Experienced investor, lender and adviser Stephen Murray has joined YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester and Reading, as investment director to strengthen the firm’s support for fast-growing businesses across the Midlands. YFM typically invests between GBP2 million and GBP10 million per transaction.   Murray

KKR & Co has appointed Matthew Cohler to its Board of Directors, effective 31 December, 2021, taking the number of independent directors to twelve out of a total of sixteen Board seats. Cohler is a former General Partner at the venture capital firm Benchmark, where for over a decade he

Chuck Flynn is to retire as Chairman of Bregal Investments’ fund investing arm, Bregal Private Equity Partners (BPEP), with effect from 1 January, 2023. Flynn will continue as Chairman through 2022 while full leadership of BPEP is assumed by Managing Partner, Jan Faber, who has been Chuck’s partner since BPEP

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Samantha Koplik as partner in its Transactions Practice Group based in New York. Koplik, who joins from Dechert, where she served as a pro bono practice leader for the New York office, is a recognised finance lawyer in the market and

Industry Ventures, an investment firm focused on venture capital and private technology, has made key additions to its investment and operations team. Additionally, the firm has slosh made a number of internal promotions. Pat Hanson joined the firm in July 2021 as Chief Administrative Officer and took over the Chief

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Jon Selib, former Senior Vice President of Global Policy & Public Affairs at Pfizer, as Managing Director and Global External Affairs Leader. In his new role, which will take effect in March 2022, Selib will lead CD&R’s engagement with key external stakeholders, including media,

Pan-European Investment manager Primevest Capital Partners (Primevest CP) has appointed Frank Noé as Head of Capital Formation to advance its growth in residential real estate, car parks, digital infrastructure and ‘Smart City’ communications and other investment opportunities in related real asset sectors. Noé has around 17 years of experience in

Arcesium, a global financial technology and professional services firm, has expanded its India-based operations with a new office in Delhi NCR. The new office, located in DLF Cyber Park, a technology hub in Gurugram with state-of-the-art infrastructure, will be staffed with employees across technology, services, and other key functions.   

Gulf Capital, a thematic alternative investment firm in the GCC and Asia, has appointed Shantanu Mukerji as its first on-the-ground Private Equity Managing Director to head the firm’s newly opened office in Singapore.  Mukerji will lead the firm’s activities in Asia, looking at new private equity investments, bolt-on acquisitions and