Bespoke Partners, a provider of executive search services for the private equity market, has appointed Prakash Patel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prakash brings more than 14 years of experience in top-tier financial services and consulting engagements, including extensive work in private-equity-backed organizations, leading strategic initiatives and driving enterprise transformation

JP Morgan Asset Management has established a new sustainability-focused growth private equity investment team. The team will launch its first private equity strategy focused on investing in growth-stage private companies that drive resource efficiency and climate adaptation solutions across a range of industries.  JP Morgan is anchoring the team’s first

YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in Reading, London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, is continuing to expand its team throughout the UK with the appointment of Nick Holt as a portfolio director. Based in the firm’s Reading office, Holt joins from GEMS Education, one of the world’s largest K-12

JC Flowers & Co, a private investment firm focused on investing globally in the financial services industry, has appointed banking industry veteran Louis Vachon as an Operating Partner, effective immediately. Most recently, Vachon was President and CEO of National Bank of Canada, based in Montreal, a position he held from

Hanover Investors has appointed Brett Lankester, the former Chief Executive of UBP London, as a Senior Partner. Lankester is spearheading the development of the firm’s capital raising and investor relations capabilities. Along with Matthew Peacock, the Founder and Chairman of the specialist investor, and with other Senior Partners, he will

Sustainable growth equity fund Revaia has promoted Morgan Kessous as Partner. Kessous joined Revaia in 2018 and has since played a key role in the fund’s growth, both in terms of investment strategy, sourcing and monitoring of portfolio companies, as well as in recruiting new team members in Paris and

Gulf Capital portfolio company, Cedar White Bradley (CWB) Legal Limited, has opened its new headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The company was awarded a licence by Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) to operate from one of the most attractive, accessible, and innovative International Financial Centres. CWB Legal is one of the

Pantheon, a global provider of diversified private markets investment solutions, has made a number of promotions including four new partners. All of the new Partners are in the firm’s global Investor Relations teams The four new Partners are: • John Greenwood, Head of Canada in our North American Investor Relations

MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in alternative credit investments and middle-market private equity, has appointed Jamil Nathoo as a Managing Director of MidOcean Credit. In this role, he will be responsible for expanding MidOcean’s institutional relationships and CLO platform.  Nathoo recently served as Head

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, has appointed Dr Julian Feneley as Managing Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences (HCLS). Feneley brings close to 30 years of healthcare and life sciences industry experience to Harris Williams, and will lead HCLS’s European efforts, building on the firm’s