Humatica, a specialist private equity adviser focused on organisational effectiveness, has appointed Jaroslav Filák as a Consultant in its Zurich office.  Filák will support continued expansion of the firm’s organisational efficiency work in Europe.   He brings deep experience with technology-driven organisational transformation, having previously worked with a leading IT

International law firm Proskauer has appointed James Lee and Jae Woo Park as partners in its M&A practice. They will both be based in the New York office.“As we expand our global M&A team, James and Jae epitomise the entrepreneurial spirit that Proskauer prides itself on cultivating,” says Steve Ellis,

Medicxi, a European life sciences investment firm, has appointed Sanford (Sandy) Zweifach and Paul Sekhri as Venture Partners.In their roles at Medicxi, Zweifach and Sekhri will leverage their strong track records of successful transactions and respective 30 plus years of experience stewarding life sciences companies to help steer Medicxi’s  portfolio companies to

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, has appointed Daniel F Valsamopoulos as a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Transactional Practice in New York. Valsamopoulos was previously a partner at Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker and Sharfstein, a boutique law firm on Long Island. Valsamopoulos regularly represents private investment firms and

SuperSeed Ventures, the London-based European B2B tech VC has appointed James Sore as Principal.Sore brings has a wealth of contacts and experience in early-stage investing. He has joined to help grow SuperSeed’s fund offerings, initially focusing on scaling its EIS fund, as well as aiding the delivery of SuperSeed’s larger

Kramer Levin has appointed Adi Herman as a partner in the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions practices in New York.Herman advises clients on domestic and cross-border transactional and corporate matters, with a particular focus on the private equity space. His representations of private equity sponsors and their portfolio

Global law firm Dentons has recruited partner Guillaume Kessler to strengthen its Corporate and M&A and Private Equity practices in France and more widely in Europe. With this addition, the Corporate/M&A team in Paris, led by partner Olivier Genevois, now counts approximately 30 lawyers. Kessler joins from Orrick, where he was

Alternative asset manager Black Diamond Capital Management (Black Diamond) has appointed Rodney S Cohen as Head of Private Equity.  Cohen will have responsibility for managing Black Diamond’s portfolio of private equity funds, consisting of the BDCM Opportunity Funds II, III, IV, and V, aggregating approximately USD4 billion in capital.   Commenting on

Limerston Capital’s Limerston Capital Partners I has acquired Patricia White’s and Country Cousins from Saga Healthcare Limited, a subsidiary of Saga plc. The Businesses are two well established brands combining to form one of the UK’s largest private pay introductory live-in home care agencies. Based in Redhill, England, the Businesses are