LDC, a mid-market private equity house, has further strengthened its proposition in Birmingham with the appointment of a new Investment Director.   Phil Hinson joins LDC’s now 11-strong investment team in the Midlands from PKF Cooper Parry, bringing twenty years of relevant experience to the firm.   In his new role,

Law firm Paul Hastings is adding a three-partner transatlantic private equity team from Hogan Lovells in the firm’s London and Washington DC offices.  Ed Harris, who currently leads Hogan Lovell’s Private Equity practice in London, and Leanne Moezi will join as partners in London. Adam Brown, currently a partner in

General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has appointed Vittorio Colao as a Special Advisor. Colao, former Group Chief Executive of international communications company Vodafone Group, will advise General Atlantic and its portfolio companies as the firm continues to execute on its global growth investing strategy.  During his over 20-year

Pappas Capital, an investor in early-stage life sciences companies, has promoted Kyle Rasbach, PhD, PharmD to a Managing Partner of Pappas Ventures, the firm’s venture capital business.  In his new role, Dr Rasbach will help to oversee Pappas Ventures and lead fundraising and investment efforts for its future venture funds.

BGF has expanded its London team with the appointment of Rowan Bird as an investor. Bird joins from the M&A team at Lazard where he spent three years working as an Investment Banking analyst, specialising in basic industries and the natural resources sector. Bird’s role at BGF will involve all aspects

Target Partners has appointed Wolfram Drescher as Venture Partner. The successful founder and CEO has over 20 years of experience in establishing and managing deep-tech companies in Silicon Saxony. “Since my very first start-up experience, I’ve enjoyed partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs who are willing to disrupt industries with radically new

Monarch Private Capital (MPC), an investment firm that develops, finances, and manages a diversified portfolio of projects that generate federal and state tax credits, has promoted Ian Chomat  to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Chomat moves into the role after serving as the Controller. “One of Monarch’s key attributes is our

PMM Group, an alternative asset manager specialising in real estate & real estate debt, has appointed Richard Collins as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly created position.  Collins, who joins the firm as its seventh equity partner, will also be a director of PMM’s mortgage servicing business, Hampton Mortgage Servicing