Forster Chase a City-based corporate finance, business advisory and executive search firm, has appointed two new partners – Adam Harris and Francis Martin, CBE.Executive Chairman Benny Higgins says: “We are delighted that Francis and Adam have joined our business, bringing their leadership, foresight and experience to help our firm and

Metropolitan Partners Group (Metropolitan), a private credit fund manager based in New York that provides short-term, senior-secured, collateralised loans to small and mid-sized, non-sponsored businesses, has appointed Ed Giordano as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Eric Chasser who has taken on the new role of Chief Operating Officer at Metropolitan.Giordano

Global investor services group IQ-EQ has appointed of Wendy Piergolam as Head of Client Development for the United States. This newly created position reflects the significance of the region to the group’s growth strategy and directly supports plans to expand its Americas offering and client base throughout 2021 and beyond.  

Allen & Overy has appointed Nick Marchica as a partner in the firm’s US Private Equity (PE) group based in New York. Marchica’s deep experience advising PE and corporate clients on M&A transactions will complement Allen & Overy’s established practice advising leading PE funds and multinational corporations on US and cross-border

Spartan Advisors, an independent placement agent and merchant bank specialised in raising capital for alternative fund managers, has appointed Dominic Wood as a Director in the firm’s London office.Wood, who started his new role on 1 December, will be responsible for managing Spartan’s limited partner relationships across Europe and the

Alter Domus, a provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Tim Houghton as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a member of the Group Executive Board (GEB).In his new role, Houghton will oversee Alter Domus’ operations across all products and services as the global fund administrator continues

CVC Credit Partners (CVC Credit) has appointed John Empson as Partner and Co-Head of Private Credit, and Miguel Toney as a Partner in the Private Credit team.Empson has nearly 40 years of experience and is joining from Blackrock where he was Head of Capital Markets, EMEA. Prior to Blackrock, Empson

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has appointed Randy Dearth as Senior Director.  

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable future, and an active investor in cybersecurity, has added Ramy Houssaini to its advisory board. The BNP Paribas’ chief cyber and technology risk officer, and group privacy officer, will assist EIP’s European team to collaborate with the

Capstone Partners, an independent global placement agent, has appointed Tiffany Howard (née Bourgoin-Heskia) as a Principal. Howard will be responsible for fundraising and client origination in the UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain and Portugal. “We are delighted to welcome Tiffany to Capstone Partners. She brings five years of fundraising experience