Mishcon de Reya is expanding its offering to investors to cover a diverse range of investment strategies and markets, with the appointment of Angeli Arora. Arora’s former roles include regional leader of Private Equity (Africa) at Dentons and corporate partner at Akin Gump (including establishing their Hong Kong office to

Fidelity International (Fidelity) has appointed Nick Haaijman as Global Head of Private Asset Solutions.  In this newly created role, Haaijman will be responsible for the development of Fidelity’s Private Assets Solutions capabilities globally. He will work closely with all of Fidelity’s Private Assets investment teams to develop and deliver best

Cyber and advanced technologies investor Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Najwa Aaraj has been appointed to the firm’s Strategic Advisory Group.  With 20 years’ academic and commercial experience in deeptech research and development, Aaraj will help Paladin to assess investments in cybersecurity, cryptographic and quantum technologies, and

Coave Therapeutics (Coave), a clinical-stage biotechnology company backed by international life science and strategic investors Seroba Life Sciences, Théa Open Innovation, eureKARE, Fund+, Omnes Capital, V-Bio Ventures, Kurma Partners, Idinvest, GO Capital, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Thomas Blaettler MD, as Chief Medical

Neil Evans is to re-join Clifford Chance in January 2022 as a private equity partner based in London. Having originally practised at Clifford Chance, and then Simpson Thacher Bartlett, Evans re-joins from Mayer Brown’s private equity practice having advised on transactions with a range of clients, including Blackstone, KKR and

BGF has appointed Roshni Bandesha to the role of head of ESG and Sustainability. In her role at BGF, Bandesha will be responsible for embedding its sustainability strategy and integrating ESG within new and existing portfolio companies. She will report directly into executive chairman, Stephen Welton.   Bandesha has spent

The Riverside Company, a private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle-market, has appointed Allison Cole as Managing Director & Global Head, Fundraising and Investor Relations, leading Riverside’s expanding global fundraising and investor relations team.  Cole will build and cultivate Riverside’s relationships with investors and oversee the firm’s

Grain Management (Grain), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global communications sector, has appointed industry veteran Kevin Naughton as a Managing Director.  Former Chairman and Co-head of Credit Suisse’s Private Funds Group, Naughton’s role at Grain will focus on investor relations, with a particular focus on capital

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle-market, has appointed Allison Cole as Managing Director & Global Head, Fundraising and Investor Relations, leading Riverside’s expanding global fundraising and investor relations team. Cole will build and cultivate Riverside’s relationships with investors and oversee the

Crestbridge has appointed Marta Ciemiega as Business Development Director, for the US.