Quantuma has appointed a new director, Valentina Vitali, to its corporate finance team.  Vitali’s appointment follows a significantly active period for Quantuma and the wider K3 Capital Group’s corporate finance teams. This includes Quantuma’s team completing eight transactions in the last fortnight, at a combined value of over GBP130 million,

Nyobolt, the original founder of ultra-fast charging niobium-based battery technology, has appointed Bernstein Asia analyst, Mark Newman as Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Strategy.   Newman will be responsible for developing Nyobolt’s commercial partnerships in sectors that will benefit from the record-breaking ultrafast charging and high-power of Nyobolt’s technology

LDC, a mid-market private equity investor, has appointed Craig Hinde as Origination Director, strengthening its Midlands team.   Hinde will be responsible for identifying potential investment opportunities in the region, leading transactions and supporting the management teams of LDC’s portfolio businesses as they pursue their growth ambitions.   Hinde, who

Eurazeo’s Supervisory Board has appointed Christophe Bavière as member of the company’s Executive Board for the remainder of his current term of office (March 2022). Bavière is Senior Managing Partner and Head of Investment Partners at Eurazeo, as well as a co-founder of Idinvest Partners and Chairman of its Executive

Alderwood Capital (Alderwood), a London-based fund manager, has made two further senior hires – Ryan Sinnott as Partner and member of the Investment Committee, while Jonathan Crawford has been appointed Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. With over twenty years’ experience, both in the UK and Australia, Sinnott has

Manulife Investment Management appointed Joshua Liebow and Mateusz (Matt) Szwarc as co-heads of junior credit for private markets based out of Boston.  

Cain International (Cain) has appointed Nick Franklin to the newly created role of Global Head of Private Equity.   Franklin joined Cain in September 2020 to oversee the operations and growth of the firm’s private equity portfolio in the US and brings with him nearly 30 years of experience in

Real estate, private equity, and multinational corporate services provider Auxadi has strengthened its executive team with four high-profile appointments as it builds for global expansion. Read the full story at Property Funds World…  

Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, has opened a new office in Frankfurt and appointed Dominik P Felsmann as Head of Germany, effective 15 March 2021. The opening of an office in Frankfurt constitutes the firm’s twelfth office globally and further expands Tikehau Capital’s footprint in Western Europe,

Ropes & Gray has appointed Chris Townsend as counsel in its asset management team, based in London. Townsend advises European and global sponsors on the establishment and structuring of private funds.  He is also experienced in spin-outs and secondaries transactions, particularly GP-led solutions, fund restructurings, portfolio sales and other liquidity