Blackstar Capital has appointed Simon Smart to the role of Head of Credit and Special Situations and James Paul to Portfolio Manager. The hires are part of the continued growth phase of the specialist structured finance and working capital solutions provider.Smart will be responsible for expanding the company’s capabilities in

Beringea, a transatlantic venture capital investor, has promoted Mark Shepherd to Investment Manager in its London-based investment team. Shepherd joined Beringea in January 2019, bringing experience in growth investing and consulting having begun his career at Javelin, a retail and consumer strategy consultancy, and Phoenix Equity Partners, a growth-focused private equity

FlowStone Partners has appointed Mark Phillip as Managing Director and head of business development and investor relations efforts for the firm. Phillip brings nearly two decades of experience in commercialising and investing in liquid and illiquid alternative investment strategies. FlowStone Partners provides high-net-worth and family office investors with institutional-quality, highly diversified

Pantheon has appointed Matt Cashion as an investment Partner in the firm’s global private equity co-investment Team. Cashion joined Pantheon’s New York office earlier this month providing additional senior-level presence on the east coast where Matt will lead the sourcing and execution of co-investment deals, contribute to fundraising and manage certain

Constitution Capital Partners (CCP), an alternative asset manager focused on the North American middle market, has appointed Michael Doppelt as Managing Director, Investor Relations. Based in New York, Doppelt will work with institutional investors, multi-family offices and private wealth clients.   “For the last decade we have dramatically strengthened our position

Synamedia, an independent video software provider backed by the Permira funds and Sky, has appointed Paul Segre as CEO, with immediate effect. Previously CEO of Genesys, Segre succeeds the departing CEO Yves Padrines, who presided over Synamedia’s successful first two years as a customer-focused leader in the expansion of pay-TV with

 BGF has further strengthened its investment team for Central Scotland and Northern Ireland after appointing a new investor to support with ongoing business growth in both regions.Fiona Dornan takes up the role with BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, which has been completing on average an investment per

LeapFrog Investments, a Profit with Purpose investment group, has appointed David Gonski AC to its Global Leadership Council. The appointment to the international advisory body, comprising distinguished non-executive directors from around the world, begins after Gonski’s departure as Chairman of ANZ Banking Group next week.    One of Australia and Asia’s

bfinance, aa independent investment consultancy, has appointed Anna Morrison as Senior Director, Private Markets. Joining the research team at bfinance’s London office, Morrison brings twenty years’ experience in financial services and investments in the US, Europe and Asia.    Morrison will lead the Private Equity advisory practice and becomes the third