Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist Cooper Software has made two senior appointments with Richard Lewis taking on the role of chair and Paul Bosson becoming a non-executive director following a multi-million pound investment backed by private equity firm YFM Equity Partners (YFM) in November 2021. Cooper Software is an

Law firm, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP (Katten) has appointed partner Christopher Harrison to the firm’s capital markets group in London. Harrison joins Katten from Vedder Price where he was a partner.  With over 25 years’ experience in advising financial institutions, funds, corporate and government entities on complex capital markets

Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) has launched a Healthcare Advisory Board to help shape its investment strategy and drive value across healthcare investments, both in the UK and internationally.  The Board is comprised of:  Mukhtar Ahmed, President of Clarivate’s Science Group and previously held senior leadership roles with Oracle and Parexel

CVC has has appointed Jiri Zrust as Partner and Head of Infrastructure. Jiri joins from Macquarie Group’s infrastructure funds business in London where he spent 10 years. Most recently he was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Energy Transition and was leading country coverage and origination across infrastructure and

UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) has appointed three senior industry experts to establish a new energy storage strategy, further expanding the sustainable investing solutions provided by its Real Estate & Private Markets business. Mark Saunders, George Manahilov and Ken-Ichi Hino bring a wealth of expertise in the development of, and

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has appointed Edna M Conway to its Board of Directors.  Conway brings decades of experience and leadership delivering trust, transparency, compliance, risk management, sustainability and supply chain transformation to organisations. She currently serves as Security & Risk

Blackstone has appointed David Ben-Ur and Atish Nigam to  senior leadership roles in the Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) business.  Ben-Ur will be the Chief Investment Officer of BAAM’s hedge fund solutions business (BPS) and Atish will serve as the Chief Investment Officer of BAAM’s special situations investing business (BSOF).

Sandeep Banga has joined private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) as Investment Manager in its London office. A chartered accountant and experienced corporate finance adviser, Banga joins from HomeServe plc where he worked as Head of Corporate Development managing the company’s merger and acquisition strategy. Previously, he spent four

Traub Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has appointed Sean Reilly as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Reilly has 20 years of experience in the private equity sector. Prior to joining Traub Capital Partners, he partnered with several former colleagues in an entrepreneurial venture that launched and expanded