JAB has promoted Joachim Creus and David Bell to the newly created position of Senior Partner, effective immediately. Both Bell and Creus will continue to report to Managing Partner and CEO Olivier Goudet, supporting both him and Managing Partner and Chairman Peter Harf. These promotions are another milestone in JAB’s

Manchester-based corporate advisory firm Rickitt Mitchell is investing in its team with the promotion of Charlotte Greenhalgh to Manager.  The news follows the recent promotion of Kaine Smith to the board, with further hires in the pipeline.   Greenhalgh started her career at PwC where she completed her ACA qualifications,

MPMF Fund Management (Ireland) Limited (MPMF), the Maples Group’s alternative investment fund manager and UCITS management company, has appointed industry expert, Declan McHugh who will have overall responsibility for MPMF’s business in Ireland. An evolving regulatory environment, new and extensive authorisation, operational and transparency requirements, and increasing demands from regulators

Stephens, an independent and family-owned investment bank, has expanded its European capabilities with the addition of healthcare sector specialist Lars Friemann.  An experienced senior banker, Friemann joins Stephens’ integrated global healthcare sector team. Prior to joining Stephens’ Frankfurt-based team, Friemann spent eight years at Harris Williams & Co, where he

Haatch Ventures has appointed Jeremy Luzinda as Investment Associate. Haatch has successfully worked for two start- up companies, the first as COO, and the second as Managing Director. He then worked with early-stage investment company Playfair Capital. “Jeremy joins us at a fascinating time”, says Haatch Partner Simon Penson. “We

ADM Capital Europe LLP, a London-based private equity and investment advisory firm that manages the Cibus and the Cibus Enterprise Funds, has appointed Sam Franklin as Head of Investor Relations.   Franklin has a nine-year track record working across public and private equity markets and in investor relations. The Cibus

Pine Island Capital Partners (Pine Island), a private investment firm that combines an experienced investment team with a group of accomplished former senior government, military officials, and business leaders, has appointed former NASA Administrator Major General Charles F Bolden Jr, USMC (Ret) as a partner. Bolden served as the 12th

BTIG has appointed Biju Kurian as Managing Director in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking unit.  Kurian will focus on investment banking opportunities for growth-oriented companies across enterprise software applications. He will be based in BTIG’s New York office, and report to Matt Clark, Chief Operating Officer, BTIG Investment

Khalid Javaid has been appointed as Head of Legal at Blackstar Capital. Javaid has over 20 years of experience as a banking and finance lawyer, with a focus on structured finance and securitisation transactions. In his new role at Blackstar Capital, he will be responsible for providing structuring, legal and

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted senior lawyers Louise Barber and Mae Salem to Partner. Barber has a particular focus on cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions (including public takeovers), equity capital markets transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance. From an M&A perspective, her experience includes advising UK, US and