Music industry veteran Vincent Searcy has joined Sherrese Clarke Soares’ global alternative asset management company HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView) as a strategic advisor. Searcy will provide strategic advice and recommendations regarding acquisitions of or any other investment in music IP and related rights. Searcy’s diligence and respected connections greatly contribute

Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a dedicated technology and consumer investor, has appointed two new Partners – Paul Reading, from Managing Director, and Tushar Pabari, Chief Financial Officer who will also retain this role. Mayfair is also announcing five additional promotions and four new appointments, including a Chief Talent Officer.  

PE mammoth, Apollo, has hired Christine Moy, a former JPMorgan global head of Metaverse, to lead the firm’s digital assets strategy. Apollo plans to make investments between $50 million and $250 million in blockchain and Web3. Moy will lead the strategy and look to apply blockchain technologies to the business.

MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) has added Bradley Belt to its private equity Executive Board as an Operating Partner. In his role on the Executive Board, Belt will work closely with the firm’s leadership and portfolio companies on corporate strategy and growth initiatives. Belt has over three decades of experience leading and

Cinven, a UK buyout firm, has hired ex-Blackstone executive, Julia Kahr, as partner and head of North America. Kahr previously worked as senior managing director at Blackstone for just under 20 years.  She holds degrees from both Yale and Harvard Business School. 

Developing World Markets (DWM), a US-based investment manager with more than two decades of experience deploying capital to address the social, environmental, and economic needs of the developing world, has promoted Suma Swaminathan to Director, Private Equity. Swaminathan joined DWM’s PE team in 2017 and has overseen the Asia-Africa region,

City law firm Bates Wells has appointed Nirav Patel as a partner in its Corporate practice, where he will strengthen the firm’s M&A advisory offering and bring a wealth of experience in advising ESG-focused companies. Patel joins from the London office of law firm, Michelmores, where he was a senior

Triple Point has strengthened its Private Credit Team with the appointment of highly-experienced growth capital specialist Sean Brophy as Head of Direct Lending. With a wealth of experience in the financial sector, Brophy will focus on developing Triple Point’s SME lending loan book, as well as executing the Direct Lending

Arma Partners (Arma), an independent financial advisory firm focused on companies and investors active in the global Digital Economy, has reported another year of record activity levels. After advising on 35 transactions in the 12 months to 31 March 2022, Arma has achieved strong year-on-year revenue growth, outperforming the previous

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its global private equity offering with the additions of Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz and Angela Becker as partners. The trio, who will be based in the firm’s London office, advise private equity and financial sponsor clients, as well as their portfolio companies,