ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has named Steve Tudge as non-executive Chair. He will be taking over from Ken Landsberg on his retirement.  Landsberg has been non-executive Chair for the last six years, and his retirement sees Steve Tudge transition from Managing Partner. Landsberg has played an

Cowen Inc has appointed Kenneth Garnett as a Managing Director in the Special Situations Group in the firm’s Investment Banking.Garnett, who will be based in New York and report to Lorie Beers, Cowen Managing Director and Head, Special Situations & Restructuring, brings over two decades of experience in special situation

Cavendish Corporate Finance, the UK’s leading mid-market M&A firm and part of the finnCap Group, today announces that it has appointed highly experienced M&A specialist Karri Vuori as a Partner.  Over his career to date, Vuori has developed particular expertise in working alongside ECM colleagues to offer clients a seamless service

Seaford Finance, a real estate debt consultant, has appointed Jon Warman as managing director of loan origination and execution. Warman joins the partnership with a focus on accelerating the growth of the business in the UK and Europe.With more than 12 years’ experience in the real estate sector, Warman joins

Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Manoj Sahoo as Operating Partner.Sahoo brings more than 20 years of experience across commercial, operational, and technical functions in the food & agriculture sector.   “We’re very happy to add Manoj to the Ara Partners team,” says

Alternative asset investment management company, Pollen Street Capital (Pollen Street), has appointed David Jones as Operating Partner for Technology.  The newly created role marks a wider strategic focus at Pollen Street on accelerating the progress of the financial and business services industry across Europe through digital innovation, at a pivotal time

Tim Davies has been appointed Head of Financial Design at Blackstar Capital, a specialist structured finance and working capital solutions provider with expertise in origination, structuring, placement, and management of transactions globally.Davies has more than 25 years of experience in the global capital markets, having spent the previous five years

Bailey Southwell & Co (Bailey Southwell), a Nashville-based healthcare and tech-enabled services merchant bank, has appointed a new managing partner to lead BSC Capital Partners (BSCCP), the firm’s affiliated principal investment fund that makes minority investments in growth and late-stage healthcare and tech-enabled services companies. New managing partner Tim Scallen

Skadden has appointed Bruce Embley as an M&A partner in the firm’s London office. Prior to joining Skadden, Embley was global co-head of M&A at another highly regarded global law firm. He has over 25 years’ experience advising on private equity and public and private M&A transactions in all sectors,