ThinCats, an alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has added another experienced member to its London and SE regional team, James Osbiston, who joins from Clydesdale Bank. Osbiston has over 12 years’ experience in financial services whilst working at both BNY Mellon and Clydesdale Bank, covering credit research, securitisation and business

Daniel Repfennig has joined Polaris Private Equity as Director. Repfennig most recently held a position as Investment Director at private equity firm Solix and has been based in Copenhagen from 2018, overseeing several of the firm’s Swedish deals.  Prior to that, Repfennig worked at Nordic investment firm Ratos after beginning

Global private equity firm Permira has appointed Philippe Houssiauas a Senior Adviser, focusing on healthcare. Houssiauas brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare, consulting and technology with a successful track record in international executive leadership, previously as PwC Partner and CEO at Agfa Healthcare where he led Agfa’s transition

Global law firm Dechert is growing its global private equity practice with the addition of Dominik Stühler as a corporate and securities partner in the firm’s Munich office. Stühler will focus his practice on national and cross-border private equity deals and mergers and acquisitions. Some of Stühler’s high-profile mandates include

Procuritas has appointed Carl Settergren as partner. Settergren brings extensive experience and a successful track record from international private equity and investment banking to the team, and he will contribute greatly to Procuritas’s ability to source and execute the large number of deal opportunities present in the Nordic mid-market. Prior

Cerberus Capital Management, LP (Cerberus), a global specialist in alternative investing, has appointed Brian H Hook as Vice Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus focused on international business and investment strategies.  In this role, Hook will have a broad mandate across regions, asset classes, and sectors,

Adams Street Partners, LLC, a private markets investment management firm with approximately USD45 billion of assets under management, has appointed Yohan Hill  as Director of ESG and Responsible Investing. Adams Street is a long-time practitioner of responsible investing. The firm has been a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for

Global law firm Dechert LLP continues to grow its global private equity practice group with the forthcoming addition of Mark Thompson as a partner in its London office.  Thompson is an experienced corporate lawyer. His practice focuses on private equity and real estate, advising a full range of stakeholders across

Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, has appointed Jay Steinle as a Partner. 

Investment bank Peel Hunt has appointed Mark Barrow as Head of Private Equity Coverage within its growing Investment Banking division. With 24 years of Corporate Finance experience, 19 years of which has been focused on UK mid-market financial sponsors, Barrow joins Peel Hunt from Zeus Capital where he was also