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Yukon Partners expands team with VP hire

Yukon Partners (Yukon) has appointed Elliot Lynch as a Vice President in its investment team. Lynch’s responsibilities will include working with the Yukon team on overall investment activities. He will provide leadership in the areas of evaluation, due diligence, and portfolio investment monitoring.   William Dietz, Managing Partner at Yukon

Investcorp adds to International Advisory Board

Investcorp has appointed Sir Michael Fallon, a British Member of Parliament and former Secretary of State for Defence, to the firm’s International Advisory Board. Fallon has served as a British Member of Parliament for more than three decades. He has held a number of senior governmental leadership roles, most notably

BTIG adds Head of Mergers and Acquisitions

BTIG has hired JT Herman as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions within its Investment Banking division. Herman will be based in San Francisco. “We are pleased to welcome JT to the firm. He is an accomplished industry veteran with significant expertise and a successful track record for deal completions,” says

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Hedge fund and PE manager EJF Capital hires Senior MD & head of real estate

Hedge fund and private equity fund manager EJF Capital (EJF) has appointed Asheel Shah as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, effective 1 October 2018. Shah will direct all commercial real estate investment activities including ground up development.   Shah brings with him over 20 years of

HQ Capital adds Director of Business Development in North America

HQ Capital has hired Amy Thiessen as Director of Business Development to lead capital-raising and business development in North America. She will be based in New York. Thiessen will raise capital and develop new strategic partnerships across HQ Capital’s platform with institutional investors in North America including pension funds, sovereign

Ancala Midstream appoints CFO

Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (Ancala Midstream) has appointed Paul Mitchell as its Chief Financial Officer. Mitchell joins the senior executive team as Ancala Midstream, which owns interests in and operates the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation pipeline and terminal (SAGE System) and the Beryl pipeline, seeks to expand its activities in

Former VEXIM CEO joins Truffle Capital

Independent venture capital firm Truffle Capital has appointed former VEXIM CEO Vincent Gardès as a senior partner in the firm’s BioMedTech team. Under the leadership of Philippe Pouletty, MD, the team also includes Alain Chevallier and Antoine Pau.   Gardès will have responsibility for generating new investments in the field

RedRidge opens London office

Chicago-based RedRidge Diligence Services – a provider of due diligence services to investors and lenders – is opening its first international office in London. Matthew Reid, Associate Director, has relocated from the US in order to lead the London operation.   “In the US, RedRidge has an excellent reputation for

Investx appoints new COO

Investx has appointed Richard Chambers to its board as Chief Operating Officer. Chambers brings a wealth of experience from HSBC Leveraged Finance and Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate Transactions, and over 14 years has secured over GBP500 million in bank funding for private equity-backed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs

LDC adds portfolio director to team

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of portfolio director Martyn Vitty. With more than 12 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, Vitty joins LDC from high-growth manufacturer ELEY Group, where he held the positions of interim CEO and finance director.   Vitty joined

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