice on strategic decisions.

American Residential Services (ARS), the nation’s largest provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and plumbing services, has appointed Scott Boose as Chief Executive Officer.  Boose, a senior executive with significant experience in the HVAC, plumbing, and home services industries, succeeds David Slott, CEO of ARS, who will remain

Proptech VC Pi Labs has appointed Ivan Ramirez as Venture Partner, as it expands its ecosystem internationally. Ramirez will be Pi Labs’ first US venture partner, strengthening Pi Labs as a gateway between global real estate firms and the rapidly evolving proptech universe. His appointment follows Pi Labs recent investment