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.

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

Atwater Capital (Atwater), a media and entertainment-focused alternative investment firm, has appointed Carol Lim as Principal.

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

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.

Lower-mid market private equity firm NorthEdge has made a series of promotions and a new appointment across its Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham offices, including the appointment of two new partners – Lucie Mills and Phil Frame. Mills has been instrumental in driving NorthEdge’s value creation approach and embedding it across

G2 Venture Partners, a venture capital firm dedicated to building and supporting technology companies sustainably digitalising traditional industries, has hired Matt Jensen as an Investor. Prior to joining G2, Jensen spent several years as an investor at Golden Gate Capital. There, he was responsible for developing investment theses, leading transactions,

Vortex Energy, a renewables-focused investment vehicle in Europe, managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, has appointed Ana Peris Caminero as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Investment Committee.

Horizon Capital has promoted Emily Hickley and Matt Morris to investment director, reflecting their contribution to the business as well as the firms commitment to developing talent.

Orva, a full-service e-commerce platform specialising in the sale of footwear, apparel, accessories and home products from leading consumer brands, has hired Joseph Falcão as Chief Financial Officer. In this newly created role, Falcão will focus on scaling Orva’s financial infrastructure to promote innovation and drive future growth for the