YFM Equity Partners (YFM) is continuing its focus on growth stage investment, particularly in the technology sector, with the appointment of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Victor Christou who takes up the new position of partner, head of growth, at the specialist small business investor that operates across the UK.  Christou began

Foley & Lardner has appointed Stephen Meli as a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group in Boston. Meli comes to Foley from Proskauer Rose, where he was a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group. His arrival follows directly on the heels

Carey Olsen has promoted corporate lawyers Michelle Falcucci (Bermuda) and Nick Ghazi (Jersey) to senior associate.Falcucci has been a member of the corporate team at Carey Olsen Bermuda since June 2019. She advises on all aspects of Bermuda corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions,

Isarel-based private equity investor Catalyst Fund has appointed Lisya Bahar-Manoah (37) as partner. Catalyst invests in Israeli technology companies in growth stages. Catalyst Private Equity firm was established in 1999 by Edouard Cukierman, Yair Shamir and Boaz Harel. With over USD300 million under management, the fund supports the long-term growth of

HKW, an Indianapolis-based middle-market private equity firm, has appointed Lilly Green as Vice President of Deal Generation. Green will serve as part of HKW’s shared sourcing effort covering business services, health & wellness, and technology. Prior to joining HKW, she most recently served as business development manager for the technology group

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has appointed Vincent M Buffa as Chief Executive Officer of its portfolio company Micross Components (Micross), a global supplier of high-reliability microelectronic services and products for the defence, space, commercial aerospace, medical and severe-duty industrial applications. Buffa

transportation and logistics, has appointed Jerome Lorrain as an Executive Board Member. Lorrain has over 20 years of supply chain, logistics and transportation industry experience in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.   “We are excited to have Jerome on board,” says Kirby Fine, a Principal at ATL Partners.

Peru & Partners, an expert fund services provider dedicated to the French private equity market, is expanding and strengthening its leadership team with the appointment of two new departmental heads: Christophe Pasquier will lead the firm’s CFO Secondment offering, while Lucie Bouard will head up its Fund Administration practice.Pasquier has

B Riley has made key changes to its equity research division, aimed at strengthening the firm’s position as a small- and mid-cap broker-dealer.Mayank Mamtani was promoted to Senior Analyst and Group Head of Healthcare Research, Justin Zelin joins as Biotech Research Analyst, and Chris Souther joins as a Research Analyst

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist European financial services private equity firm, has promoted Edward Green, Nassim Cherchali and Tassilo Arnhold to Partner, further strengthening its senior team. As part of this promotion, the individuals will also be appointed to AnaCap’s investment committees as voting members for private equity and credit respectively.