EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and one of the largest private logistics companies in the UK, has announced two senior appointments, Gary Edwards and Rupert Myer. Edwards has joined EmergeVest as a Managing Director based in

Ambienta, a sustainability-focused European asset manager, has made two senior appointments – William Kitchin becomes the Head of Business Development for Ambienta X, the firm’s public markets division, while Michele Romualdi has been appointed Head of Sales Italy. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…  

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Corporate and M&A practice with the recruitment of partner Dr Gesine von der Groeben who has joined the firm’s Frankfurt office. She will advise on venture capital matters, expanding Dentons’ advisory services for investors, start-ups and founders. Von der Groeben has extensive experience

Global investment bank GCA Altium has announced a series of promotions across its UK offices, with Dominic Orsini and David Edwards both becoming Managing Directors in Manchester. Since joining GCA Altium in 2012, Dominic has been involved in a number of high-profile software and tech-enabled services transactions. During the last

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Sanjay Kohli as Head of European Investor Relationship Management.  In this newly created role, Kohli will be responsible for the management, execution and strategy to serve Investcorp’s clients in Europe and report to Timothy Mattar, Investcorp’s Global Head

Seyfarth has appointed partner Talat Ansari to its Litigation department in New York.  Ansari was most recently a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where he focused his practice on international arbitration and led its India practice group in New York. Ansari handles commercial litigation and international arbitration matters,

Queen’s Park Equity (QPE) has added three new members to its investment and origination teams. Alison Price joins the investment team, bringing six years of investment and board experience across the healthcare and education sectors. Prior to QPE, Alison was part of the investment team at impact investor Bridges Fund

HIG Capital (HIG) has expanded its European WhiteHorse Direct Lending team with the addition of Ignacio Blasco as a Managing Director. Blasco will be based in HIG’s Madrid office. Blasco has over 28 years of experience in leveraged finance and direct lending, covering a wide range of sectors and investment

York Capital Management (York), a global private investment firm, has appointed seasoned private equity investor Seth Pearson as a Managing Director in the firm’s private equity group.   Pearson will be responsible for deal sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight and will be joining the investment committee of the