Global investment bank GCA Altium has announced Adrian Reed as the new head of its Manchester office to lead the growing team of 21.Having joined GCA Altium in 2000 as a graduate, Reed has been managing director at the firm since 2012. He specialises in technology focused transactions and has

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has appointed Lyndon Faulkner as an Operating Partner.In this capacity, Faulkner will share his extensive management and operational expertise with the Behrman investment team and the executive teams of the firm’s portfolio companies. He will continue

Octopus Ventures, has launched a specialist consumer team and scaled up of its wider portfolio team by 45 per cent with nine new hires. The announcement signals Octopus Ventures’ intention to dial up its investment activity, despite the market uncertainty caused by Covid-19.   The new consumer team will invest in

The ID Register, a hub for investor onboarding, has appointed Stuart Layzell as Chairman.Layzell was most recently CEO at Ocorian, a global fund, corporate and private client services firm and brings international experience in regulated businesses across both fund administration and wealth management. He also has a strong track record

Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has promoted Jon Fox to the role of President and Andy Lenk to the role of Deputy CEO, effective immediately. These appointments are the latest in a series of transition steps which previously included the appointment of Ilfryn Carstairs as Co-CEO and CIO and

Gian Kull has been appointed to the role of head of special situations and uncorrelated strategies at SYZ Capital, the SYZ Group’s centre of excellence for alternatives. Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…

The former UK Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, Claire O’Neill (formerly Claire Perry), has joined the board of Ikigai Capital Limited (Ikigai), a London-based strategic consultancy that makes Net Zero investable by helping clients reduce carbon emissions and improve profitability while future-proofing assets for a truly sustainable economy.Claire O’Neill

Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Katy Terrell as a Vice President, promoted John Baik to Senior Associate and hired Mary Kathryn Nommensen as an Associate.“We are pleased to welcome Katy and Mary Kathryn to the investment team,” says Tuan Tran, a Managing

Cliffwater, an alternatives advisory and asset management firm, has appointed Frances Beyers as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets in the firm’s Private Debt Group effective 1 November.Beyers will be responsible for market research to support Cliffwater’s rapidly growing multi-manager private debt asset management business.   Beyers joins Cliffwater