Blackstone has appointed John Stecher, formerly Group Chief Technology Officer and Group Chief Innovation Officer at Barclays, as Chief Technology Officer. Stecher will lead Blackstone’s global technology organisation and help advise the firm’s investing teams and portfolio companies on technology-related matters. He will report to Michael Chae, Blackstone’s Chief Financial Officer,

Pappas Capital, an investor in early-stage life sciences companies, has appointed Karen LeVert as Venture Partner to help lead the expansion of the firm’s Specialised Fund Management business, with a focus on identifying attractive investment opportunities in agricultural and other related technologies. LeVert has a track record of progressing early stage

Graycliff Partners has appointed Ryan Supple as a Principal of the firm.  Supple, former Vice President at HKW, will primarily support the deal sourcing function of Graycliff’s private equity business.At HKW, Supple helped manage business development and deal sourcing efforts, including evaluation of acquisition opportunities and coordination of the deal

Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, middle-market companies in the technology, technology-enabled, and other related industries, has promoted Harish Belur, Joaquim Lima, and Scott Ransenberg to Partner.“During the past decade, Harish, Joaquim, and Scott have significantly contributed to building the Riverwood platform, not only as great

Praesidian Capital, a provider of capital for small and mid-sized businesses, has promoted Bill Johnston from Senior Associate to Vice President.Johnston joined Praesidian in 2016 with three years of investment banking experience. In his time with the firm, he has undertaken financial analysis, due diligence, execution of new investments, and

Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has hired Anton Chambers as a partner in the firm’s London office.Chambers, previously at Clifford Chance, is an experienced aviation finance lawyer who advises financial institutions, arrangers, owners, lessors, operators, insurers and OEMs in respect of the full range of asset financing

City law firm McCarthy Denning has appointed Guy Avshalom as its Head of TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms). Avshalom, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry who served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Lionsgate UK for nearly a decade, has strengthened McCarthy Denning’s venture capital (VC) and

After a strong 2019, GP Bullhound has made a number of significant promotions across its Investment Banking, Investment Management, Marketing and Strategy teams.Jonathan Cantwell promoted to Partner, Investment Banking Based in our San Francisco office, with 15 years of technology investment banking experience, Cantwell leads our efforts in the SaaS

Private investment firm Baum Capital Partners has promoted four employees, including two to principals of the firm.Jon Biggs has been promoted from Vice President to Principal. Biggs works with business owners and managers, service providers, intermediaries and capital providers to originate, evaluate, execute and manage investments. Jon graduated with honours

Investec Investment Banking & Securities (Investec) has made two new hires to its healthcare team. Jens Lindqvist and Brough Ransom both join from N+1 Singer, where they worked in healthcare sector research and sales respectively.Lindqvist is a fully-qualified medical doctor from Karolinska Institute (Sweden) with 20 years of capital markets