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FundRock Middle East appoints non-exec director

Apex Group has appointed Dr Ryan Lemand as a Non-Executive Director of FundRock Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd (FundRock Middle East). Lemand brings decades of financial services experience including as the former Senior Executive Officer and Board Director of ADS Investment Solutions, the ADSS Group’s Wealth and Asset Management Company,

ECI expands Origination Team

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has further expanded its Origination Team with the appointment of Tsvetelina Delcheva as an Origination Manager. Delcheva joins ECI from working in Origination within FTI Consulting’s Transaction Services team, where she was responsible for tracking deal pipelines, identifying relevant investments for private

General Atlantic appoints global head of ESG

General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has appointed Cornelia Gomez as its global head of ESG. Based in London, Gomez will oversee General Atlantic’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts at the firm and across its portfolio. A recognized leader in the industry, Gomez brings experience

SEI appoints new CEO

Ryan Hicke, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SEI, is to become the company’s next chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective 1 June, 2022. Hicke will succeed Founder Alfred P West, Jr, who is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman after

One Rock Capital Partners adds to operating partner team

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has appointed Andrea (AJ) Skobel to its team of operating partners. Working in conjunction with One Rock operating partner Mike Anderson, Skobel will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies primarily through strategic

C Street appoints co-heads of DEI Advisory practice

C Street has appointed Bre Pressey and Dr Thomas Ogorzalek as Co-Heads of the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory practice. Together, Pressey and Ogorzalek will lead the group at C Street advising clients on how to best invest in DEI and make DEI systemic in their organisations.

BVCA appoints new chair

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has appointed Charlie Troup as chair of its council for the next year up to 31 March 2023. Troup brings to the role nearly 30 years’ experience in private equity, having supported businesses of all sizes and at all stages of

YFM appoints Head of Portfolio for the South as it scales up

Experienced growth investor Charlie Winward is the latest partner to join YFM Equity Partners (YFM), adding further portfolio support as the firm targets significant growth, with the number of portfolio businesses expected to grow by around 40 per cent over the next three years. Based at YFM’s London office and

European placement agent POLARIS adds to advisory board

POLARIS Investment Advisory AG (POLARIS) has added three investors as senior advisors to its advisory board – Dajana Brodmann, Marc Lau and Pablo López de Ayala. The trio will support POLARIS with the selection and assessment of new investment opportunities in the areas of Private Equity, Private Debt and Infrastructure.

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