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ACA Group adds to UK-based SEC consulting team

ACA Group (ACA) has added Martin Fawzy to its London-based team of consultants, dedicated to providing regional US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory support to hedge funds, private equity and diversified financial services firms domiciled outside of the US. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…  

Alternative lender boosts funding options for UK SMEs through national expansion

Independent asset manager BOOST&Co is expanding across the UK, offering a wider range of funding options to SMEs by establishing a presence in Birmingham, Reading and Leeds. The lender has hired nine new principals to better serve businesses throughout the country, and now has dealmakers in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol,

Aztec Group establishes US presence

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has opened its first office in the US. The move represents a key milestone for the Group, as it seeks to establish itself as a leading global provider of administration services to the alternatives industry.  Located in Philadelphia, the office is

Balderton Capital promotes new Partner

Balderton Capital, Europe’s specialist Series A investor, has promoted Berlin-based Colin Hanna to Partner, making him Balderton’s first Partner to be based outside of London. Hanna started at Balderton in 2016 and sits on the board of portfolio companies including VanMoof, Finoa and Ory.     Hanna is joined in

NorthEdge-backed Lights4fun appoints Chair and CFO

NorthEdge-backed Lights4fun, one of Europe’s leading e-commerce retailers of decorative lighting, has appointed a new Chair and CFO, as it enters its next phase of growth which includes expansion in the US. David Stern joins as the business’ first Chair. Stern was formerly Global CEO of bath, body and hair

ThinCats adds to London and South East team

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

Polaris makes two senior hires and five promotions

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

Permira appoints Senior Adviser

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

Dechert appoints PE partner in Germany

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 appoints partner

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

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